Category Archives: Faith
Prayer
I make an effort each day to always spend the first moments of the new day in prayer. I offer the Lord the new day and my whole future with all my dreams and aspirations and then set these aside. … Continue reading
Believing in an Age of Agnosticism
For many people today, the world came about through a series of fortuitous random events. For a man of faith, everything is part of the divine unfolding of the universe and everyone has a role to play in this great … Continue reading
I’m Coming Home to My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters.
“Receive what you are and become what you have received.” I picked up these words from the homily of Fr. George last Sunday. What and who I am is a gift I constantly wonder at. I did nothing to deserve … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Fidelity, Grace, Gratitude, Uniqueness
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I Believe
In a murder case, motive is essential to establish a crime has been committed. Without the motive, there is no crime. Leaders of all type employ incentives, rewards or cause to die for in order to move people and motivate … Continue reading
I Am Here Because Somebody Cares
There are moments I feel I am but a speck of dust in the general scheme of things in the universe that just one swipe of the cleaning rug and I am gone away forever, with the universe none the … Continue reading
My Damascus Is Not One Of Blinding Light But Of Groping In Shadows
I always experience a certain thrill in being the first to announce some good news. Unfortunately, that is also true when it comes to bad news. But people have always loved passing on information, either in the form of news … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, The Good News
Tagged Choice, Grace, Trust
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Doing Humble Service
I am saddened by many of our Church leaders in the Philippines at how they can be so out of touch with the signs of the times, how they can be so intolerant as to call hellfire and brimstone upon … Continue reading
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Tagged Humility, Service, Wisdom
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Yesterday Could Have Been Just Another Ordinary Day
Yesterday was a beautiful day. It was a warm, sunny winter’s day. Anabelle and I spent the most of it in Napa with Margie and capped it with dinner with Roy and Mila in El Sobrante. It was already an … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Life
Tagged Learning, Serendipity, Wisdom
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Conversation and Prayer
I love engaging in conversations, from light banter to witty repartee to deep philosophical or theological discussions. I love telling and listening to stories, the funny and the inspiring ones specially. When I am sad or when I am happy, … Continue reading
Living in Hope
My daily routine these days is pretty much ordinary: I wake up early to spend my first waking moments in prayer and then face the day with optimism, expecting things will become better and that the best is yet to … Continue reading