Be sincere of heart and steadfast, incline your ear and receive the word of understanding, undisturbed in time of adversity…. Accept whatever befalls you, when sorrowful, be steadfast, and in crushing misfortune be patient; for in fire gold and silver are tested, and worthy people in the crucible of humiliation.…

Pope Francis reminds us that vocation is not a human decision but a divine initiative: “The Lord always takes the initiative. He precedes us in love. He calls us, and he invites us to follow him. Our response is a gift of ourselves, but it is always a response to…

Indeed, our prayer and spirituality, our witnessing and mission, our faith and commitment must have depth. If not, our world today (with all its -isms like materialism, consumerism, careerism, and others) will simply overwhelm us and devour us like a wild lion devouring its prey.

Fr Jonjee chose the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels as the day to pronounce his Final Vows. He also chose to make his vows in this beautiful Chapel of the Holy Guardian Angels of the Ateneo Grade School. This is the very Grade School which nourished the seed of…

Imagine getting a slice of infinity. Even a bit of infinity is itself infinity. And yet this is what we receive every time we gather for Eucharist. We celebrate this infinite-sum of love every time we come together to share bread that is our Lord’s own body.

We are reminded to look beyond our earthly lives, the goals we set here, and the daily chores we must attend to. These may lead us to believe that this is all there is to life. But life is more than just performing chores or observing rules and regulations.

So please don’t stop telling stories about Fr. Roque. Speak his name. Tell stories of how his life met yours. Tell the ways in which he touched your life and made a difference. Never stop telling the stories, because those stories are not just words. Those words create and call…

If the Holy Spirit were a field, love would be its wave. And Pentecost would just be like that pebble in the pond. From that moment on, there has only been wave upon wave, love upon love reaching out to us and kindling in us the fire of God’s love.

When you go through the garden labyrinth at the Mirador Jesuit Villa in Baguio, you will eventually end in the center. However, while walking and winding your way on this path, you will find yourself sometimes moving farther away from the center.

By his passion, death, and resurrection, he has redeemed the world. Let us begin these holy days believing it so. In truth, there is nothing dissonant in waving palms today to welcome his entry into our lives.