Originally written for the Feast of the Holy Child. As the people of CDO and Iligan remember the devastation of Sendong a year after it ravaged their two cities, we pray with them and pray for them.by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ When I saw raw footage of children being fished out of the water after … Continue reading Ask
The God Who Never Leaves
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain It was in a playground. Franco, my two-year old boy, skipped and hopped inside the play area completely oblivious to my voice. “Franco! It’s time to go!” I called. He smiled at me and continued his playtime. I pretended to leave. He kept playing. I said “goodbye” and … Continue reading The God Who Never Leaves
Sticking It Out
Originally written on June 20, 2008 by Pat Nogoy SJ (Part of our scholasticate formation is delivering a sharing/homily in community masses. In Dagani House, where I am assigned to, a particular scholastic is assigned to deliver his sharing every Saturday of the month.) This feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the readings of today, and … Continue reading Sticking It Out
The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata There’s nothing I get asked about more as a parent than unschooling, and nothing I recommend more to other parents. It’s an educational philosophy that provides for more freedom than any other learning method, and prepares kids for an uncertain and rapidly changing future better than anything else … Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
Say That Again
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo The other week, I brought my 4-year-old nephew to the toy store. On our way back to meet his mother, he was riddled with comments and questions-the retail high had gotten to him and he wouldn't let go of his new toy. Along … Continue reading Say That Again
God Provides!
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain Admit it. When you hear the phrase “God provides!”, what immediately comes to mind is finances, right? While it is true that God provides for all our practical needs, isn’t it the case also that God can choose to provide in other ways? Courage. When you receive the … Continue reading God Provides!
How to Wait Less
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata ‘How much of human life is lost in waiting?’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson So much of our lives are spent waiting. We wait in lines, we wait for the perfect person, we can’t wait for our dreams to come true, we look forward to the day when we have … Continue reading How to Wait Less
A Do-able Dream
by Eric Santillan I remember going to the National Museum many years ago and talking to its curator. Every Sunday, the National Museum opens its doors to children and students of poor families. They can enter the museum for free--offering the children and their families an alternative educational tour and recreation that does not really … Continue reading A Do-able Dream
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