Category: Father Soc – Everyday Jesus

Let me do some boasting. I am 41 years old. I have 16 years as a priest and one year as a bishop to my

The feast of an Apostle is an invitation for us to reflect on the mystery of “call and response.” It is God who always calls,

How can love answer so many questions? How can it bring joy to so many persons? How can love be more powerful than death? How

September 28, 2000 Feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and companion martyrs. After telling their stories, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad and shocking, friends ask me a

Dear Bishop Gabby, Everyone has a little nook, drawer, box, “tampipi” where we keep our precious little mementos. We may have photos, figurines, medals, a

Dear Fr. Joey, Your parishioners address you as Father Joey, while some of our youth leaders affectionately dub you “Derps”. To me, you’re simply Joey.

Dear Fr. Raul, When men commit crimes and are sentenced, they are sent to the National Penitentiary in Muntinlupa. Women offenders, on the other hand,