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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Discovering that we are beloved children

On the second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel is special. The Gospel does not speak of fasting or penance or suffering or the temptati…

Freedom: Jesus’ Life Project

If there’s one passage from the Bible that feels like the classic reading for Lent, it’s the story of Jesus being tempted in the…

My words come from the heart

Let us imagine a huge mango tree, vibrant green because of its leaves and adorned with many yellow spots. This is the common imag…

BLESSED ARE YOU WHO HOPE IN THE LORD

I know a parishioner who is a single mother with a special-needs daughter. Her partner left them upon discovering their child's c…

Luke 6:17, 20-26

Too late have I loved you!

Recently our community invited a lay Filipino catholic who works in Indonesia for more than thirty years. He is a member of lay g…

The Hope of a Consecrated Person

One of the commonly asked questions to a consecrated person is, what keeps you moving? There may be a lot of answers, but at the…

Finding Joy in the Word of God

There’s a story about a man who found a wallet full of cash on the street. Excited, he shared the news with his friends. One said…

Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Child Jesus in The Temple

Viva Pit Senior! Happy Fiesta of Sto. Nino! St John Paul II, who initiated the so-called World Day of Families, said that the fa…

Discovering our Identity: We are Children of God

Often, we have a narrow understanding of baptism. We see it merely as a means of washing away our sins. This was probably the und…

Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

THE MANIFESTATION OF THE LORD

The manifestation of the Lord—this is the meaning of "Epiphany"—does not conclude the Christmas season but instead reveals i…

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