From a homily given last 15 Sept 2012by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ A young novice once asked his superior why there were so many leaving their order. The superior replied that those who left were like hounds that were hot on the trail of a rabbit. Many of these joined the hunt because they were … Continue reading Who
From the Already Good to the Really Better
by Eric Santillan One of my batchmates when I entered the Jesuits in 1999 is a guy named Lito Ocon. Lito is one of my closest friends and he was ordained several years ago. He's now the Chaplain of the Philippine General Hospital, the hospital in the centre of the fight against COVID 19 in … Continue reading From the Already Good to the Really Better
The Reality of Unfreedoms
If you will spend 20 mins of your time today on something, let it be on this video. This is from a professor of mine back in the day (20 years ago!) who still looks as young today as then. His name is Bobby Guevarra, and this is his magisterial lecture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVah0hecPQ&feature=emb_rel_pause What is the … Continue reading The Reality of Unfreedoms
#185: Prayer of Rupert Mayer
Rupert Mayer was a German Jesuit priest and a leading figure of the Catholic resistance to Nazism in Munich during World War 2. Father Rupert Mayer died on his feet on 1 November 1945 of a stroke, while he was celebrating 8:00 AM Mass, on the feast of All Saints' Day in St. Michael's in … Continue reading #185: Prayer of Rupert Mayer
#121: St. Joseph – A Hidden Life
Today, Labor Day is celebrated around the world. In the Philippines, where I come from, Labor Day is also the feast day of St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of Workers. Today, use the seven minute video below as your prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm1rUs39XWY 1. What new things did you learn about St. Joseph in this video? 2. … Continue reading #121: St. Joseph – A Hidden Life
#65: Why Smear Ourselves with Ashes
We reflect on the Catholic tradition of putting ashes on our foreheads today. Why Smear Ourselves with Ashes? Johnny Go, SJ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter—later made into a movie starring Demi Moore—opens with the leading character, Hester, being led to the scaffold where she is to be publicly humiliated for committing the sin … Continue reading #65: Why Smear Ourselves with Ashes
#59: Just The Way You Are
Today, we listen to a group of young Jesuits from the Philippines do their own version of two pop songs. It is sometimes weird to use fast pop songs as prayer, but when you listen intently to what these songs have to say, they tell us a truth about God. St. Ignatius of Loyola always … Continue reading #59: Just The Way You Are
#48: I Choose to Breath the Breath of Christ
A spiritual director of mine, Fr. Vic Baltazar, described grace this way: id quod volo. It means THAT WHICH I DESIRE THE MOST. Grace is: that which we desire the most--even before we know it, even before it is right in front of our face, even before our feelings and emotions starts to kick in. … Continue reading #48: I Choose to Breath the Breath of Christ
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