The Excitement of that First Sunday
The Gospel reading from John 20:1-10 narrates the discovery of the empty tomb. The excitement of the moment of discovery is illustrated by the running that goes on, the men being speechless and the...
View ArticleEaster IV: “I Am The Good Shepherd”
Good Shepherd Sunday (Year B) presents to our contemplation the figure of the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his own in contrast to paid laboreres who are interested in the...
View ArticleEaster V: I Am The Vine, You Are The Branches
One of the strongest images of the Total Christ is that of the Vine and the Branches (John 15). It is an image that illustrates the vital relationship that exists between Christ and his disciples....
View ArticleEaster VI: I Call You Friends
“I call you friends”. Jesus had just shown his disciples how he regards them. In John 10, he calls them “his own”, a phrase that means “those at the top of one’s value system.” Then, at the Last...
View Article(18th Sunday OT B) The Bread Come Down From Heaven
“I am the Bread of Life”. In John, Jesus replaces the institutions of Israel. He is not only the definite self-revelation of God. In him is also summed up all the good things that God wants for those...
View Article(19th Sunday OT B) Food for Life (John 6:41-51)
For the 19th Sunday of OT (Year B), we continue the Discourse on the Bread of Life already begun. The liturgical selections from Scriptures invite us to continue our reflection on “the bread that...
View Article(20th Sunday OT B) Food for Life II (John 6:51-58)
The Bread of Life Discourse continues on a different level in John 6:51-58. From the sapiential level, it is raised to the eucharistic-sacramental level. Jesus’ flesh and blood is the sacrament of the...
View Article(21st Sunday OT B) Lord To Whom Shall We Go?
We come to the conclusion of the conversations about the Bread of Life. Here, we find Peter expressing the mind of the Twelve regarding the words of Jesus that has scandalized some of the disciples...
View ArticleChrist the King (Year B)
We firmly hope, however, that the feast of the Kingship of Christ, which in future will be yearly observed, may hasten the return of society to our loving Savior. It would be the duty of Catholics to...
View Article(Easter III — C) “It is the Lord!”
The theme of the third Sunday of Easter is about the Church in the act of carrying out the task it has received from the Risen Lord. The life of the Church — its mission and communal life — derives...
View Article(Easter IV — C) “I Know My Sheep, My Sheep Know Me”
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. This year’s liturgical fare has underlined Jesus’ presence in His community when they are gathered (Easter II) and when they are at work in mission...
View Article(Easter V — C) “Love One Another”
“Love one another as I have loved you.” The love that the Lord commands is nothing else but the response to the love He himself has shown and continues to show to his community of friends. “Agape” is...
View Article(Lent III — A) The Woman at the Well
For this Sunday therefore, the emphasis is on the waters that Jesus offers. The conversation with the Samaritan woman leads this latter to a gradual understanding of the person of Jesus and in the end...
View Article(Lent IV — A) The Man Born Blind
The story of the man born blind gives us the picture of someone who receives the light of Christ and right then becomes the enemy of those who reject Christ. John rewrote the miracle stories of Jesus...
View Article(Lent V — A) I am the Resurrection and the Life
In Lazarus, Jesus raises to life his friends. The story of the resurrection of Lazarus is a story that goes on even now each time Jesus snatches someone from the grip of death and gives him/her His own...
View Article(Easter IV — A) Good Shepherd Sunday
The fourth Sunday of Easter is also called "Good Shepherd Sunday". The theme of the liturgy is highlighted by the gospel reading from John 10:1-10 where Jesus presents himself as the Door of the...
View Article(Easter V — A) I Will Come Back For You (John 14:1-12)
Two Sundays from now, we will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Ascension of Christ and this Sunday's theme already anticipates that event. John, for whom the Death, Resurrection and...
View Article(Easter VI — A) Another Paraclete (John 14:15-21)
The gift of the Holy Spirit is for those who love Jesus. The term "Paraclete" can mean two things: Advocate (in Filipino, "abogado") or Consoler. Jesus says that the Paraclete will be sent to remain...
View Article(Pentecost — A) Receive ye the Holy Spirit
The gospel reading brings us back to John's narrative of Jesus' first post-resurrection appearance to the disciples. Jesus' Shalom is the peace that the world cannot give. He gives it to his disciples...
View Article(Lent III — B) Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Our Lenten journey prepares us for the renewal of our baptismal vows during the Easter Vigil. But the journey is not just to help us fulfill a ritual practise. The idea should be that each year that we...
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