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
Love and Time II: Of Love’s Winter Solstice (Part 2 of 2)
PART I of post is here. Originally written on Jan 22, 2012. by Pat Nogoy SJ “My sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer. My heart looks for her, and she is not with me. The same night whitening the same trees. We, of that time, are no longer the same. … Continue reading Love and Time II: Of Love’s Winter Solstice (Part 2 of 2)
Love and Time II: Of Love’s Winter Solstice (Part 1 of 2)
Originally written on Jan 22, 2012. by Pat Nogoy SJ “My sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer. My heart looks for her, and she is not with me. The same night whitening the same trees. We, of that time, are no longer the same. I no longer love her, that's … Continue reading Love and Time II: Of Love’s Winter Solstice (Part 1 of 2)
The Key Habits of Organization
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata A trusted organization system that you actually use regularly can turn your day from one of chaos to one of focus, effectiveness and calm. This is something I’ve learned through repeated failures, actually: when I become loose with my organized habits, my day becomes worse. It gets stressful … Continue reading The Key Habits of Organization
Much
by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ Listen to something lovely and radical happening in the Gospel story today. The uprooting happens when Jesus is invited to dine with Simon the Pharisee. A woman (presumably of the night, “a sinful woman in the city”) gatecrashes the party and begins “to bathe his feet with her tears,”wiping those … Continue reading Much
Hopeful
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Many spiritual books, the foremost of which is the Bible, assert that we should put our hope in God. The saints, too, remind us, that if we would only be patient and trust God, we will find that God answers our prayers. Look … Continue reading Hopeful
Boldness in Trying New Things
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain We often hear the phrase uttered: “But we’ve always done it this way…”. This can be true in business, marriage, church, and in almost any aspect of life. Phrases like this while often spoken from a sincere heart, can be very limiting and sometimes, even discouraging. It discourages … Continue reading Boldness in Trying New Things
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