Values of a Jesuit School in the Philippines
It is our hope that during your stay at the Ateneo you have imbibed some, if not all, of these values. They are values you are invited to cherish... Read more
Pakighinabi: On the “Document on Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.”
Between the Catholic Church and Islam there has been a long history of conflict, violence and war. Both believe in one God of Compassion. Both are religions of peace.... Read more
Holy Night (Christmas Homily)
Only appreciating this darkness do we appreciate the light: John the Evangelist proclaims light: God does not respond to the darkness in condemnation. He responds... Read more
Seventeen. Kian was just seventeen.
The death of Kian is not defensible. He was only seventeen. Think of all the possibilities killed. Think of his goodness extinguished. Think of his bereaved family, friends and... Read more
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... Read more
Renewing the Faith that Does Justice
In renewing faith that does justice, be holy as God is holy. There, find the inner drive towards social justice, which proceeds from the fullness of God. Find... Read more
The Ordinary, the Extraordinary and the Holy (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The Holy breaks through. It breaks through into history and into our lives on its own, startling us, terrifying us, loving us, healing us, then sending us forth in... Read more
For God, Nothing Is Impossible
God works, so that the impossible become possible, that selfishness and avarice be overcome, that social justice be done in the common good, and that those who have life,... Read more