Pentecost Sunday marks the 50th day after Easter Sunday. It is a big feast for our Church, for our Christian community, for the people of God because it is our seal of quality and authenticity.
In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, many commentators point out that Ignatius hardly mentions the word “love” until the very end in the contemplatio ad amorem, or the “Contemplation to Attain Divine Love.” The saint’s definition of love is that it is “best expressed in deeds” and “consists in a mutual sharing of goods.”
A few nights ago, I was having dinner with a dear friend and his family. A “dominant theme” in the conversation was making a difference in a person’s life. We all agreed that this was one of the most meaningful things one can do in life.
For the last 25-plus years that I have been helping couples prepare for their marriage, one of the “tips” I give them is to make memories together as they begin their new life as a couple.
The Society of Jesus (SJ) or the Jesuits have been thrust into the limelight anew with the election of Pope Francis, a former Jesuit. As most people would know or wonder, this was unlikely to happen.
This Palm Sunday, I thought I would share some points for prayer this Holy Week. The overarching theme I propose is the New Evangelization that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI called for as we celebrate the Year of Faith from October 2012 to November 2013.
When news of the new Pope broke out in the early morning of Thursday, it was greeted with much joy and hope.
TODAY, Sunday, is also known as “the Sunday of the Five Loaves,” from the traditional Gospel reading for the day. Before the adoption of the modern “common” lectionaries, the Gospel reading for today in the Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Western-rite Orthodox and Old Catholic churches is the story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
In the evening of Oct. 4, 2002, several dining tables and bedrooms in Linden Suites in Ortigas were filled with frames with this line, “One chance!” This was the night before game three of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines’ men’s basketball championship. It was in Linden Suites where the Ateneo de Manila UAAP men’s basketball team was quartered for the championship series.
The transfiguration narrative is a pivotal moment in the larger narrative of the life of Christ. It is one of the five major events in the life and mission of Christ.
When I conduct leadership seminars, one exercise I sometimes use is to ask what the participants think are the three important things for a leader to do when he/she assumes an office of leadership.
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