The splendor of moonlight
I admire a contented mind — one that reveres enlightenment of simple things. Yet, in quiet meditation, the one emotion that’s hardest to fight against is a longing for all…
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Fides Ecclesiae: A celestial voyage at the Pantages
The curtain rises and stays raised. Behind its footlights are nuggets of musical lores and unpublished anecdotes, which are mined from press and personal sources—setting the tone of what dwells…
Our Catholic Church in this period of Lent
MULTITUDES of people flocked our Catholic Churches again last Ash Wednesday to observe the beginning of Lent, a forty-day period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Holy Week…
The tragedy of Valentine
Legends of different versions have been around for centuries tracing the origin of Valentine’s Day. Invariably, they all go back to ancient Roman history. The most widely popular one relates…
Role of a lifetime for Ruben D. Cuatrona Jr.
This week, I would like to share to you my interview with the award winning concert director Vic Perez, his insight and experience on his latest project. Fides Ecclesiae(Latin for…
The heart of it
IT is that month again. A time when urges surge to an all-time high as they course through bodies that become conduits to a myriad of strokes and brandishes. Music,…
The greatest love is not bound by rules
Why do some people experience enduring love (which lasts a lifetime), while others are only destined to love for a short time? Why are there those who separate, either by…
PH town mayor Jay Valencia: Gone but not forgotten
Jay Valencia would have loved the community tribute organized by his friends at FACLA. It had decorum and dash that were his special style — it was both style and…
No empty pews and empty hearts
I’VE heard them preach for the first time in class, all nineteen of them who have followed Jesus to be his future priests. They come from varied ages, some in…
Travelogues: Boracay
The sunlight glistens as it touches the water and the eyes. You can feel that you are heading to a territory where the sun holds its dominion. It is a…
Enduring hormonal mischief
It is the new perspective coming into view in every woman’s major life passage: a mid-life agitation, literal and poignant. First, the gushing, like the reddening of a dying tree…
Restaurateur Non-Pareil J. Marlo Cruz
He Attributes His Success To Hardwork, Right Choices, Right Attitude and Pure Luck If there’s one notable restaurant in the Cerritos area that pioneered in the fastfood business, Pinoy…
The restoration miracle
Chances are, most women share the same thoughts on men. I would never say it out loud, but recently, I started making a list of important characteristics I should look…
An evening of Frederic Chopin at the Holly Mont Castle
Chopin’s music—confided and played from the heart by Maestro Dexter Grey — was like listening to mingled prayers of broken hearts, the revolt of fettered souls, the pain of slavery,…
Gird your loins, a prophet I appointed you!
“BEFORE I formed you In the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” Such were the words of…
Celebrities with diabetes
Diabetes, like most other diseases, does not spare anyone on the basis of economic status, gender, social standing, or even popularity. To a great extent, the significant factors are lifestyle,…
The salient power and enigmatic enticement of free verse poetry
In externalizing our thoughts and express our feelings in a different perspective, poetry becomes a powerful tool other than written, spoken, or sign languages. This literary work has a special…
The salient power and enigmatic enticement of free verse poetry
In externalizing our thoughts and express our feelings in a different perspective, poetry becomes a powerful tool other than written, spoken, or sign languages. This literary work has a special…
Not guns, but bullets that kill
They consist of running bits of metals through the flesh of men — large, small, pointed, square, round and splintered bits that tear and kill. It is not the metal…
With Filipinos in their hearts, noted Fil-Am fundraiser welcomes Ms. Jo Ann Kyle
They all came to “meet and greet” ABS-CBN Foundation International Managing Director, Ms. Jo Ann Kyle in her recent LA visit. Driven by a culture of caring and sharing and…
Send us, O Lord to preach the Good News
I FEEL privileged to be part of this year’s formation of seminarians of St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California. Being a professor of Homiletics for nineteen students in 2nd Year…
Tony & Mely Garcia's 55th Wedding Anniversary and the Bicolandia Association, Inc. of Eastern Seaboard 43rd Anniversary
Man, by nature, is sociable. His sociable nature is emphasized with the constant changes in the community which are congruous to his ever evolving preferences. Filipinos, for one, always take…
Tony & Mely Garcia’s 55th Wedding Anniversary and the Bicolandia Association, Inc. of Eastern Seaboard 43rd Anniversary
Man, by nature, is sociable. His sociable nature is emphasized with the constant changes in the community which are congruous to his ever evolving preferences. Filipinos, for one, always take…
The chocolate mystique
In this day and age of health-consciousness, various food items have been on the spotlight, scrutinized, and re-evaluated, including chocolate. Chocolate is the “feel-good” food, the lover’s delight, which comes…
The past as present
After a smooth ride along the SCTEX and navigating the tortuous terrain of Bataan, an excitement builds up as you are welcomed by the security detail in guardia de civil…
Women and equality in the battle scene
Some things light up — an uneasiness that, at first, you wouldn’t know how to define. But then you eventually do, and a shudder rises up and down your spine….
When sickness and death become gifts
THE circumstances, consequences, and services of my father’s death and all the gatherings and prayers of families and friends are still vividly present in my mind. I’m sure that it’s…
The Prime of Steven Fulop
Changing the face of a diverse community takes several well-schemed measures and innovative maneuvers. It takes a whole lot of persuasive power to influence people to embrace the principle they…
The Prime of Steven Fulop
Changing the face of a diverse community takes several well-schemed measures and innovative maneuvers. It takes a whole lot of persuasive power to influence people to embrace the principle they…