Monthly Archives: April 2018

Much Given, Much Required

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address. ADDU Graduation of the College of Law and the Graduate School. 28 April 2018.] For this year at Ateneo de Davao, this has been my fifth graduation. In the past, I only had four. But this year, the SHS … Continue reading →

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Believe the Father and I are One

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Graduate Baccalaureate Mass. ADDU Assumption Chapel, 28 April 2018. Based on John 10:22-30] At your Baccalaureate Mass on the long-awaited day of your graduation, after all the investment you have made in higher graduate education, you are confronted with a … Continue reading →

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Taxation for Catholic Schools?

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

Answers to Questions Raised by Ms. Consuelo Marquez of the Staff of The Varsitarian, the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas Why should the government not impose tax in church-run schools amid clamor from the public that … Continue reading →

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Either Walk Away, or Take and Eat!

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily: Graduate Baccalaureate Mass. University of the Immaculate Conception. April 21, 2018. Based on John 6:60-69] We come together today in great thanksgiving. You have fought the good fight, you have run the race. You have kept the faith. You … Continue reading →

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Alhamdulillah! To God be the Glory!

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Welcome Address, Culmination Night, Madaris Volunteer Program, Finster Hall, ADDU, 16 April 2018] At the end of the third year of the Madaris Volunteer Program (MVP) it is my pleasure in the name of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines … Continue reading →

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Rejoice and Exult! Consider Holiness.

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address: SHS Graduation, 14 April 2018] Rejoice and exult! You are now graduates of SHS in the Philippines! Your graduation today is historic. In the Philippines, you are part of the first batch of some 1.2 million graduates of SHS … Continue reading →

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Jesus Responds to Our Hunger

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[SHS Baccalaureate Mass, Martin Hall, 13 April 2018.] Not two weeks ago Christian communities throughout the world lifted the Paschal Candle proclaiming Risen Jesus as the Light and Savior of the world. You graduate today in the glow of that … Continue reading →

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You Have Made History

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Baccalaureate Mass, SHS, Assumption College of Davao, April 12, 2018] We are all deeply grateful to God that you are graduating from Senior High School. When it was finally recognized by our education officials that we had to add two … Continue reading →

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Fortes in Fide

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address to the ADDU College Graduates, April 7, 2018.] The developmental goal of the Duterte administration for this country is a worthy one. It is articulated in Ambisyon Natin 2040. It is basically a vision of a society where there … Continue reading →

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The Challenge and Promise of Glory at Graduation

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[College Baccalaureate Mass (SAS, SON, SEA, SOE), Apr 13, 2018.] Our Gospel for today draws you into the profound Christian challenge of your graduation. But you must hear the Gospel in its entirety lest you miss the profundity of its … Continue reading →

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