Category Archives: Life
Bukas Palad ~ Generosity
Bukas palad is such a felicitous Filipino expression of what generosity is all about. To be generous is to have open hands, willing and ready to give everything in one’s palms. To be truly generous is to give without limits … Continue reading
The Parable of the Sower and the Computer
Ordinary things and events often can teach us very valuable lessons and give us deep insights. In today’s Gospel, Christ used the story about a sower to explain how people would respond to his words and teachings. I have always … Continue reading
There Will Never Be Another Me Or You
No one can read a person as one reads a book. I have three sons and I once thought that after Martin; Mickey and Macky would be just simple copies of Martin. Nothing was farther from the reality. Sure, it … Continue reading
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
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Body And Soul
One can look at the human body mechanistically and realize what an amazing machine the human body is. It is the only machine that can repair itself. Or one can look at man as an embodied spirit and see what … 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
The Way Of Grace
The evil that I pray to be delivered from does not always come from the devils that lurk around me. There are times that the devil is within me already. Like, I harbor the bitterness and regrets from my broken … Continue reading
An Ordinary Life Made Extraordinary
The evolution of life on earth started out with the primeval organic soup churned out by the waves and tides of the ocean. Out of this primeval soup, the first living single cells emerged. It took millions of years for … Continue reading
The Beloved
I had a very strange dream early this morning. I was driving on the freeway, negotiating a curve, when a strong crosswind blew in with full force. This sent my car hurtling into space. As I felt the car flying … Continue reading
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The Best Is Yet To Come
In the face of his feebleness, man often is driven by that desire, often intense, to be in control. But the longer I live, the more I realize I am not in control. I can only try to make the … Continue reading