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Vignettes The woman in the second floor was dying of cancer,” my priest friend narrated how the sick call went. “Eight children, she had, you say?” “Yes,” he sighed deeply and lowered his head in deep thought.…
Vignettes Mom, can I…?” Bell carefully explained to her mom what she wanted. Her mother listened attentively. She raised an eyebrow, smiled at Bell and gave her reply. “I don’t think it’s the best thing for now,…
“Father, my son just died. Can you bless his remains?” The mother vividly wore a devastated countenance. “Your son died? How…!!!?” The priest couldn’t believe it. “He jumped off the bridge…,” the mother started crying. “But he…
Part 2 of 2 In the first part about the WOEs (Words Of Encouragement), we came up with helpful ideas for those who are recovering from some trials or struggles in their life. Now we are going…
In my few years dealing with young people (as well as not-so-young), I have constantly imparted some advice to help them in their spiritual and ascetical adventures. I call one group the WOEs and the other the…
A friend and I went to Binondo looking for cheap sportswear. I haven’t been to this part of town for the longest time. I was looking forward to once again riding the rusty rickety tin can pedal-powered…
I was struck after reading a story about a woman to whom our Lord appeared. She immediately conveyed this episode with her confessor. The holy priest, skeptical about the event, wanted some proof that it was indeed…
Swaddling clothes!” These words never cease to strike awe and wonder in me every Christmas. My first memory-engraving episode happened on the day of our First Holy Communion on the 8th of December. My companions and I…
In the Office of Readings of Wednesday in the First Week of Advent, we read St. Bernard Abbot’s reflection on the “Three Advents”. He says that “the coming of the Lord is threefold: the third coming is…
It may be a matter of time when the word ‘Christmas’ disappears from our vocabulary and remain as an unused etymological artifact in Wikipedia or some obscure digital bin. This may sound hard to believe, but some…
The violence that has killed over a hundred innocent people in France has also left millions the world over deeply wounded! As I continue to follow the news, I could not help but feel a tinge of…
A few generations ago parenting manuals were unheard of. Today, walk into any bookstore or scan any magazine stand and you will see it decked with materials on how to raise one’s kids. With global and national…
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