Category Archives: Encounter
My Lenten Journey
In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Franics reminded us that “Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good, Prayer
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The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
Today is the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986 in the Philippines. The event later on spawned the collapse of many Eastern Bloc communist countries through peaceful and massive display of people power, most notable of which … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Faith, Life, Philippines/Filipino
Tagged Blessings, Grace, Miracles, Serendipity
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What Makes My Life Real
Life is too precious to be frittered away sweating the small stuff. Material possessions are small stuff. I have had many shirts and shoes and each one was replaceable. In fact, I eventually had to get rid of all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Grace, Growing Older
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Awesome Signs in an Otherwise Ordinary Life
We went on a leisurely hike at Point Isabel in Richmond yesterday afternoon, just before the sun set. I was once again touched by the ephemeral beauty of the sunset. Every sunset, fleeting and radiant, is the promise of yet … Continue reading
Prayer is Essential to My Life
Prayer is as important to my life as food and water are. The natural rhythm that makes life possible includes moments of rest, a form of which is prayer. At the tiniest level, everything that exists is but a pulse … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Prayer
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My Prayers, My Life
How many evil things are done in the name of good intentions? A man gives his word of honor and he has a righteous and holy man beheaded just not to renege on his word. People commit themselves to some … Continue reading
Faith Seeking Understanding
God must often be amazed by my lack of faith as Jesus was by the people from His own hometown. They questioned where he got His power and His wisdom, how He is able to do His mighty deeds, how … Continue reading
Proclaiming the Good
There is often a strong urge in me to engage in gossip and idle talk. I sometimes derive perverse pleasure over the misery of others. I even gloat at their misfortunes, specially when I believe that some people just have … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline
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The God of Surprises and the Unexpected
Anabelle and I shall be completing six years of stay in the US within the coming months. All those years, I have been not been productive. I have not had a job. I have not been creating wealth. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Fidelity, Gratitude, Humility, Jane, Jonathan
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Challenged and Changed by God
I can often be so wrapped up in my own world, I forget the bigger world around me. In recent months, I met and saw old friends and family whom I have not seen or met for a long time. … Continue reading