"Even If"
There has been a long hiatus on this blog page. The latest post was almost four months ago. Not that there were no ideas to write about;...
"Do You Also Want to Leave?”
"Do You Also Want to Leave?” (John 6:67) This question of the Lord in the Gospel, taken in the context of ordinary life, is addressed not...
"Kwentong Barbero" -- My Barber is 93 Years Old
My regular barber is now 93 years old. And he still comes to give haircuts. Manong Rey Cabacar celebrated his 90th birthday three years...
Death and Life, Darkness and Light
(A Homily on the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time) For the past 15 months, the world has seen millions of deaths caused by a deadly tiny...
What Makes Fathers
Some Reflections on Father's Day Towards the end of the Mass, the priest invited all the fathers in the congregation to stand for special...
The Costco $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken -- "Ubinam Gentium Sumus?"
"Lechon Baliwag" was the favorite rotisserie chicken we used to buy in Marikina, Philippines. Delicious, freshly grilled and with its...
The Heart of Jesus*
The high school I attended in my old country is a private non-sectarian school. But since almost all the teachers and staff were...
We All Need a Poem
The imposed quarantine, hopefully ending soon, has, also hopefully, given us more time to think and reflect on the most important things....
Will the Birds Come Back?
BIrds had been flocking to our deck to feed -- cardinals, sparrows, finches, blue jays, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, doves -- beautiful...
"Not Just Yet"
Looking for a book to read this Pentecost Sunday, I chanced upon St. Augustine's "Confessions," called" the greatest spiritual...
