Reflections by ex-Jesuits—not just for Ateneans
If your life was in any way touched by the Jesuits, “Companions! XJ Narratives” (San Anselmo Press, 2021) is an inspiring read. “XJ” stands for Ex-Jesuits; “Companions!” is a
If your life was in any way touched by the Jesuits, “Companions! XJ Narratives” (San Anselmo Press, 2021) is an inspiring read. “XJ” stands for Ex-Jesuits; “Companions!” is a
What is Christmas food? In my opinion, it is simply food and flavors that mean something, the kind that evoke a wistful yearning. Most of what I enjoy eating at
Two weeks ago, we completed a three-part lecture series entitled “Finding the Filipino Soul, Narratives of Nationhood.” The first part covered the period from the La Liga Filipina of José Rizal to the declaration of martial law; followed by the martial law years to Edsa 1986; and capped by the post-Edsa years to the present. Close to 50 media practitioners, mostly millennials, attended the lectures.
Luna Inocian, Jenny Jamora, Topper Fabregas and other friends of director Paolo Dy and his wife Cathy Azanza-Dy all pitched in to help refine and deepen the film’s text and character work
(This piece is a homily that was delivered at the 10th anniversary Mass of the Magna Anima Education System, Inc., a social enterprise that has been working with public schools focusing on teacher formation.)
Almost 10 years ago, one of the heads of a major corporation in the country asked me to help in a program in which he wanted to empower marginalized communities.
Ignatius of Loyola often advised the Jesuits who were doing spiritual ministry that if they want to influence another person, they must enter the door of the other and guide that person out the door. I wish to propose this as the framework for our reflection this Sunday.
We were college students in very interesting times—sophomores the year Ninoy Aquino was murdered, and restless seniors when we took to the streets during Edsa.
One night over drinks in the Jesuit community of Gonzaga University, one of the members of the community made a comment: “Boy, oh boy, nothing much has changed! We still make rules out of the hardness of our hearts!”
This Sunday, we again encounter the image of the Good Shepherd. While the Gospel does not make mention of the Good Shepherd, it refers to the shepherd and to what is a key characteristic of a shepherd as leader or missionary: compassion, the ability to feel with and for others.
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