Tag: Reflections
Remembering the dead as we await our own ‘transitus’
Happy would we be if we do not casually brush aside the thought or lose the opportunity to be reminded of death
On the service of the apostles
The “title” signifies only the tasks the person must accomplish given one’s gifts, not a declaration of a social position one has attained
I will follow you
As in the movie, there were also a lot of well-meaning people, bishops, religious and lay who reacted vehemently to the shift
Seeing the essentials
"I wonder who else in today’s Philippine society Exupery would have added among the ridiculous grownups whom he described." - Bishop David
The Original Twelve
The Eucharist was an infamous night of betrayal which Jesus had turned into a meal of forgiveness. So why should I exclude Judas?
If not now, when?
Jesus teaches us to ask questions like, “What is the context?” What is the significance of these events within their given time and setting?
‘Carriers’
The apostles have taught us how to be positive carriers of the Good News of Christ—by inviting us to take part in his redeeming mission
A simple reflection on an Ordinary Sunday
Think about those 50 years after Jesus’ death and what it must have been like for Jesus’ disciples.
People of solitude
“Ah, the lonely people, where do they all come from…where do they all belong?” This is what I call the negative solitude.
Afraid of God?
What you hear in the dark you must say in the light. The Evil One loves to move about in secrecy and lies. He is an expert in bullying and intimidation.