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 […]
Beyond Splinters and Wooden Beams By: Mariel De Luna Gospel | Luke 6:39-45 “Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?” Every time I hear this line from Jesus, I can’t help but laugh a bit to myself because of Jesus’ choice of […]
by: Carlo S. Dureza Many years back, I remember an episode of a late night talk show on television catch my attention. As I was downing the last morsels of my dinner, my eyes got glued on a panel of movie celebrities discussing an interesting topic. It was about a question thrown by the program’s […]