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Hala akong mga gamit!
When the strong earthquake struck this morning, only one thought crossed my mind: Masayang akong mga gipundar. What if everything I’ve built, bought, and saved for — the things I worked hard for, even borrowed money for — turned to dust beneath the shaking ground? I didn’t think of my own safety. Although I prayed,…
I thirst for love
Perhaps this thirst for love is unquenchable—rooted not just in my personal history of abandonment, but in a soul created to love and be loved completely. I love deeply, often too much. And when that love isn’t returned—whether by friends…
But are you happy?
My younger sister, Zandra, dreamt that I died. The dream was so vivid and emotional that she woke up in tears. Still shaken, she messaged our sister Salve, who then shared it in our family group chat. I responded with…
Are we not the same people we condemn?
The phrase “Hate the sin, not the sinner” has often been repeated, but rarely lived. In our country—where over 80% of the population professes the Catholic faith—we would expect mercy to be part of the cultural bloodstream. But the truth…
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Grief is love’s echo
Sometimes I wish I had never known love. It sounds ungrateful to say that — even unholy. But it’s the…
Priests are Human Too
Every Catholic, at some point in their journey of faith, has experienced spiritual dryness—those periods when prayer becomes a struggle,…
But why does God love us?
Most of the time, I assess myself—my actions, my emotions, my tendencies. I talk to myself about my faults. I…
Gospel Reflection
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Faith that acts
In a world scarred by injustice, disaster, and division, the readings call us not to despair, but to hold fast in faith—believing that God’s promise of peace will come, and that we have a role to play now, even amid suffering and brokenness.