Articles Archive for September 2008
Death is repulsive. It is not something one wishes for. Yet from the words of Job we encounter a sobering reality — a reality that we find in those who commit suicide: that life can …
Angels, answer me,are you near if rain should fall?Am I to believeyou will rise to calm the storm?For so great a treasure words will never do.Surely, if this is, promises are mine to give you.mine …
The gospel reading from John 1:47–51 is not really about angels but about Jesus as the new Jacob’s Ladder. How it got paired with the reading from Daniel or Revelation for the Feast of the …
A video from the ChristianMeditator. It is advertised as a Biblical Meditation and is entitled “When I Open My Eyes”. There is another evening meditation entitled “When I Close My Eyes.”
The meditation is …
Reading I: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8
Resp. Psalm: Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14,17
Gospel Reading: Lk 9:43-45
Qoheleth’s Advise to the Young
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil …
I just came back from our group’s yearly retreat. This time it was held in the new Spirituality Center being constructed at ToloTolo, Concepcion, Cebu. The retreat was handled by Fr. Robert Dueweke, OSA of …
Reading I: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 144: 1-2, 3-4
Gospel Reading: Luke 9:18-22
The selection from Qoheleth is another classic, this time on time. But the "time" described here is qualitative rather than …
Reading I: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14.17
Gospel Reading: Luke 9:7-9
The selection from Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) is a classic on the meaninglessness of existence. The author draws a very negative picture …
Reading I: Proverbs 30:5-9
Resp. Psalm: Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163
Gospel Reading: Luke 9:1-16
The theme of the day’s readings hang on the following words from Luke
Take nothing for the journey, …
Reading I: Proverbs 21:1-6,10-13
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44
Gospel Reading: Luke 8:19-21
"My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it." …
