Monthly Archives: January 2023

To Cure or Not to Cure

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily. Assumption Chapel, 31 January 2023.] Our gospel for today describes two healings based on faith in Jesus. The first healing is that of the daughter of Jairus, one of the synagogue officials.  As Jesus preached his message of the … Continue reading →

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Doing God’s Will in a VUCA World

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily. Assumption Chapel.  ,Jan. 23, 2023.] At the ADDU we have been conversing about concerns in our VUCA world.[i]  VUCA is jargon in the business world for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.  In fact, the situation in the world is … Continue reading →

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Concerns and Conversations in a VUCA World

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[For the Members of the ADDU CommunitySunday, January 22, 2023. ] We live and function in a VUCA world.  We struggle to make our best decisions in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.  Making these decisions is stressful.  … Continue reading →

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I’m gonna eat n eat n eat n eat n eat until I die! 

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

First Communion Homily based on:  Exodus 16: 9-15 and John 6:24-36, 48-51and the song “Eat Until I Die” from Disney’s Fun and Fancy Free [animated cartoon, released Sept 27, ‘47], sang in duet by Goofy and Donald Duck. This was … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath for Man, Not Man for the Sabbath

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily. Assumption Chapel.  January 17, 2023] In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus and his disciples are passing through a field of grain.  They are hungry.  So they still their hunger by plucking the heads of wheat and munching on … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Time:  Getting to Know Jesus Extraordinarily

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily.  January 10, 2023.] With the celebration yesterday of the Baptism of the Lord, the Christmas Season ended.  Yesterday, the festive Christmas decorations were taken down.  The precious images of the Belen removed, wrapped and stored for the return of … Continue reading →

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Epiphany:  God Breaks Through!

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily.  Feast of the Epiphany.  Assumption Chapel.  January 8, 2023.] An epiphany is a manifestation of the Holy.  It is a manifestation of God’s holy presence to us.  In the context of the First Reading, when the Israelites were suffering … Continue reading →

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Not Ignatians, but Jesuits

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Homily.  Titular Feast of the Society of Jesus, Jan. 3, 2023.] The followers of St. Francis of Assisi were to be called Franciscans. Just as the followers of St. Dominic were to be called Dominicans.  St. Ignatius of Loyola, who … Continue reading →

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