How loyal are we to truth?
“Some journalists, sad to say, equate objectivity with neutrality. They let both sides of the warring fence say their version of the ‘truth,’ no matter how misleading, and let the…
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Part II: Philippine Chamber Singers-LA’ s heart-cramping Original Pilipino Music overflows with love for country, family, friends and musical heritage
Part II of II Series “It is only with the heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery “The Filipino…
Philippine Chamber Singers-LA’ s heart-cramping Original Pilipino Music overflows with love for country, family, friends and musical heritage
(Part I of II series) “The only thing that makes life worth living is the possibility of experiencing now and then a perfect moment. And perhaps even more than that,…
Gratuitous cruelty to children from the 45th US President’s zero tolerance policy met with national resistance and humanitarian initiatives
“Love is who you are. When you don’t live according to love, you are outside of being. You’re not being real. When you love, you are acting according to your…
No makeup, just lighting
[Editor’s Note: A version of this column was previously published in June 2012] Bryce National Park in Southern Utah is known for its red rock spires and amphitheaters of columns….
Anthony Bourdain made us reach beyond our biases
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Channel 7, KABC was the last television show I developed an attachment for, which lasted 25 years. On her shows, she had a way of…
Finding peace this Father’s Day
“PEACE is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil…
The clever capture of millennial moments in ‘As We Babble On’
[Disclosure: This writer is not related to the play’s director.] “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” – Mahatma Gandhi “Congratulations to my…
The fruits of great love at Purple Yam Brooklyn and Malate
“Cooking is like the fruit of a great love: a strong and slightly egotistical love on the part of the men, altruistic and sensitive on the part of the women….
A young Fil-Am survivor’s journey toward progressive leadership
Dear Mama, I remembered that Saturday morning in late August in 2015 when I first told you that I was sexually assaulted. I remembered sitting on the couch and I…
Imagining America’s soft power: Inspired by David Henry Hwang’s musical
“I have emphasized the importance of face-to-face experience of the stranger as we form and nurture democratic habits of the heart. While experience can change the way we look at…
The White House of self-dealings and illicit affairs vs. truth and integrity
“Exercise the power of God as a Christ-certified believer, the power of the Holy Spirit in you.” – Anonymous, 2018 On the eve of Mother’s Day, May 9 (celebrated in…
Have you found your voice? Unshackling hostile work environments
Disclosure: In my prior work life, I had the unfortunate experience of working for a decade+ in a hostile environment in Sacramento, and where I pervasively felt all the disparagement…
Life’s storms reveal your true friends
“When I came to know her exemplary kindness, I thought she should have been the nun and I should have been in the working world. Well. you must already know…
‘The Man with the Muck-rake’: Common good requires truth and facts
“In Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim Progress’ you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward, with the muck-rake in his hand;…
Musikahan! with Maestro Ryan Cayabyab
Raving gratitude for Maestro from his students “I am not in awe of people per se, because we are all pilgrims, we are given everything. Why am I here? I…
Ryan Cayabyab’s life journey to music
(Part 1 of 2 ) “THE alphabet of grace is full of sibilants (hissing) —sounds that can’t be shouted but only whispered: the sounds of bumblebees and wind and lovers…
Purity of heart
“PURITY of heart, then, is the miracle-worker’s greatest engine of wealth creation.” – Marianne Williamson, The Law of Divine Compensation, 2012. The New Pope Francis As the Lenten season progresses,…