In between our pasta and chicken wings, I was recently half-lamenting, but also half-celebrating to a friend how a huge chunk of my money goes to books. Lamenting because I seem to have a disease …
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When fears come true
Nakakatakot naman. (It’s scary.) How many times have I heard this statement from various people at work this week? As Covid-19 cases surge in the country, so as in our office premises. It started with …
My most played song in 2020 according to Spotify
I was starving already and yet we were still on our way to dinner. How far could that be, I thought. Flanked with some of our VPs, I dare not expressed my hunger, but instead …
A sword in the soul
A few days after Jesus was born, he was presented at the temple to fulfill a ritual of the Jewish religion. Jesus being the firstborn male must be consecrated to God. At the temple, Simeon …
Responding to Christmas: The Shepherds’ Faith
The shepherds in the nativity scene may seem trivial, but in reality, it is also a telling detail of the first Christmas. The shepherds like Mary were given an angelic message. In response, they listened …
Responding to Christmas: Mary’s Faith
For the past days we have read and hopefully pondered on the meaning of Christmas – the coming of light, reconciliation with God, and His taking on a human nature. In summary, we looked into …