DARE TO SAY “YES” Arvin D. Uriat This year’s World Youth Day was held in Panama and the theme is the fiat of Mary, her YES to God: “I am the servant of the Lord, may it be done to me according to Your Word” [Luke 1:38]. Mary allowed herself to be used as an […]
Misericordia et misera Gospel reflection on the Feast of Divine Mercy by Fr. Binu Scaria SDB The mystery of God’s love is expressed in the best way in the meeting of mercy and misery as expressed by the words misericordia et misera which means mercy and misery. This was an expression given by St. Augustine […]
Holy Week, week of refreshment and renewal We have come once more to the most important feast of the Church, the mother of all other feasts of the Church. It is the mother feast because all other feasts of the Church, in fact, the life of the Church itself is born out of this feast. […]
The Joy of Forgiving Rex Lago Paras The Fourth Sunday of Lent is also known as Laetare Sunday. Laetare, which means “rejoice” is the first word of the entrance antiphon of the Mass for this particular Sunday. The entrance antiphon is from Isaiah 66:10-11: “Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who […]
The Other Side of Transfiguration by: Fr. Binu Scaria, S.D.B. The second Sunday of lent invites us to reflect on the extraordinary experience of Transfiguration. After the confession of Peter about Jesus as Messiah, Jesus prophecies about his passion and death. After that they go to the mountain to pray. As Peter James and John […]