Ministries Archive

  • Diversity and Freedom of Religion
    It is not we who protect God from evil, but God who delivers us from evil. The “God” therefore who “commands” or “wills” violence, destruction and death, especially of children, be they Christian or Muslim, theists or atheists, is a false God, a fabrication of evil and irreverent minds, who…
  • Blessed Justo Takayama and the Jesuits in the Philippines
    The beatification of Justo Takayama Ukon on 7 February 2017 in Osaka, Japan necessitates a special remembrance of Takayama’s special bond with the Jesuits in the Philippines.
  • Praying Between the Lines (Holy Week 2020 Online Retreat)
    ONLINE SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS will be available to respond to your questions and sharing during this year's online Holy Week retreat, starting this Holy Thursday at www.pinsoflight.net.
  • Life Behind Bars (Philippine Jesuit Prison Service)
    Before the final blessing, the inmates extended their hands over me in prayer. They thanked God for me; they blessed and celebrated with me. I was so overwhelmed by the experience that I silently shed tears. Here I was, a sinner, prayed over by sinners, loved by those deemed as…
  • God be Praised! (Vocation Story)
    Now in my 90's, I celebrate, with profound gratitude, the gift of life. Of the countless multitude God could have created, He had chosen me, and of the many other places he could have chosen for me to be born, he had picked a Christian country, even more wonderfully, a…
  • The Power of Prayer
    And so to You, Master-giver of all that is good in our life, we thank You for this day and the chance once again to pray, for giving us quiet time with You, for giving us gratitude, and peace and trust.
  • Ang Tapang ni Richie
    Sinabi ni San Ignacio sa isang liham: “Iilang tao lamang ang nakakaunawa kung anong kayang gawin sa kanila ng Diyos kung lubusang isusuko lamang nila ang kanilang sarili sa kamay ng Diyos...” Iilang tao lamang ang may bukod tanging tapang ni Richie, ang tapang na makinig, sumunod at lubusang sumuko…
  • Entering the Novitiate
    All the while, I had been too busy thinking I could earn love and respect for myself from all sorts of places. And yet, all along, the Lord loved me as I am.
  • A Tale of Two Standards
    The spirit of Jesuit education is based on what St. Ignatius of Loyola wrote in the Spiritual Exercises. He described two groups or camps in the world, under their respective standards or flags. Where do we find ourselves?
  • Going Deep Into Limitless Love
    The key question on prayer is: During Holy Week, how can we pray in a way that allows us to go deep into the limitless love of Christ?