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Appetite suppressants, weight loss products, herbal aids for dieters, food supplements for weight watchers, are all potential harmful substances, with side-effects in the long run. Since overweight and obesity are…
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The bucket list: Fix the broken (7th of a series)
”Broken hearts? Broken relationships? The solution is always the same. FORGIVE. Forgive as you have been forgiven. And while you’re at it, FORGET.” [Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that…
Destiny and your choices
“After reaping a not so good harvest, it is time to sow again to be able to move on. And this time, sow the right seeds.” THERE are several roads…
On hauling memories of God’s fidelity, providence, and promises
“POUR out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch,” the Lord told Simon while getting into the boat. “Master, we have worked hard all night and have…
The heart has its reasons
THEY spoke of a time, a place, voices in language of love gone wrong. Of frightful things that manifest itself in various ways of secrets, deceptions, obsession and violence, swathed in…
Yam Concepcion as Jade, the ‘mistress’ we all love to hate
ONCE again a new teleserye character playing the “other woman” has Filipino viewers gritting their teeth and clenching their fists as they curse her existence and damn her soul. “Homewrecker,”…
The lies of two minds’
“‘I’ convinced ‘myself.’ The I that did the convincing was the one who needed desperately to justify the entire experience, to make it sane and right and okay and approved….
Norovirus can kill
The Norovirus outbreak that sickened 277 on board the Oasis of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines forced the 7-day Caribbean cruise to return prematurely to Port Canaveral…
The bucket list: The world is your oyster – Go travel (6th of a series)
”The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust [Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have…
Ministry and theology at the margins
AS I write this article, I am in frigid Ashville, North Carolina, attending the 35th Biennial Consultation of the Association of Theological Field Education (ATFE). I thank God for the…
Farewell, Mommy Lucing
THE last image of Mommy Lucing was on distant mid-afternoon when her guiding hand led my wheelchair to a waiting ride. Against the gate of Bahay Kubo, her lips pursed a trifle,…
Kris-Nicko-Gretchen issues show no signs of dying down
THE start of this year has brought a mix of good and bad vibes in the entertainment business. We were off to a good start with our back-to-back wins during…
Lessons learned from the first annual AANHPI Educators Summit in SoCal
“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it’s never a question of ‘critical mass.’ It’s…
Life-affirming living coral coats PACCAL’s 2019 Int’l Women’s History Month Gala & Awards Night
AS essential elements of an actively functioning non-profit organization, voluntarism and social involvement are fundamentally considered cornerstones which connect charitable and compassionate concerns that strengthen the motivation and focus of…
“Filipino time” revisited
Whenever I hear the notorious excuse or description “Filipino time,” I feel a grave insult is hurled at my people, even if the generalization is usually uttered by fellow Filipinos…
The bucket list: Whip up your signature dish (Fifth of a series)
“Food is a way of making a connection with others and making memories.” Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have the highest chance of coming…
Part III: Truth in an ecosystem of free will and moral responsibility
“Truth entices us there on the frontier between fact and interpretation, and we strive for honesty in representing what is entrusted to us. We combine that honesty with a humility…
The apparitions and messages of Mary in Fátima and their relevance today
MANY of us came to know about the Blessed Virgin Mary’s apparitions and messages in Fátima, Portugal through reading and hearing about them or by going on a Marian pilgrimage….
The bucket list: Pamper yourself with a massage (Fourth of a series)
”I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you’re outside in the fresh air.” —Angie Stone Select a handful of those things in your…
The bucket list
Pamper yourself with a massage (4th of a series) ”I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you’re outside in…
Mary of humanity, Mary of the poor
SHOWING a deep concern for the newly married couple in Cana, Mary told Jesus, “They have no wine.” Jesus responded, “Woman, how does your concern affect me. My hour has not…
Positive energies beget positive energies
“Having such a dark and negative aura, we tend to magnet negative energies too. This is when businesses experience failures, plans get delayed, and disharmony and blessings get blocked from…
For Pacquiao, boxing is a triumph of the spirit
LAS VEGAS — Everything about this city is preposterous — the smell and the hustle inside MGM Grand, included. From the weigh-in, it gives you a heady feeling of being…
Truth in an ecosystem of free will and moral responsibility
(Part II of III series) “Truth entices us there on the frontier between fact and interpretation, and we strive for honesty in representing what is entrusted to us. We combine…
Mita Quiogue: a woman of substance with maternal instinct
BEING a mother is virtually a never-ending career…much more when one is solely raising her children while simultaneously keeping the house in a perfect setting and working doubly hard to…
The little blue pill
Twenty years ago on August 7, 1999, I wrote about Viagra, a headliner around the world then when this “chemical gold” was first introduced by Pfizer a year before. This…
The bucket list: Watch the Perseids! (3rd of a series)
”…Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.” —Henry David Thoreau Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have the highest chance of coming to fruition given your…
A new year’s vow to pay it forward
Let us start the year right by being doing more positive deeds. Let us start by paying it forward. “’Pay it forward’ is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a…
The girl is now a bride
Little girls grow up, marry and change their names. It was one of those Beverly Hills weddings — the groom sneaked unnoticed at the ultra-conservative church of The Good Shepherd but…
On living out our Christian baptism
NO matter how “worldly” we can become, there will moments when we feel the restlessness of wanting to relate with someone higher than us, someone bigger than life. Deep within…