Category Personal Blog
Pasang Awa Lang!
Bobon, happy birthday. Happy 34th birthday! One year older when Christ died on the cross. This may well be your best birthday from since the time you were born. There may have been birthdays that were lonely. There may have…
Helpless and Hidden
Your Excellency, Bishop Fidelis Layug. The Reverend Fathers. Dear sisters. The Tan Fernandez family. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ. The importance of the award depends on the one who gives it. And in this case, it is not…
Hindi ko na kaya!
Everyone must obey. All of us. Children obey their parents. Parents follow their boss in the workplace or those who are older than them. But we do not just follow. We also have those who follow us. We are not…
Paalam Pnoy
SALAMAT SA DIYOS Homily delivered by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas at the Funeral Mass for President Benigno Aquino III at the Gesu Church, Ateneo de Manila University last June 26, 2021 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ: Nakakagulat…Nakakahinayang…Nakakalungkot…Nakaka-inggit. Sa…
Wow Buhay!
Wow Life! There will come a time when you realize that you cannot control anything, that you cannot control anyone, that you cannot you’re your grip on anyone… because the longer we grip, the longer we control, the more we…
Frustrations, Disappointments and More
And what has our generation taught us to do? When you are in crisis, go to another happy choice. When you are frustrated, leave the situation. When you are hurt, break the relationship. When you are discontented, resign. When…
Teachers of Contradiction
Your excellency Bishop Fidelis, Monsignor Oliver, the Reverend Fathers, the Parents, the Sisters, our dear Graduates my dear Seminarians, Brothers and Sisters in Christ. One of you will receive a Bachelor’s degree, the rest will receive Master’s degrees. What does…
Rosa
Monsignor Jerry and my brothers in the priesthood. Our leaders in government and my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Yesterday, Makati celebrated the feast of two beloved apostles – Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Yesterday, Makati also celebrated the…
Mystery Man
Father Christian Dale, my dear brothers in the priesthood and my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We can tell from the flowers, we can sense it in the air that today is about Thanksgiving. That is the primary reason…
Tawag
Monsignor Rolly and I were taught by Monsignor Vengco on how to give Homilies. And there are guidelines in giving homilies especially for the dead. This morning, I have decided to ignore these guidelines and instead, I shall share with…
Fear, Forgiveness, Fervor
It is the eighth day. In the liturgy, we call it – The second Sunday of Easter. And the gospel reading begins with that position in the calendar. On the eighth day, what happened on the eighth day the Lord…