Monthly Archives: January 2019
Oh My, How All Things Are Tied Together!
As I start my day in silence and prayer, I am moved by the Psalm of the day: O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth! I will sing of your majesty above the heavens … Continue reading
A Christ Believer
I seek to be good because of the challenge of Christ for me to be perfect, seeking this goodness by doing good for others. He does not call those who are perfect. But those he calls he brigs to perfection … Continue reading
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I’m Coming Home
Nothing evokes as much peace and joy for me as the thought of coming home. Home is a place where I can be myself, where I can put down my masks and scratch where it itches. Home is where I … Continue reading
My Existence
God had a choice in creating me. He had a choice to do otherwise. But he said: “I do choose. Be!” In my case, God is not an option. He holds me in the palm of His hand and sustains … Continue reading
Teachers Build The Future
This morning, I had breakfast with two former students to catch up on what each one of us was doing currently. Iy warmed my heart to hear them say that their studies and education have made all the difference in … Continue reading
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Sleeping as Prayer
I have this strange notion that we are closest to God when we are asleep. When we are awake, so many things demand our attention. When we are asleep, our senses are at rest and so is our consciousness. But … Continue reading
The Faith of Filipinos
Today is the Feast of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. Thousands will gather to join the annual procession of the statue of a black Christ carrying his cross. Because of the huge crowd, the traslacion from the Luneta to the … Continue reading
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Questions and Life
Man lives his life asking questions, getting answers which only give rise to even more questions. He starts out life as a child with interminable “what’s” and “why’s”. In the end, he is an old man in the evening of … Continue reading
Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
As the Christmas season draws to a close, we come to the routine of ordinary everyday life. We leave behind the joy, excitement and celebrations and return to our daily normal schedules of earning a living, keeping house, running errands, … Continue reading
Magi And Epiphanies
Today is the Feast of the Magi, officially ending the Christmas Season
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