Go, Johnny C.,
50 Something : pieces of prayer and reflection / Johny C. Go. - Manila, Philippines : Xavier School, c2011. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents: The business of gift-giving -- Jars of our lives -- God's Choices -- Fishing in the wrong sea -- Poor in spirit -- Gifts we take for granted -- God's hiding places -- Sheep and sinners -- The kindness of strangers -- Naming your dreams -- To see is not to believe -- The God who waits -- Showing off my wounds -- Crowds, stones, and voices -- The best of us -- Pain is a prayer -- The gift of roots and wings -- What's wrong with the picture? -- Door of mercy -- Invitation to dance -- Who knows? -- Color of my heart -- God of goodbyes -- Lessons on Earthquakes and Tsunamis -- God's wild horses -- The fidelity of Jesus -- Throwing our weight around -- The business of miracles -- Bearing burdens -- Martha, Martha -- What if? (on holy daydreaming) -- Stilling our storms -- Defying gravity -- Faith and laughter -- The fear of being left behind -- Who's deaf and mute? -- The art of feet-washing -- Mercy, not sacrifice -- God crosses the Chasm -- How we get to heaven -- Increase our faith -- Rhetorical questions -- Anger management 101 -- Loose change -- In the midst of things -- A homeless king -- Can't be done -- Strange messages -- The true Christmas feeling -- Crossing lines of separation.
For his 50th birthday, friends of Fr. Johnny Go were each requested to select a favorite homily for this book. The 50 pieces compiled here date from 1998, the year of his priestly ordination, and comprise reflections preached in Mary the Queen Parish, Xavier School, and Ateneo de Manila, among others. All sales proceeds of this book will be donated to Xavier's adopted school for the poor, ERDA Technical and Vocational High School in Pandacan, Manila. --Provided by the Publisher
Adult
English
9789719520702 [paperback]
Church year sermons
50 Something : pieces of prayer and reflection / Johny C. Go. - Manila, Philippines : Xavier School, c2011. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents: The business of gift-giving -- Jars of our lives -- God's Choices -- Fishing in the wrong sea -- Poor in spirit -- Gifts we take for granted -- God's hiding places -- Sheep and sinners -- The kindness of strangers -- Naming your dreams -- To see is not to believe -- The God who waits -- Showing off my wounds -- Crowds, stones, and voices -- The best of us -- Pain is a prayer -- The gift of roots and wings -- What's wrong with the picture? -- Door of mercy -- Invitation to dance -- Who knows? -- Color of my heart -- God of goodbyes -- Lessons on Earthquakes and Tsunamis -- God's wild horses -- The fidelity of Jesus -- Throwing our weight around -- The business of miracles -- Bearing burdens -- Martha, Martha -- What if? (on holy daydreaming) -- Stilling our storms -- Defying gravity -- Faith and laughter -- The fear of being left behind -- Who's deaf and mute? -- The art of feet-washing -- Mercy, not sacrifice -- God crosses the Chasm -- How we get to heaven -- Increase our faith -- Rhetorical questions -- Anger management 101 -- Loose change -- In the midst of things -- A homeless king -- Can't be done -- Strange messages -- The true Christmas feeling -- Crossing lines of separation.
For his 50th birthday, friends of Fr. Johnny Go were each requested to select a favorite homily for this book. The 50 pieces compiled here date from 1998, the year of his priestly ordination, and comprise reflections preached in Mary the Queen Parish, Xavier School, and Ateneo de Manila, among others. All sales proceeds of this book will be donated to Xavier's adopted school for the poor, ERDA Technical and Vocational High School in Pandacan, Manila. --Provided by the Publisher
Adult
English
9789719520702 [paperback]
Church year sermons