A Eulogy for Sacred Trees
My love affair with trees began when I was 17 years old. I remember jogging around the Subic Naval base then, where I was spending my summer as an... Read more
Pippin, the Jesuits, and the Pearl of Great Price (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The pearl of great price is so much more than that. It is this mind-blowing vision of God's love for us. It is that loving gaze of our artist-creator-God,... Read more
With Justice and Equity: Playing on God’s Team
To every Christian, Jesus on the cross is the greatest reminder, not only of the dangers of being part of God's team, but more importantly, of God's affinity and... Read more
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... Read more
God’s Promise (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The point for today is not to get paralyzed by the fears and uncertainties of our own lives, but to remember how God’s goodness sees us through and overpowers... Read more
The Feast of Holy Food
When the priest blesses the bread and wine, please remember that it isn't the priest's hands or our prayers that make the bread and wine Holy. It is God's... Read more
One Hundred Bows (Praying with the Peace Workers of Jeju Island)
“What use have we ever had for voices crying out in the wilderness?”, I will say in return. Little, if any, perhaps. But it is they who have taught... Read more
Love Thine Enemy (A Postscript to the Ateneo-La Salle Game)
I have always wondered whether this rivalry was of any good for us, really. Rivalry, as Girard tells us, is what leads to violence. And that, we already have... Read more