My Sunday School classes have finished studying the book of Ruth and we are now studying 1 Samuel. Â Studying familiar stories are the hardest to do. Â It’s like pressing niyog (coconut) for the second time : you are afraid that all the creamy coconut milk has been pressed the first time, all you get on… Continue reading Fresh eyes on an old landscape
I was delighted when friends added me to two groups on Facebook:  one is a group for those who graduated from UP Diliman, the other, a group for those who graduated from the UP College of Law. It’s fun to  touch base with people who went to the same school at different times, and yet,… Continue reading Remembering…
It was my son who asked my opinion last Thursday night on the artwork of Mideo Cruz at the CCP. Â He asked me what the phrase “offending religious feelings” meant. Â I asked him why he wanted to know and he answered that it might be a topic to be discussed in current events or given… Continue reading Offending religious feelings
There are days when the awareness of death is just stark. This week, the awareness of death and dying has been pervasive at our house. On Sunday, my 73 year old father was feeling pain in his chest. He told me that he had instructed my youngest brother to accompany him to his tree farm… Continue reading Awareness of Death and the Love of God
Last Saturday, August 13, 2011, I was all set to endure sitting in a seminar for the better part of nine hours. Â I was ready of mind to endure the boredom, but I had hoped to glean some helpful information. Â What I did not expect was to gain spiritual insight. The first two-hour lecture was… Continue reading Gleanings