by Lt. Col. Vicky Blancaflor For some time, my profile description in Facebook reads “Soldier of God -- Working and Fighting for His Agenda.” In the catechism seminar given before administering the Sacrament of Confirmation, I can only distinctly remember (I was in 5th grade elementary) that after being confirmed, we will become ‘soldiers’ of... Continue Reading →
Something New!
Matthew 11: 25-30Deuteronomy 7: 6-11, Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10, 1 John 4:7-16 What amazes me with children is that they they can learn new – specifically new – things quicker and sometimes better than adults. Adults, on the other hand, have a tendency have a selective or sometimes functional learning attitude. “Will... Continue Reading →
When You’re Ready
by Joseph Vincent Borres When you’re ready I’ll take you farFor you I’m waiting patientlyIt is I you long to seeWhen you go astray, let it beBut know that when you call on meI will rush like wind silentlyWhen you’re afraid don’t be unfreeFind your courage and be at peaceIt is I your Lord and... Continue Reading →
Of Promises and Uncertainties
by Francis Miguel Panday When confronted with a great amount of uncertainty, we could barely think of anything, or we could barely think, at all. When the threat brought about by the pandemic spread all over the news, who among us did not experience this profound disorientation? Despair? “How, then?” “What now?” “How will I... Continue Reading →
Who Art Thou, Holy Spirit?
by Lt. Col. Vicky Blancaflor John 14: 16-17“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always – the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in... Continue Reading →
Vine and Branches
by Ethiel Roxas,aa I am the vine and you are the branches,Everything you do depends on your choices.Jesus is the vine and we are the branches,If we stick by His side, we will never feel meaningless aches. The soil where the vine was planted,Is a gift from a God who never regretted.Though many branches do... Continue Reading →
Blame Face On: Why We Blame God When Things Get Ugly and Why We Should Not
For a long time, the unpleasant reaction of man to pain has accumulated into a myriad of questions about faith, and on such occasion, someone always gets the blame; but why? As I browse through some reflections about the coronavirus pandemic, what I see common among them is the question whether there is a God... Continue Reading →
A “New Normal” Prayer
by Ethiel Roxas, AA Never did it cross my fragile and restless mind, O Jesus,Even in my dreams and horizon of my understanding,What is happening in my world today, the virus, and the challenges I am facing. Nevertheless, O my Lord, I know You are almighty,Our Victor over death, pain, uncertainty and calumny.Resurrection, love and... Continue Reading →
Christ is Our Light
by: Br. Eddienel Villa, SSS It seems that the world is enveloped with darkness because of the pandemic called COVID-19. We can see in the news the increasing number of cases which grows exponentially every day. We hear of stories of deaths including those we call frontliners, those in the medical field, in our battle... Continue Reading →
A Piece of Reality
by Ethiel Roxas, AA A PIECE OF REALITYEthiel Roxas, aa “Life”, they say “is short and passing,”But as I see it, “Death comes only once and life is long-lasting.”It is only in the eyes of who is looking,To see reality from the point of thinking. To say that life is full of pain is bias,To... Continue Reading →