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Father, I’m fasting this Lent? Clyde said as we ate lunched in the cafeteria. “But you’re not even 18?” “But I can do it and grandma is very happy!” “Maybe you can offer something else, like making…
Tap! Tap! Tap!” A child appeared behind the slightly tinted car window. The traffic is rather heavy, I lowered the window and began a lively conversation with the boy. “What’s your name, where do you study, how…
Everyone loves a good surprise! The best and most memorable surprises come from the people we love most. This often happens on special occasions such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries and others drawn from each family’s unique tradition…
What’s your Lenten sacrifice, Carlos?” I asked the Grade 4 student. “Something to suffer?” He clearly revealed some discomfort towards the word as he wrinkled his nose. “Yeah, but more like something to offer, for the season…
If you had a choice, what would you choose?” A tiny voice squeaked behind me while I munched on my sandwich. “What were the choices again?” Another softer but excited voice asked. “To know when you are…
A common New Year’s resolution is to “Forgive and forget!” It is an adage often offered compassionately to those who may find it hard to move on after experiencing some hurt or pain. But how hard it…
Every year, we joyfully greet one another a Happy New Year! But are we indeed happier? Is it only a happiness from something materially or emotionally new, that lingers as short as fireworks? Once, I came across…
I was blessed to be in the presence of both a historical and spiritual relic: our Lady of Triumph. Mary, represented in her traditional and solemn title of Immaculate Conception, victoriously crushes the serpents head under her…
Father! Father!” Roeh’s son Mehamer barged into his father’s cold and dank room. Roeh, blind and bedridden for many years, was clearly irritated. He was just about to finally catch sleep and Mehamer stole it from him.…
Who wants to help me gather more hay for the manger?” Teacher Steph asked. All the Grade 2 pupils eagerly waved their hands in the air. “Remember, when we prepare the manger, we are also preparing our…
Many are easily misled to think that the Catholic Church has finally come to terms with the times by now allowing cremation. But Her past disapproval of cremation stems more with its association with pagan culture that…
It would seem more appropriate to say the fear of death than the death of fear. But today, fear is sought for as an entertainment commodity. Viewer, readers or players are thrilled by the artistically gruesome representation…
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