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This Sunday’s Gospel and readings speak of persistence—in prayer, in effort, and ultimately, in faith.
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.
Allow me to share three stories of faith, hoping that these stories will help you reflect on your own story.
“Where Lazarus is poor no longer, may you find eternal rest.” —from the antiphon of the Funeral Mass
What were you doing 15 years ago, Sept. 11, 2001?
FR. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, one of the gurus of Ignatian spirituality, points out that in our present environment, where premium is given to self-realization as a standard of well-being, the concept of humility as self-abasement does not appeal much.
In the ’60s, Stanford professor Walter Mischel conducted a study that would eventually be known as the marshmallow experiment. This would become one of the key principles in emotional intelligence or EQ (quotient), the delayed gratification principle.
ASSUMPTION College’s (AC) new captain is looking forward to the arrival of “a new Axial Age” that would pave the way for bigger roles for women leaders.
IT IS NOT unusual for people to ask what this Sunday’s Gospel means. It seems out of character for Christ to establish division rather than peace, especially among family members, but time and again we see this theme in the Gospels.
LUKE is often considered the Gospel of Prayer. One commentator cited 16 instances in Luke where Christ was praying.
