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Images and Videos for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following are images and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources. Lord, Help me by Fr. Stephen, MSC

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Four Animals and a Bridge

Here is a wonderful video about giving way and not becoming an obstacle to other people’s progress. In Matthew 16:23, Jesus says that if you do not have in mind the concerns of God you could become a stumbling block. A good indicator that you have in mind the concerns of God is your willingness [...]

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Images and Videos for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following are images and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources. Lord, Save Me by Fr. Stephen, MSC

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Theological Hour at Loyola School of Theology

This morning I gave a talk during the “Theological Hour” at the Loyola School of Theology in Quezon City. The title of my talk was “Trending: #TheWord” and it was about how to effectively utilize social media for evangelization. The main aim of my hour-long presentation was to broaden the participants’ understanding of social media [...]

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Focus on Things that Matter

The following awesome video is yet another reminder that life is short and thus we need to focus on things that really matter. Like loving God. And loving others. You cannot be one hundred percent sure that you will still be here tomorrow. So you better exert all effort to make this day count.

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Images and Videos for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following are images and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources. Give Them Some Food Yourselves by Fr. Stephen, MSC

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Just What I Needed Today

Tropical storm “Juaning” (international code name: Nock-Ten) was wrecking havoc in northern Philippines when I wrote this post. I could see the heavy downpour and the effects of the strong winds from my window. I was just glad I did not have to travel today. But I thought of those who had to and prayed [...]

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Images and Videos for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following are images and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources. Treasure Buried in a Field by Fr. Stephen, MSC

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Images and Videos for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following are images you might find useful for your celebration of the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources. The Righteous by Fr. Stephen, MSC

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Prayer of Saint Francis (Reloaded)

I wrote this prayer while preparing for a talk on using social media for evangelization. It is not an entirely new prayer as it is based on the traditional prayer of Saint Francis. I wanted to build on the Franciscan prayer as I wanted mine to be both traditional and modern, both familiar and fresh. [...]

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