“Messing things up well!”

Francis B. Ongkingco 07/18/2015

I couldn’t help but be once again thrilled with yet another catchy Bergoglio-ism which I would loosely translate as: “How to Mess things up well!” (*Note: The Spanish word lio can be translated as ‘in messed up…

You can do magic!

Francis B. Ongkingco 07/11/2015

The priest’s homily called my attention when he suddenly said, “I’m going to perform a magic trick!” I became very curious about what he proposed to do because it was something that didn’t blend too well with…

The machines have won…

Francis B. Ongkingco 07/04/2015

The eat-all-you-can restaurant churned into life as it drew closer to 12 o’clock noon. What came in gently as trickles of individuals, couples, families gradually became a roaring hungry wave of students during their noon break, office…

Heaven’s got talent

Francis B. Ongkingco 06/27/2015

“And the winners are…!!!” Our eyes and ears were glued to the TV as we nervously waited for the hosts of the talent show to announce the winners for this year. The loud cheering and applause of…

Pamana

Francis B. Ongkingco 05/22/2015

“Thank you very much, Father, for coming to say the mass for mom,” Kate said. “I’m sure, after what I heard from you and your siblings, that Cathy is in a much better place.” “Yes, Father. There’s…

Grace bank

Francis B. Ongkingco 04/25/2015

Today’s culture of mobile gadgetry has most of us getting battery conscious. Connectivity for professional, social and leisurely reasons is highly prized. One can no longer afford to have his gadgets running low during critical moments like…

Supernatural social network

Francis B. Ongkingco 04/18/2015

“Take a look, Father,” Stan clicked on the Facebook link. The page loaded and Stephanie’s cute little face, Stan’s recently born baby girl, popped out as the profile picture. “That’s a very nice picture for your FB…

‘Touch me not’

Francis B. Ongkingco 04/10/2015

“It’s called Touch-me-not,” my father said when he saw me curiously trying to identify a thorny weed. The plant had thickly carpeted green the borders of the path we were trekking on in one of our casual…

Sleeping Jose

Francis B. Ongkingco 03/28/2015

I don’t know how long I’ve been holding and kneading Jose’s warm soft hand. Or had it become warmer because of my own hand?” “That didn’t really matter,” I said and continued with my silent and burdensome…

Digital altars

Francis B. Ongkingco 03/21/2015

The phrase ‘digital altars’ was totally unknown to me. The young fellow who introduced me to it, was actually expressing his disappointment for not being able to attend Holy Mass regularly and fulfill his other spiritual activities…

Being soulfish

Francis B. Ongkingco 03/14/2015

“So guys,” the teacher asked the class, “what would be the opposite of selfish?” The class became silent for a few seconds. Then one boy raised his hand. “Yes, Dave, would you like to try?” “Teacher Erika,…

Springing in Lent

Francis B. Ongkingco 03/07/2015

“Why is it called ‘LENT’, Father?” asked a little boy after Mass. “I…uh…ah….,” I started scratching my head hoping for some answers to pop out instead of dandruff. Alden waited for me to stop scratching. “This might…

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