Dumaguete — The holidays can be the best of times, but it can be the worst of times as well. The holiday season is synonymous with family, revelry, reunions and fun. And it can be fun for the most part. A time when you reunite and reconnect with loved ones and friends whom you hardly … Continue reading Waiting for Christmas in Wuthering Heights

It was a cool evening and like the past two evenings, I was again looking forward to hearing what God had to say to me at mass. It had been a happy day which began with a Miss Universe win. I sat quietly, reading the missalette while waiting for the mass to begin. The words … Continue reading Immanuel, God is with Me

I suppose you can’t ever take the Catholic out of the girl. I know. God is everywhere, and really, in everyone. Sometimes though it’s hard to see that when the days are challenging or someone is being obnoxious or unkind towards you. I have always found a certain comfort in sitting in a quiet church, … Continue reading Preparing the Heart for Christmas

There are moments from childhood that are, for one reason or other, seared in one's memory bank. There is one of me -- almost five years old, shrieking in glee in front of our B&W Zenith television because a man had finally landed on the moon. Though the image on the television was grainy, I … Continue reading Loss and The First Man on the moon