It's been 232 (of 365) Days since we started this journey of #PrayersWrappedInQuotes! 🙏 🕯️ REFLECTION GUIDE below ⬇️😊 as you read this! Your day is going to be awesome after spending the next 10 mins reflecting!🕯️: In Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist, we see Santiago journey into the world, and then find the treasure back where … Continue reading PWinQ #232: We Are Enough
PWinQ #227: Practice of Silence
It's been 227 (of 365) Days since we started this journey of #PrayersWrappedInQuotes! 🙏 🕯️ REFLECTION GUIDE below ⬇️😊 as you read this! Your day is going to be awesome after spending the next 10 mins reflecting!🕯️: Yesterday, I invited you to prepare your physical and psychological spaces for silence. Today, I invite you to continue … Continue reading PWinQ #227: Practice of Silence
#95: Silence of Omission
Today, we pray about silence, but not in terms of the kind that leads to deep prayer. The silence we contemplate today is the silence of omission. We remember the times we could have stood up for what is right, or for a person, but we did not. We have our myriad of reasons: fear, … Continue reading #95: Silence of Omission
#58: Better Than A Thousand Words
Today we pray silently and without hurry, putting all our baggages aside and focusing on ourselves and what brings us peace. We pray that we become inspired by the words below -- words that ask us to focus not on the many, but on the much. We pray that we attain peace of mind today. … Continue reading #58: Better Than A Thousand Words
#23: Silence
When the then-Cardinal Bergoglio wore the white vestments for the first time, and came out to a world waiting for their new Pope, the first thing he asked was SILENCE. And then he bowed down and prayed quietly. This silence that marked the beginning of Pope Francis' papacy wasn't just for show. It is the … Continue reading #23: Silence
In the Moment
I clasped my 4 year old Franco in my arms at the break of dawn today. He woke up ahead of his siblings and went up to our third floor study where I was having my prayer time. Seeing him up so early, I decided to spend some time with him. I lifted him in … Continue reading In the Moment
There is Something About the Night
Originally written on June 20, 2008. All the excerpts used by this essay for reflection were taken from The Journals of Kierkegaard translated, selected and with an introduction by Alexander Dru, Harper and Brothers: New York, 1958. by Pat Nogoy SJ Payapang Daigdig Felipe de Leon, Sr. Ang gabi'y payapa Lahat ay tahimik Pati mga … Continue reading There is Something About the Night