I feel like I need more time to pray. I think I am just mouthing words instead of letting it come from the heart. I think that I am doing the Lord a disservice by praying daily but really talking to him once a week. It’s not right. Sayang there’s no affordable spiritual retreat I [...]
I don’t claim to be religious but I am a prayerful person. I turn to prayers everytime. It can be a simple “Thank You, Lord!” or “Please, Lord.” but it’s always at the tip of my tongue. I say thanks or I lift up the worries and hardships to Him. Of course, I am not [...]
I really feel so guilty when my mind wanders inside the church while the mass is ongoing. I’ve been noticing that priests officiate mass unprepared for their homily. So during homily, my mind would start wandering while the priest’s voice drones on and on. It’s bad, I know. I just couldn’t help it most of [...]
February 17th marked the start of the Lenten Season. Ash Wednesday is the signal that Lent is here. Catholics everywhere go to church to get ash on their foreheads. Turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel. Have you been to church last Wednesday? Are you practicing fasting during Lent?
I find solace in my faith. Whenever I feel troubled, or even when I feel like saying thanks, I go to the church. When we went to Tagaytay, our first stop was the Pink Sisters Convent. I love the Pink Sisters. They have convents in Hemady Street as well as in Baguio City. I’ve been [...]
Our family goes to mass every Saturday. We attend the anticipated mass service because there’s less people in the church and it seems more solemn to us. Every Saturday, I feel the need to give the church some feedback regarding the celebration of the mass. Last Saturday, the priest droned on and on during the [...]
I am a Catholic. Our family has an annual tradition where we attend the 9-day novena in honor of the Our Lady of Queen of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila. On the Sunday immediately after the novena is the feast day of our town. Every year, there is a procession of all [...]
If you are a Catholic or is well-versed with a Catholic mass, you would know what I will be yakking about. A long and winded homily… I am a Catholic all my life. I don’t have any intention of converting or have not even considered it. But I have an open mind and have always [...]
When Gelliane sent me a text message about Francis Magalona‘s death, I must admit I was affected. Aside from being a long time fan, I saw my brother in him. FrancisM died of leukemia, the same sickness that took the life of my then 15-year-old brother. Cancer is like a thief in the night. It’ll [...]
