Homilies

Sad and Glad “Crazy Rich Asians” at The Return of the King
If we have labored and sacrificed with our King, if we have served His beloved poor, we will surely eternally share in the victory, power and joy of Christ the King!Author: Fr. Manuel Flores, SJ - 24 November 2018

Undivided (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We cannot separate our loving others from loving ourselves. In a tweet, we are to love God with all that we are, and we are to love others as we love ourselves.Author: Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ - 2 November 2018

Crowded Cemeteries (The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed)
It is this Spirit that comes in the form of tongues of fire, bearing a warm message of charity for the redemption of all. This same Spirit prompts devout believers stemming from various parts of the lived world to overcome cultural obstacles within a broader vision that conjoins the saint…Author: Fr. Oliver Dy, SJ - 1 November 2018

To All the Saints I’ve loved Before (Solemnity of All Saints)
The saints known to you and me were not known to many, and over the years they will be completely forgotten when we die.Author: Fr. Manuel Flores, SJ - 31 October 2018

Diaconate: The Core of the Ordained Ministries of the Church
In society, the poor are invisible. You are therefore expected to be the eyes and ears of the Church, to make sure that she is kept faithful to the Son of Man, who came, not to be served but to serve and to give her life as a ransom for…Author: Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D. - 27 October 2018

Fractions (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Fractions are difficult. Life is full of them. And yet we go on living till sunset despite our incomplete lives, despite the specter of love falling and fracturing into irretrievable pieces. We promise to keep on loving because we sense that love is who we are and love is who…Author: Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ - 6 October 2018

Covet (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The art of receiving can be a tiring life-long endeavour yet there is joy in every receipt. There are, as the letter of James reminds us, “fruits of righteousness”.Author: Fr. Patrick Nogoy, SJ - 23 September 2018

Externals (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
True religion, in the letter of James today, is “to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” These days, our land is stained by needless blood and tears. And this is just the surface. The stain from orphans and widows is…Author: Fr. Jose Ramon T Villarin, SJ - 1 September 2018

The Best Insurance (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The gospel today Jesus talks about the best insurance policy ever: the Bread of Life. Then as now, many find Jesus’ claims and promises ridiculous and abandon Him. Jesus makes the absurd claims that His body is real food, and His blood real drink.Author: Fr. Manny Flores, SJ - 20 August 2018

Hunger (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We are taken aback for a moment until we realize that indeed our hunger for consolation is fed by careful words and silent presences that speak to the desolation in our soul. Our hunger for understanding is fed by the acceptance we receive in fellowship and community.Author: Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ - 5 August 2018









