Category Archives: Spirituality
This is the Oratory/Chapel of the new Xavier School Campus in Nuvali in the gathering dusk. Today is the feast day of St. Francis Xavier. In many mysterious and blessed ways, Xavier has played a major role in my life. … 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
I Have Decided to Follow
Even from my earliest years, I have always felt a certain longing and hunger inside me, prodding and urging me on. I have also always heard a certain call and clear invitation from someone, somewhere to follow a certain direction, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Discipline, Doing good, Gratitude
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I Will Endure
According to the Law of Entropy, everything eventually breaks down. In fact, everything in the universe is fragile. Life itself is fragile. And yet fragility produces the pieces from which new life and new levels of existence are created. In … Continue reading
It used to be that kings ruled the earth. Their word was the law. Anyone who disobeyed the king was punished, not too rarely by death. One who earned the king’s favor was given great honors, lands and titles. Today, … Continue reading
My Prayer Today
Prayers these days seem so inutile in the face of all the pain and misery brought about by destruction and devastation wrought by typhoon Yolanda. We prayed mightily as a nation for God to spare us from the storm, to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Philippines/Filipino, Spirituality
Tagged Prayer, Suffering, Trust, Wisdom
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Kintsukuroi
Life is fragile, subject to constant changes. Entropy is the law of nature, Everything eventually breaks down. Sudden upheavals happen with such regularity that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Yet people are averse to … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Philippines/Filipino, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Beauty, Serendipity, Suffering
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Attachments
Men today hate to be in the dark and want to always have certainty. They cannot live with mystery nor unanswered questions. You need an answer or to know something? Google it. You need to know the meaning of a … Continue reading
Being a Saint
Life is one big mystery and a paradox difficult, if not well nigh impossible, to understand. It is a never ending dynamic tension between being and becoming. I long for ease and comfort, a stasis where I would rest easy … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Life, Mystery, Photography, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Gratitude
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Proactivity
One of the valuable lessons I learned from Covey, and I learned a lot from him, is the concept and practice of proactivity. Man is driven both by passion and by reason. Often, I allow my passions and emotions drive … Continue reading