Category Archives: Photography
Bless the Children
The Philippines, unique in all of Christendom, celebrates today the Feast of the Holy Infant. We as a people have always had a lively devotion to the Santo Nino since Magellan gifted the wife of Rajah Humabon with an image … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a Father
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The Beloved is Sacred
Imagine a garden. Quiet and serene. Peaceful and a bloom with greens. Silent yet full of life In the leaves, among the branches. Deep in the earth, under the stones. In the air and afloat in the wind. A fountain … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Forgiveness, Poetry, Serendipity
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The Gifts of the Magi
Breakthrough! That is what happens when God reveals Himself to us, when we discover God in our lives. God’s boundless and infinite love and being is like light breaking through the dark clouds, piercing through and driving away the darkness. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Beginnings, Blessings, Eternity
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“The Lord is with you.”
There is a Presence in my life that is not human. Being human is being alive, like waking up in the morning and going through the day, eating, working, resting and sometimes having fun. Yet, there are moments during the … Continue reading
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The Prophet, The Fool and The Poet
Pasternak once wrote: “In every generation, there has to be a fool who will speak the truth as he sees it.” He could very have been describing what a prophet is. He could have written that with John the Baptist … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Generosity, Grace, Gratitude, Healing, Prayer
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The Mystery of the Incarnation
Imagine that we can pick our parents before we are born. Re-incarnationists believe that we do and we chose as parents those who would teach us the lesson(s) we want to learn in life. God, when it was time for … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Eternity, Gratitude, Humility, joy
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Sunrise!
I love watching the sun set. But sunrises gladden my heart even more. I love to watch or at times imagine the sun slowly creeping up across the horizon, over the mountain peaks, perhaps. The earth is wet and fresh … Continue reading
Waiting
In the famous play, Vladimir and Estragon spend days waiting for Godot. They do not know exactly when he was coming, how he looks like, why he is coming or why they are even waiting for him. They just know … Continue reading
God Works With Worms?
Anabelle and I were with some friends yesterday in a vermiculture farm. These tangles of worms look so slimy, dirty and even abominable. Yet, they are part and parcel of the beautiful cycle of life. They are raised for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Grace, Serendipity
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Lamentations After The Storm
My head feels badly bruised and battered. I feel the blood trickling down from my head to my face as I struggle in the dark, buffeted by unceasing winds and a torrential downpour. It is only now that we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Healing, Prayer, Suffering
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