Maayong Aga sa inyo Tanan

Maayong Aga sa inyo Tanan Through this space, I share the same warmth that begins my reflections. May these simple words kindle light and inspiration in your heart. Good morning!

“What images come to your mind when you hear the word Pentecost?”Perhaps the images that immediately come to mind are to...
25/05/2026

“What images come to your mind when you hear the word Pentecost?”

Perhaps the images that immediately come to mind are tongues of fire, strong winds, loud voices, and people speaking in different tongues. However, our Gospel today presents a different picture of Pentecost. In the Gospel of John, there is no strong wind, no fire, no crowd, no noise. There is only Jesus appearing to them and breathing on them, saying: “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Notice: in our first reading, the Spirit comes like a storm. In our Gospel, the Spirit comes like breath. And for one to breathe upon another, there is one essential requirement: closeness. Kinahanglan malapit ka sa tawo nga huypan nimo para mabatyagan niya ang imo ginhawa.

When Jesus breathes on them, they receive not only His "ginhawa" (breath), but also "ginhawa" (relief), life, peace, and restoration from within.

How come Jesus ascends?Theologically speaking, Jesus ascends into heaven because his earthly mission reaches its fulfill...
17/05/2026

How come Jesus ascends?

Theologically speaking, Jesus ascends into heaven because his earthly mission reaches its fulfillment. He ascends into heaven, not to abandon humanity, but to exalt it, and to initiate the beginning of the mission of the Church.

However, I think that Jesus ascends to heaven because he is light (mamag-an siya). Notice how lighter things ascend or fly easily. Balloons, leaves, and papers fly easily because nothing weigh them down. It is the same with Jesus, nothing weighs Him down. Nothing burdens Him. This is because His entire mission and life were centered on doing the will of the Father who sent Him. Jesus rises to the Father simply because His whole life was directed toward the Father.

So, if we want to rise and ascend into heaven, perhaps, we need to let go of things that burden us or weighed us down. What are they? Name them and surrender them, so that you can become like Jesus, light and free.

Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, bishop and Doctor of the Church. He was known not only a...
20/04/2026

Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, bishop and Doctor of the Church. He was known not only as a pastor, but also as one of the great luminaries of the medieval age. He is especially remembered for his ontological argument, in which he sought to demonstrate God’s existence not from what is visible, but through reason itself.

Saint Anselm, pray for us!

Maayong aga sa inyo nga tanan!In today’s Gospel, we hear that the crowd pursued Jesus and followed Him across the sea. S...
20/04/2026

Maayong aga sa inyo nga tanan!

In today’s Gospel, we hear that the crowd pursued Jesus and followed Him across the sea. Seeing them, He says, “You are looking for me not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.”

Saint Augustine, in his commentary on this passage, reflects on the reality of how many of us seek Jesus. He notes that some seek the Lord only for temporary benefits, like help in times of need, solutions to problems, comfort in suffering, or blessings they hope to receive. Jesus, Saint Augustine says, "is scarcely ever sought for Jesus’ sake."

This reflection invites us to examine our own hearts. How often do we turn to God only when we need something, yet forget Him when life is going well? We may come to prayer asking for success, healing, peace, or blessing, but rarely simply to be with Him.

The Lord does not reject us when we come with our needs, but He lovingly calls us deeper. He desires not just to give us gifts, but to give us Himself.

Today, let us not only ask something from Jesus but instead let us ask Jesus himself.

If justice is giving what is rightfully due to other and is properly exercise then it removes all possible causes of con...
16/04/2026

If justice is giving what is rightfully due to other and is properly exercise then it removes all possible causes of conflict. In that sense, it clears the ground for peace, but it does not yet guarantee it.

However, even when justice is already present, people can still be divided, cold, or indifferent. Charity, therefore, is needed. For charity binds heart together. It goes beyond fairness but seeks the good of the other. Hence, it can produce peace itself.

War leaves no real victorsonly survivors.
15/04/2026

War leaves no real victors
only survivors.

Trust the silent process of progress
14/04/2026

Trust the silent process of progress

Let us begin this week with Him,for with God, no burden is too heavy,and no path remains uncertain.
12/04/2026

Let us begin this week with Him,
for with God, no burden is too heavy,
and no path remains uncertain.

When Jesus appeared to His disciples, He showed His wounded hands and side. When He appeared again, He told Thomas to pu...
12/04/2026

When Jesus appeared to His disciples, He showed His wounded hands and side. When He appeared again, He told Thomas to put his finger in His hands and to place it in His side.

He reveals His wounds and even allows His disciples to touch them. But aren’t wounds supposed to be covered and protected? Aren’t they not meant to be touched, lest they become infected? And the greater question is: why retain the wounds? Could He not have healed Himself completely and flawlessly?

Saint Bede the Venerable gives us an answer: Christ kept His scars not from any inability to heal, “but to wear them as an everlasting trophy of His victory.” His wounds are no longer signs of defeat, but of triumph. He kept His scars not out of inability to heal them, “but to wear them as an everlasting trophy of His victory” (Summa Theologica, III, q. 54, a. 4, respondeo). They are marks of His triumph over sin and death. His wounds are not signs of defeat, but marks of His victory.

Just as the Lord permitted the doubting disciple to touch His wounds, today we are also invited by the Lord to allow Him to touch our wounds as well, not only the wounds that are seen, but also those that are unseen yet deeply felt, so that they may no longer remain signs of pain and suffering, but also become signs of victory and channels of healing for others.

As we begin this week, renewed by the hope of the Resurrection, let us consider the lilieshow they grow in silence, rest...
05/04/2026

As we begin this week,
renewed by the hope of the Resurrection, let us consider the lilies
how they grow in silence, resting in the quiet providence of God.

Maayong aga sa tanan!

It is always good to be loved. Perhaps that is why this day is called Good Fridaybecause on this day, Love was given com...
03/04/2026

It is always good to be loved.
Perhaps that is why this day is called Good Friday
because on this day, Love was given completely.

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