17 June 2012. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 17, 22-24; Psalm 92; Corinthians 5,6-10; Mark 4, 26-34 Parables are stories taken from ordinary life to explain a truth. Jesus uses parables to explain not just a truth, but a greater reality – that of the Kingdom of God. He uses parables in order for peopleContinue reading “Awe and Wonder”
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The Dad I Love
I was barely a year-old novice when dad passed away. My last memory of him was at the gate of the novitiate in 1989, holding tightly my grandmother who cried as I began a life apart from them, but always with them. He never liked Manila. He said that he would like to die inContinue reading “The Dad I Love”
To Dads: Become Steamy Hot in the Kitchen
Note: My Father’s Day feature. Here is great news: the macho image is slowly being eroded by men who share the chores at home. Studies show that as women eke out a living, their husbands all the more share domestic duties. And the better news? They do it not begrudgingly, but willingly. They understand theContinue reading “To Dads: Become Steamy Hot in the Kitchen”