Category Archives: Life
Doors, Portals, and Thresholds
I love doors, portals, thresholds. I love even more what they open up to. There is mystery behind every door, an adventure beyond every portal, and a new level of being beyond any threshold. Doors, portals, thresholds. They are the … Continue reading
The Greatest Commandment
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one … Continue reading
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The Morning After
The morning after the elections felt like Black Saturday: dejected, bitterly disappointed, feeling defeated. Like the two disciples on their way to Emmaus, I was feeling lost and disbelieving how things has turned out they way they did, hoping that … Continue reading
For the Motherland
Yesterday was about our love for our mothers. Today is about our love for the motherland as Filipinos troop to the polls. The other day I saw this picture posted on Facebook. And I realized that it captures how we … Continue reading
The Bread Of Life
The daily Gospel readings of late have all been about the bread of life. It reminds me that there is more to life than just my physical existence. There is more to food and eating than just the bread to … Continue reading
The Mystery of Life and Eternity
There is something in me that know I will never die. There is a thirst and a hunger in me that cannot be satisfied. I long for the fullness of life where death has no power. What am I most … Continue reading
It Is The Lord!
When there is so much deceit, lying and hypocrisy in the world, and people are fed untruths as a matter of course; it is difficult to say, “It is the Lord.” When there is so much greed among men that … Continue reading
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“It is I. Do not be afraid.”
A bunch of disciples: beaten, down in defeat, fearful, in hiding, their Master having been executed as a common criminal. They travel at night, afraid to be discovered by day. While crossing the sea, they see a shadow on the … Continue reading
My Way, My Choice
So I have decided to follow him who said, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” What if the Christ I believe in was merely a mortal and not a god at all? I would still choose … Continue reading
Long And Winding
It’s a long and winding road, this journey of life. Sometimes, I walk on the mountain top where it is sunny and exhilarating. Other times, I walk along a stream down in the valley where it is cool and refreshing. … Continue reading