LOVING

By Father Michael Sehler, S.J.

When I was a freshman at Gonzaga Jesuit High School in Washington D.C., we students were encouraged to read the works of Jesuit Father John Powell. In one of his books, Father Powell wrote: “We should never leave this world without having the people we love know that we love them.”

Now I don’t come from a particu...

Plane Talk

By Father Michael Sehler, S.J.

In June of 2007, I boarded a flight to Chicago from JFK in New York. Luckily, I was bumped up to first class. Usually sandwiched in coach, I was glad for a seat that was shaped more like my body, with leg room and with space enough for my own thoughts, that, I hoped would drift into dreams.

My seatmate however, would have none...

Hi Bros and Sis,

I wanted to share this article from Bro. Bo. It is a very helpful insight especially for those who have lost a lot during the recent typhoons in the Phils. (Ondoy and Pepeng). Everytime I looked at pictures of what happened , can't help but feel so helpless and sad for all our kababayans. Let us continue to pray for everyone who've lost their loved ones, lost their  properties and  those who've lost their own dignity and freedom to live a dec...

God’s Victory: The Lord Reigns In Us

There was a story about a teacher who wanted to proclaim atheism in her class. It was a class full of innocent Grade One pupils. She asked, “Who among you are atheists?” The poor little students, not knowing the meaning of the word just went ahead and raised their hands in the hope of gaining the approval of their teacher. Except for one little girl. The atheist ...

God’s Victory: The Lord Reigns In Us

There was a story about a teacher who wanted to proclaim atheism in her class. It was a class full of innocent Grade One pupils. She asked, “Who among you are atheists?” The poor little students, not knowing the meaning of the word just went ahead and raised their hands in the hope of gaining the approval of their teacher. Except for one little girl. The atheist teacher was sur...

Twentieth Sunday – B (Prov 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Eph 5:15-20;

Jn 6:51-58)

In October 1972, a charter flight from Uruguay was crossing the Andes

Mountains to Chile. It never reached its destination. All forty

passengers on board were presumed dead. But 72 days later, 16 emerged

alive to tell how they had survived on the snowcapped slope where their

plane had crashed. For food, they had eaten the flesh of the passengers

I just got home from our household meetingtonight. And the bible passage chosen for discussion and sharing wastaken from today's Gospel (Jn 12:24-26). I can't help but share thepower of today's Gospel for everyone currently serving the Lord. Allowme to copy in here the actual passage:

Jesus said to his disciples:

"Amen, amen, I say to you,

unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,

it remains just a grain of wheat;

but if it dies, it produ...

I just got home from our household meeting tonight. And the bible passage chosen for discussion and sharing was taken from today's Gospel (Jn 12:24-26). I can't help but share the power of today's Gospel to everyone currently serving the Lord. Allow me to copy in here the actual passage:

Jesus said to his disciples:

"Amen, amen, I say to you,

unless a grain of whe...

I just got home from our household meeting tonight. And the bible passage chosen for discussion and sharing was taken from today's Gospel (Jn 12:24-26). I can't help but share the power of today's Gospel to everyone currently serving the Lord. Allow me to copy in here the actual passage:

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Amen, amen, I say to you,

I just got home from our household meeting tonight. And the bible passage chosen for discussion and sharing was taken from today's Gospel (Jn 12:24-26). I can't help but share the power of today's Gospel for everyone currently serving the Lord. Allow me to copy in here the actual passage:

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Amen, amen, I say to you,

unless a grain ...