Category Archives: Spirituality
Disasters, Natural and Man-made
The Philippines is regularly visited by natural calamities: typhoons, earthquakes, landslides, storm surges. These events often bring out the best in our people. During these times, we usually are able to come together as a caring community to show compassion … Continue reading
Posted in Philippines/Filipino, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Forgiveness, Temptation
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Ima
One of the things that gladden my heart as I watch Jonathan and Jane growing up is their sense and experience of the sacred. Jonathan can be a bubbly bundle of energy at play but I love watching him take on … Continue reading
Tuesday Thoughts
There were times in my life when I could make people move and make things happen. Those were heady days when I was given a place of honor at banquets, a seat of honor at conferences, greeted in public as ‘Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Relationships, Spirituality
Tagged Growing Older, Trust
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Some Lessons on the Levels of Reality
Life on earth is ruled by natural laws: gravity, motion, forces and energy. Life among men is likewise governed by laws and principles: judge not and you will not be judged; forgive and you will be forgiven; give and you … Continue reading
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Tagged Learning, Serendipity, Wisdom
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Living by Higher Standards
It is easy to keep away from being a murderer; for it is the most difficult thing to take away another person’s life. But it is so easy and hard to avoid from killing other people little by little. Every … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Discipleship, Spirituality
Tagged Discipline, Doing good
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My Prayers
Ima taught me how to pray. First, as a simple devotion on waking up and before going to sleep. Then as an answer to all the things that a little child could be worried or excited about. There were nights … Continue reading
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Tagged Prayer, Serendipity
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Our Father
The Lord’s Prayer is probably the very first prayer I learned in childhood. And it has become even more precious to me over the years, specially more so now that I am in my twilight years. The first part is … Continue reading
On Fasting
There is something about fasting that is liberating. We have a natural tendency, an instinct, to preen and look after ourselves. This often goes to extreme and people become too self-engrossed, thinking only of themselves. Fasting allows us to stop … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Humility
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Crumbs From the Table
Food scraps from the rich man’s banquet table often are a feast for poor hungry people. Old clothes or even those that have gone out of fashion can often be recycled and re-purposed for those with only bare threads on … Continue reading
Be. Gentle.
It is a chaotic and violent universe out there: new stars continuously exploding into existence even as old ones implode into black holes, galaxies spinning forward at breakneck speed and colliding forcefully with one another. And in one little corner … Continue reading