40 Shades of Lent

Our hands & the hands of God – Solemnity of Palm Sunday in the Lord’s Passion, 24 March 2024

Paghahanda sa kamatayan ay pamumuhay ng ganap – Ikapitong Huling Wika, 2024

Pag-ibig at kaganapan ng buhay – Ikaanim Huling Wika, 2024

Pinawi ni Jesus ating uhaw sa Krus – Ikalimang Huling Wika, 2024

Hindi ka nag-iisa – Ikaapat na Huling Wika, 2024

Ulirang alagad, Minamahal na alagad – Ikatlong Huling Wika, 2024

Krus ang pintuan sa langit – Ikalawang Pitong Huling Wika, 2024

Ang kasalanang hindi natin alam – Unang Pitong Huling Wika, 2024

Silent connection. And disconnection. – Tuesday, Solemnity of St. Joseph, 19 March 2024

Re-con-nect – Lenten personal retreat, 18 March 2024

Lent is believing to see Jesus – Fifth Sunday in Lent-B, 17 March 2024

Lent is facing the Cross – Friday, Lent Week IV, 15 March 2024

Lent is for “leveling up” – Thursday, Lent Week IV, 14 March 2024

Lent is keeping the ties that bind us – Wednesday, Lent Week IV, 13 March 2024

Why are violets blue? – Poetry on Lent

Lent is life and healing – Tuesday, Lent Week IV, 12 March 2024

Lent: God “now here”, we “nowhere”? – Monday, Lent Week IV, 11 March 2024

Lent is the love & mercy of God in me – Fourth Sunday in Lent-B, 10 March 2024

Lent is acceptance – Friday, Lent Week III, 08 March 2024

Lent is reconciliation – Thursday, Lent Week III, 07 March 2024

Lent is remembering – Wednesday, Lent Week III, 06 March 2024

Lent is contrition with consistency – Tuesday, Lent Week III, 05 March 2024

Lent is simplicity – Monday, Lent week III, 04 March 2024

Lent is the zeal of Jesus – Third Sunday Lent-B, 03 March 2024

Lent is for respect – Friday, Lent Week-II, 01 March 2024

Lent clarifies our priorities & responsibilities – Thursday, Lent Week-II, 29 February 2024

Lent is facing rejection – Wednesday, Lent Week-II, 28 February 2024

Lent is white as snow – Tuesday, Lent Week-II, 27 February 2024

Shamefaced in Lent – Monday, Lent Week-II, 26 February 2024

Troubles on the road to Easter – Second Sunday Lent-B, 25 February 2024

Lent is for getting real – Friday in Lent Week I, 23 February 2024

Life is where we stand not where we sit – Thursday, Feast of St. Peter’s Chair, 22 February 2024

Lent is allowing God do his work in us – Wednesday in Lent Week I, 21 February 2024

Why pray at all? – Tuesday in Lent Week I, 20 February 2024

Lent is seeing God in others – Monday in Lent Week I, 19 February 2024

Lent, a pilgrimage to God – First Sunday of Lent-B, 18 February 2024

Lent is self-confrontation – Friday after Ash Wednesday, 16 February 2024

Life is Lent – Thursday After Ash Wednesday, 15 February 2024

True love leads to freedom: Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day – Ash Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Loving to the end – Holy Thursday, 06 April 2023

Holiness is encouragement amid betrayals – Holy Wednesday, 05 April 2023

Holiness is sensitivity of others – Holy Tuesday, 04 April 2023

Holiness in servanthood – Holy Monday, 03 April 2023

God saves – Palm Sunday in the Lord’s Passion, 02 April 2023

Lent is trusting God – Friday, Lent Week V, 31 March 2023

Our venial sins – Thursday, Lent Week V, 30 March 2023

Our sins of omission – Wednesday, Lent Week V, 29 March 2023

Lent is levelling up in Jesus – Tuesday, Lent Week V, 28 March 2023

The problem with adultery – Monday, Lent Week V, 27 March 2023

Lent is for delaying. – Fifth Sunday in Lent-A, 26 March 2023

Lent is keeping the mystery within – Friday, Lent Week IV, 24 March 2023

Lent is for remembering & thanking – Thursday, Lent Week IV, 23 march 2023

Birthday prayer – Wednesday, Lent Week IV, 22 March 2023

Our first task – Monday, Feast of St. Joseph, 20 March 2023

More than sight, Lent is insight, hindsight and foresight in Christ – Fourth Sunday in Lent-A, 19 March 2023

The truth is… we are loved. – Friday, Lent Week III, 17 March 2023

Praying to listen & gather – Thursday, Lent Week III, 16 March 2023

Love is perfection of life – Wednesday, Lent Week III, 15 March 2023

Lent is for sincerity of heart – Tuesday, Lent Week III, 14 March 2023

Lent is simplicity – Monday, Lent Week III, 13 March 2023

Lent is quenching our deepest thirst, God – Third Sunday of Lent-A, 12 March 2023

Lent is for kindness – Friday Prayer, Lent Week II, 10 March 2023

On being kind – Friday Homily, Lent Week II, 10 March 2023

Lent is getting nearer to God – Thursday, Lent Week II, 09 March 2023

Lent is more of questions than answers – Wednesday, Lent Week II, 08 March 2023

Lent is for setting things right – Tuesday, Lent Week II, 07 March 2023

Lent is being shamefaced – Monday, Lent Week II, 06 March 2023

Lent is arising, not being afraid – Second Sunday, Lent-A, 05 March 2023

Lent is living in the present – Friday, Lent Week I, 03 March 2023

Lent is submission to God – Thursday, Lent Week I, 02 March 2023

Lent is believing again – Wednesday, Lent Week I, 01 March 2023

Lent is God consoling us, assuring us – Tuesday, Lent Week I, 28 February 2023

Lent is being inclusive, not exclusive – Monday, Lent Week I, 27 February 2023

Lent is for fixing our “eyes” on God – First Sunday, Lent-A, 26 February 2023

Fasting is making God present by creating a space within us for others – Friday after Ash Wednesday, 24 February 2023

Lent is choosing God – Thursday after Ash Wednesday, 23 February 2023

The joy of Lent, goodness of God – Ash Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Holiness is in silence – Holy Saturday, 16 April 2022

Holiness is in the Cross – Good Friday, 15 April 2022

Holiness is companionship in Christ – Holy Thursday, 14 April 2022

Love is going down, not up – Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, 14 April 2022

Holiness is being true – Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday), 13 April 2022

Holiness is being faithful – Holy Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Holiness is being gentle – Holy Monday, 11 April 2022

The Cross, our door to heaven – Palm Sunday in the Lord’s Passion, 10 April 2022

Lent, a preparation and a fulfillment – Friday in Fifth Week of Lent, 08 April 2022

Lent is keeping our ties in God – Thursday in Fifth Week of Lent, 07 April 2022

Lent calls us to be free – Wednesday in Fifth Week of Lent, 06 April 2022

“Are we there yet?” – Tuesday in Fifth Week of Lent, 05 April 2022

That sin called “adultery” – Monday in Fifth Week of Lent, 04 April 2022

The joy of meeting God – Fifth Sunday Lent-C, 03 April 2022

Lent is standing with Jesus – Friday, 01 April 2022

Our golden calf – Thursday, 31 March 2022

When God seems to be far and does not care at all – Wednesday, 30 March 2022

“Do you want to be well?”– Tuesday, Fourth Week in Lent, 29 March 2022

Lent is trusting God’s promises – Monday, Fourth Week in Lent, 28 March 2022

The joy of coming home in the Father – Sunday Lent-C, Laetare Sunday, 27 March 2022

The Annunciation: the reality of God, the reality of our humanity – Friday, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, 25 March 2022

Lent is for uniting – Thursday in Third Week of Lent, 24 March 2022

Lent is restoring our relationships – Tuesday in Third Week of Lent, 22 March 2022

Lent is for seeking God – Monday in Third Week of Lent, 21 March 2022

Repenting, remaining in God present in us, with us in Christ – Third Sunday Lent-C, 20 March 2022

What preoccupies you? – Wednesday, Lent Week-II, 16 March 2022

Lent is for setting things right – Tuesday, Lent Week-II, 15 March 2022

Lent is radical – Monday, Lent Week-II, 14 March 2022

Lent – when “staying” and “going” merge in Christ – Second Sunday of Lent-C, 13 March 2022

Praying for someone with “anything against us” – Friday, 11 March 2022

Praying is a relationship – Thursday, 10 March 2022

Lent is believing in others – Wednesday, Lent Week-I, 09 March 2022

Lent is trusting God and his words – Tuesday, Lent Week-I, 08 March 2022

Lent is seeing Jesus in everyone – Monday, Lent Week-I, 07 March 2022

Lent: a return to our first love – First Sunday, Lent-C, 06 March 2022

Lent is being filled with God – Friday after Ash Wednesday, 04 March 2022

Lent is choosing life – Thursday after Ash Wednesday, 03 March 2022

Praying with Pope Francis this Lent 2022 – Ash Wednesday, 02 March 2022

Ash Wednesday: rising from the ruins of life – Ash Wednesday Homily, 02 March 2022

Magnum Silentium – 03 April 2021, Holy Saturday

Good Friday: When “negative” is “positive” – 02 April 2021, Good Friday

Companionship in Christ – 01 April 2021, Maundy Thursday

Holiness is being true – 31 March 2021, Spy Wednesday

Holiness is faithfulness – 30 March 2021, Holy Tuesday

Holiness in gentleness – 29 March 2021, Holy Monday

Palm Sunday in the Lord’s palms – 28 March 2021

Holiest week in most unholy time – 28 March 2021 (Palm Sunday)

Lent is home in God – 26 March 2021

Praying for our relationships and the ties that bind us – 25 March 2021

Our body like the Body of Christ – 25 March 2021 (Annunciation of the Lord)

Lent is home in God – 24 March 2021

Lent is acquiring taste for God – 23 March 2021

Lent is uncovering our sins – 22 March 2021

Lent is “seeing” Jesus – 21 March 2021, Lent V-B

Loving like St. Joseph in the time of pandemic – 19 March 2021 (Solemnity of St. Joseph)

The golden calves we believe – 18 March 2021

Becoming the TLC of God – 17 March 2021

Lent is TLC of God – 17 March 2021

Catching Jesus in Lent – 16 March 2021

A new world begins in a new me – 15 March 2021

The joy of Lent – 14 March 2021, Lent IV-B (Laetare Sunday)

The color of Lent is also green – 12 march 2021

Lent is for softening the heart – 11 March 2021

Prayer to keep our memory – 10 March 2021

Prayer for patience – 09 March 2021

Praying to control anger – 08 March 2021 , Memorial of St. John of God

Refreshing our faith in Lent – 07 March 2021, Lent III-B

Lent is for dreaming again – 05 March 2021

Contrasts in Lent, contrasts in life – 04 March 2021

Things we ask God – 03 March 2021

Sincerity of God, hypocrisy of human – 02 March 2021

A shamefaced prayer – 01 March 2021

The ups and downs from Lent to Easter – 28 February 2021, Sunday Lent II-B

Our good God – 26 February 2021

Learning to pray again in Lent – 25 February 2021, Edsa People Power anniversary

Be surprised this Lent – 24 February 2021

Give, forgive, and forgive. – 23 February 2021

A Lenten prayer for priests – 22 February 2021

Praying to “smell like sheep” – 22 February 2021, Feast of Chair of St. Peter

God’s encompassing love – 21 February 2021, Sunday Lent I-B

The joy of Lent – 19 February 2021

Choosing life is choosing the Cross – 18 February 2021

A Lenten Prayer in COVID-19 – 17 February 2021

A real Lent in a time not so real – 17 February 2021, Ash Wednesday

Are we ready and empty? – 09 April 2020

When darkness becomes light – 08 April 2020

Prayer of the Lord’s servant – 06 April 2020

Hosanna in the time of corona – 05 April 2020

From the rising to the setting of sun – 03 April 2020

Let truth set us free – 01 April 2020

Praying for justice in time of corona – 30 March 2020

Conversing with God in time of COVID-19 – 29 March 2020

Prayer under pressure – 27 March 2020

The golden calves among us – 26 March 2020

Lockdown and countdown, honor and dishonor in COVID-19 – 25 March 2020

Rejoicing in the Time of Corona – 22 March 2020

Where is our love? – 21 March 2020

Unbelievable – 20 March 2020

A prayer to be not afraid like St. Joseph – 19 March 2020

A prayer to be simple and faithful – 16 March 2020

The good news of COVID-19 – 15 March 2020

In touch Vs. Out of touch – 08 March 2020

Lent is for “debugging” – 06 March 2020

Lent is restoring God as our “default” – 05 March 2020

Lent is believing in one’s self – 04 March 2020

Lent is for deceleration – 03 March 2020

Lent is sharing and giving life – 02 March 2020

Who we are vs. who we are not – 01 March 2020

The joy of Lent – 29 February 2020

Lent is making God present – 28 February 2020

Lent is a call to life – 27 February 2020

Lent is about God, not us – 26 February 2020 (Ash Wednesday)

Lent is home – 13 April 2019

Lent is persecution – 12 April 2019

Life will always be Lent – 11 April 2019

Lent is being free – 10 April 2019

Lent is accepting, more than understanding – 09 April 2019

Lent is judgment day – 08 April 2019

Lent and the Contemplative Spirit – 07 April 2019

Lent is praying for the wicked among us – 05 April 2019

Lent is “raising the bar” – 04 April 2019

Lent is embracing God’s truth – 03 April 2019

Lent is preparing for Baptism – 02 April 2019

Lent is always a fresh start, a coming home – 01 April 2019

Lent is understanding Sin – 31 March 2019

Our lists and God’s only wish – 29 March 2019

Lent is confronting evil – 28 March 2019

Lent is renewing our commitment to God – 27 March 2019

Forgiving from the heart – 26 March 2019

A Lenten Christmas? – 25 March 2019

Lent is Conversion – 24 March 2019

Lent is always a gift of life – 22 March 2019

Lent is for repairing the heart – 21 March 2019

When goodness is repaid with evil – 20 March 2019

Lent and our dreams that link us with God and one another – 19 March 2019

Lent is Radical – 18 March 2019

Seeing and Hearing Jesus – 17 March 2019

The Ides of March – 15 March 2019

Objective of Prayer – 14 March 2019

God’s Word, God’s Sign – 13 March 2019

When prayer becomes like rain and snow – 12 March 2019

Sin is having more “I”, less God and others – 11 March 2019

Lent is docility to the Holy Spirit – 10 March 2019

The Joy of Lent – 09 March 2019

Becoming a presence of God – 08 March 2019

Life is Lent – 07 March 2019

Lent Is About Direction, Not Destination – 06 March 2019