This reflection has been prompted by Luke 5:1-11.
I suspect very few people knew it then, but in the last two years that I was running a school, I was also running on empty. For several reasons, I found myself precariously on the brink of a burnout. I had worked too hard and cared too little for my well-being–a dangerous but all too common formula for self-endangerment.
This week we feature Fr. Jett Villarin’s homily, which he delivered on the occasion of the profession of my final vows yesterday on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, 02 February 2019.
This reflection was prompted by the Sunday Gospel reading (Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21) addressed to Theophilus (which means “Lover of God”and also “Beloved by God”) .
2018 was the year I lost two friends from high school, virtually one after the other. As in the case of most high school friends, we’ve lost touch over the years for different reasons—one because he moved to California many years ago, the other because he switched religion and maybe decided to keep away.
Here’s our one-minute Gospel reflection on the Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-16; 21-22)…
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We are happy to announce that PINS OF LIGHT will undergo some sort of makeover. For over a decade now, this bible blog, which first started in late 2007, has been sharing Sunday homilies and Gospel reflections, apart from online recollections for Advent and especially for Lent.