Peter’s Mentor: The Beloved Disciple
3rd Sunday of Easter – Year C (Jn 21:1-19)
In the liturgy, since the beginning of the Easter Triduum (the three days before Easter), through the Eastertide we hear so much from the Gospel of John. In the passion narrative and in the resurrection accounts of the Gospel of John, suddenly we have a new disciple who is introduced as: “the one whom Jesus loved” (Jn 13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7, 20). He is unique to the Gospel of John, and he is unnamed. Being anonymous there is something mysterious about him; there is something mythical about him; and in fact, there is something divine about him. Interpreting this figure within the general style of the Gospel of John – that this Gospel is highly symbolic – I have always […]
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Sermon for Divine Mercy Sunday – 2nd Sunday of Easter Homily
2nd Sunday of Easter
The Divine Mercy
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Happy feast of Easter! Easter is the prototype of all Christian feasts. It is such a great event that one day of celebration does not suffice. We needed eight days of liturgical celebrations. Yes, today we conclude the Octave of Easter.
On this 2nd Sunday of Easter, every year, we have the same gospel reading, though the other two readings vary. The gospel passage of today from John begins with the narration of the first appearance of the Risen Lord to his apostles on the day of Easter, it goes on then to narrate the appearance of the Risen Lord to Thomas who was absent on the day of the Easter. The latter incident takes place on the eighth day of Easter (like today). Thus the gospel text of […]
Expected Competencies among Psychology Graduates
There is a global ongoing discussion on developing some guidelines on the Expected Learning Outcomes of undergraduate psychology programmes, led by Susan A. Nolan (Seton Hall University, USA), Jacquelyn Cranney (UNSW Sydney, Australia) and colleagues.
The outputs of these discussions have been collected together on a new website: www.icupo.org.
They are also conducting survey among students and educators on the acceptance and application of the Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes globally. You can learn something about Undergraduate Psychology Outcome and contribute to the ongoing discussion:
Take a survey if you are student:https://clementine-sphere-mh54.squarespace.com/student-survey
If you are teacher, here is your version:https://clementine-sphere-mh54.squarespace.com/educator-survey
I was privileged to collaborate with the team in one of their publications, See: https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2025-33203-001
Easter Homily: an Event or an Experience
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!
‘Alleluia’ is one expression that we hear so often during Easter. And when we hear a Catholic shouting out ‘Alleluia’ we think, they have become a Pentacostal. What does ‘alleluia’ mean? It simply means, ‘Praise the Lord’! But this praise is also filled with thanksgiving, joy and triumph. Several psalms begin and end with this expression. This is one of those expressions that has come to be used in Christian tradition in its original Hebrew expression, like ‘Amen’ and ‘Hosanna’. ‘Alleluia’ is an apt expression in the context of what we celebrate during Easter – it is simply to praise the lord for his triumph over death.
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The celebration of Resurrection is the first feast that early Christians ever celebrated. In fact it was such a powerful event that […]
Sermon for the Palm Sunday – Cycle C Homily
The King on a Pony en route to Die
Palm Sunday (Cycle C) – Lk 19:28-40
(Before the Procession)
Today we begin the week of weeks in the liturgical calendar: the Holy Week. Today we begin the commemoration of the high points in the history of salvation: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus – the Paschal Mystery. Today we accompany Jesus on his solemn entry into Jerusalem where he will suffer, die and rise again. Yet, this day is a day of contradictions.
The King on a Donkey’s Back
In the gospel of Luke Jesus is on this single, long journey that he started from the little village of Nazareth (Lk 4:42-44) to the capital of the Jewish world – Jerusalem. Now he is almost there nearing his destiny. It is going to be a solemn entry, almost as if a King is […]