What is that you carry? A luggage of worries? Filled to the brim. Of what could be or what might. Of what isn’t yet and what could never be. Worry. It makes you blind of your present blessings as you worry about the yet unseen curse which may never take place at all. Or is … Continue reading What is That You Carry?
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
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
Freed
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain “…And someone came and told them, ‘The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.’…” (Acts 5:25) When God miraculously freed the apostles from prison, the apostles had two options: they could have gone home to live ordinary lives, or they … Continue reading Freed
Novenas
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I love praying novenas. One of my favorites is the one to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. According to Catholic tradition, if within the course of this particular novena, the devotee gets a rose, then it is the saint’s way of saying … Continue reading Novenas
Pray Away
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain Sometimes, when my children would ask from me outrageously expensive stuff, I often shrug it off with a smile thinking, “You might as well ask me for the moon…” (I don’t say it aloud, though, fearful that they just might.) While I don’t buy them just about anything … Continue reading Pray Away
You Are Meant to Fly!
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain When I was a kid, I loved catching dragonflies. The moment I catch one, I immediately tie it down with a string and I walk around with it to the delight and amazement of my friends. Today, looking back, I feel sorry for the dragonfly. Because it was … Continue reading You Are Meant to Fly!
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