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Tag Archives: Gratitude
Breaking Bread and Making My Humanity Whole
Yesterday, we had a family picnic. And this was the sight that we saw before us as we ended a happy and wonderful day. Even as the day was drawing to a close, God’s graces were still streaking across the … Continue reading
A Life Well-lived
Tatang must have been the first one in his family to have gone to college; for they were of peasant stock. He was among the early teachers in Pampanga during the American Colonization. In the process, he inspired many of … Continue reading
Love’s Been Good to Me
I have always been an incurable romantic. In my time, I have made quite a number of people happy because of my love for them. I have loved deeply and dearly. Anabelle always looked forward to the bouquet of roses … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Love, Presence
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Gratitude, Growing Older
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Who Would Have Thought?
Man is a rational animal, philosophers tell us. Yet, try as he does to always live by this truth, man often comes the edges and limits of his existence where reason does not make sense and rational logic is replaced … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Life, Mystery, Nature, Photography
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Gratitude, Serendipity
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Celebrating St. Lawrence, the Martyr and the Parish
Today is the feast day of St. Lawrence, the Martyr, patron saint of our parish here in Santa Clara. Daily personal prayer is part of my daily routine. It requires discipline. I have to make time and room for it. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Family
Tagged Discipline, Grace, Gratitude
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Breaking Bread at the Commons
Bounty and abundance have always been the Law of Nature. Natural shortages such those brought about by droughts are often temporary. Man-made shortages such as those brought about by hoarding happen because man takes from nature out of greed instead … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Nature, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Doing good, Gratitude, Love, Service
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Solidarity and Convergence
In a far and remote corner of New Mexico is this chapel of Santo Nino de Atocha in Chimayo. Many of the American soldiers sent to the Philippines just before the Second World War were from New Mexico because they … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Philippines/Filipino, Photography, The USA
Tagged Grace, Gratitude, Serendipity, Wisdom
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‘Lord, Teach Us to Pray’
This is Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. Rising some 750 feet from the canyon floor, they remind me of two arms outstretched in fervent prayers. In the midst of all the magnificent beauty and grandeur surrounding me, … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Family, Friendship, Photography, Spirituality
Tagged Gratitude, Humility, joy, Love, Prayer
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When My Faith Wavers, I Look Back With Gratitude and Humility
When I was growing up, I thought the world of my little hometown, Angeles. I thought it was an awesome place, possible the best one in the world, to grow up in. I was quite ready and resigned to the … Continue reading
There Are People I Remember . . . . In My Life
The other day, someone posted an old picture from Xavier School on Facebook. It elicited a lot of comments and exchanges from former students and colleagues from the past. Some of the people I could easily recall for I have … Continue reading