Originally posted in ZenHabits.Netby Leo Baubata You’re in a rut, and you can’t get unstuck. Motivation is a resource that seems harder and harder to come by these days. You’re mired in malaise, you’re unexcited after a slump or a break, you’re in a dull 9-to-5 routine. Any of these sound familiar? If so, you’re … Continue reading The Rut, and the Way Out
#37: You Can Be At Peace
Called to Peace from: Paratroopers Prayer You can be at peace, for God loves you and is with you now and always, guiding you, helping you, healing you. You can be at peace, for God is lifting you up and over every obstacle, leading you through every darkness, and providing for your every needs. You … Continue reading #37: You Can Be At Peace
Catching Fire
This is not about the movie starring Jennifer Lawrence. This is about how we live our lives. This is about how we live as if our lives don’t count. As if we cannot change our world. This is about how we choose to live in status quo, and this is about how we would like … Continue reading Catching Fire
Happy
Beautiful homily for the Easter Vigil. I'm reprinting it because it is a great reminder for what it really means to be happy.. by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ My dear friends, tonight, let us be happy. Let us beg for the grace of happiness in our lives. I can think of three qualities to the … Continue reading Happy
Startle
From a homily given during the Advent Season by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ Most probably, a black hole lives at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. It is probably a dead and very dense star pulling other stars and planets into itself like a sinkhole. Without wonder, we say gravity is what holds us … Continue reading Startle
Joy
Adapted from the homily given during the Easter vigil at the Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila, 8 April 2012by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ When we were novices, we led a structured life. We woke up at 5am, prayed, went to mass, ate, studied, worked the fields, played, and prayed again till the sun … Continue reading Joy
