Anything but Yellow

They said: Colors play an important role upon the minds of men and women and different colors mean different things to different people. Well, i love the color yellow ever since I can remember. It was on my 6th birthday when my father gifted me with a bright yellow umbrella and since then that bright…

From Darkness to Light

(This is a reflection shared by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI twelve years ago on Easter Triduum.) The Easter Triduum is the fulcrum of the entire liturgical year. With the help of the sacred rites of Holy Thursday, of Good Friday and of the solemn Easter Vigil, we will relive the mystery of the passion, death…

Morning has Broken

Morning Has Broken (By: Cat Stevens) Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the…

The FIRE of EASTER

Sharing with you an excerpt from Pope Francis’ Lenten Message 2018 The fire of Easter I urge the members of the Church to take up the Lenten journey with enthusiasm, sustained by almsgiving, fasting and prayer. If, at times, the flame of charity seems to die in our own hearts, know that this is never…

Time to Pause, See and Return…..

We were always given a chance to be drawn closer to God and perfect opportunity comes in this time of LENT. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis said that in this life, we are always in need of conversion and that during this season of Lent the Church invites us to pray for this conversion. He…

Come away….

Lenten season….. the right time to come away and rest for a while… “come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while” (Mk 6:31). These are the very words of JESUS inviting his disciples to rest for awhile after a busy day….an invite which I believe also meant for each and everyone…

Lights and Lanterns

These are the amazing lights and lanterns at Meralco’s Liwanag Park. Meralco started this Program Maliwanag ang Pasko on 2011 and features a yearly theme….with this years’ theme “Maliwanag ang Paskong Pilipino”.  

LAUDATO SI’

The first two articles of the Encyclical LAUDATO SÌ of the  Holy Father POPE FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME 1. “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we…

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ON SEA WAVES

While capturing the movements of the children playing on the seashore my mind goes back to my childhood days. One of the wonderful memories I had was playing on the seashore…maybe then…the sea and the seashore was our playground. If I remember right, I learned how to swim at the age of 3. As Kids,…