Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata My friend Brian asked me yesterday what my biggest fear might be, and the first fear that came out of my mouth was: “The fear that people will discover I’m a fraud.” The truth is, this fear isn’t something I think about a lot, but it’s often present … Continue reading The Fear of Being Found a Fraud
Fleeting
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Recently, I found a strand of stubborn white hair sticking out in the middle of my head. Gasp! How did that come to pass? I began this column when I was just out of college and about to face my second year of … Continue reading Fleeting
Why Good People Go Through Bad Times
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain We often hear good people ask God why they are going through bad times. We look at the righteous priest falsely accused of sexual harassment and we scratch our heads… We wonder at the honest government official wrongly charged of being corrupt by the very people who are… … Continue reading Why Good People Go Through Bad Times
I Failed
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata It’s a feeling deep within your heart, one you try to ignore, of heaviness. Of dread and discouragement. Of sadness and guilt and collapse. I feel this heaviness in my chest when I fail. It can make me feel like crying. I feel lonely and I want to … Continue reading I Failed
Serving
A beautiful homily on the Martha and Mary story by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ Poor Martha, there she is, cooking up a storm, slaving away in the kitchen, while Mary her sister is in the living room, sitting “beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.” Before long, the envy in Martha grows … Continue reading Serving
Face to Face
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Over the summer, I went to Manila for a short seminar. Since I had gone to a university that was unfamiliar to me, I had the experience of being directed from one office to another while the staff tried to figure out how … Continue reading Face to Face
Fishballs and Salvation
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain Yesterday late afternoon, I brought my family to UP to treat them to some good old-fashioned UP classic “fishballs” merienda. When we got there, to our surprise, we were met with a long-line of people waiting to buy fishballs. I shook my head disappointedly and said to my … Continue reading Fishballs and Salvation
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