Soul Food & Homilies

By Fr. Braulio Dahunan, SJ Is Jesus trying to attract or to discourage followers? In today’s Gospel, Jesus is so honest and upfront in bringing about the hardships and difficulties it will involve in...

This homily was given by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ; Cenacle Retreat House, May 29, 2016. There’s something that only a few single people might fully...

This homily was given by Fr. Roger Champoux, SJ, during the Easter Vigil Mass at the Cenacle Retreat House last March 26, 2016. We have three main themes in the readings of this Easter Vigil: • We...

I just want to say first of all that I am going to talk about Batman versus Superman—which I presume most of you, if not all of you, Grade 10ers, have already seen, right? But don’t worry. No spoilers...

It must have been a strange and solemn sight for the apostles. Here they were about to do what they had done countless times before: break bread, eat bitter herbs, drink wine, and partake of the lamb...

This homily was given by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, on Palm Sunday, 20 March, 2016, at the Cenacle Retreat House. I’m one of 10 Jesuits assigned to San Jose Seminary. This is the time of the year when we...

This homily was given by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, on January 1, 2016, at the Cenacle Retreat House. Early this week, we went on a full ferry boat on our way to Bantayan Island. Across from us sat a...

This homily was given by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, on 17 August, 2013, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, at the Cenacle Retreat House.         The other night, I was talking to a brother Jesuit.  His...

  This homily was given by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, on the 5th Sunday   of Lent 2013, at the Cenacle Retreat House. Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126:1-6; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11  A very...