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On Being a Father

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

Today is the feast of St. Joseph. One of the names by which Jesus was known is “the son of the carpenter”. There many things about being a father I learned from Joseph. And thinking of him now, I remember … Continue reading →

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EDSA Was a Miracle

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

I sometimes believe in miracles. I sometimes believe that the EDSA Transfiguration event was a miracle. A people cowering in fear and indifference are galvanized into united action to throw off the yoke of their bondage. And their liberation is … Continue reading →

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Origins

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Yesterday, I had to be on the road very early. It was still night time, just before the break of dawn. It was a cloudy night and the full moon was still at its fulsome luminescence although it was starting … Continue reading →

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Let the Children Teach Us Once More

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

I just love watching how children, specially at play, even though they might have just met each other for the first time. Spontaneously and very naturally, they soon become friends and are deep in play and in a fantasy world … Continue reading →

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Grand-Parenting

Posted on January 17, 2019 by

T.S. Eliot said it again for me so eloquently – “to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” I have been on the parenting journey before. And I enjoyed every moment of it. Grand-parenting is arriving where … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Who am I? Really? Sometime ago, I wrote this in answer to that question: “As I think of the defining moments in my life, I realize that I can never fully define myself except in relationships with others. One person … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018, II

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

We see what we seek We find what’s in our mind. We search and then discover we had it all the while. The earth and nature bequeaths their tresures to those who would stop and listen in the silence. Just … Continue reading →

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