Dear Basti
DONG MAGSAJO
Dong's letter to his son, Basti, when his father, Chito Magsajo, died.
Dear Basti,
While I write this letter, I hope you've already had time to process what our family has just gone through. Because...
Reporting the News through the Lens of Faith
LUCILLE OCAMPO-TALUSAN
"You passed the audition!" a Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) Asia staff member excitedly told me. Still, I remember not feeling as excited as she was because I suddenly realized it was a daunting...
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PIA NAZARENO-ACEVEDO
I used to say tomorrow isn't promised, but today, I say… later is not promised. We are invited to be present and live from moment to moment…
This year, I turn 50, celebrating my...
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I was very young when my family introduced me to God. Catechism at the Jesuit-run Ateneo and learning “Our Father” in Prep helped to form a clear concept of God as our Father,...
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One of the great realizations of glorious aging is a deep, high, and wide sense of God's presence in our lives.
God moved from a prayer corner, a recited, memorized piece, a 'locker...
Praying Through Service
JASON GONZALES
It’s been 14 years since I ran away and joined the colorful circus that is local politics. I was in my 20s, wide-eyed, and like the cinematic P.T. Barnum, I was filled with...
A Dream to Restore Paradise
RAFAEL S. DIONISIO
I grew up in Metro Manila and attended Ateneo, graduating with the idea that becoming rich and successful in my career was my only goal.
Boy, was I wrong!
As I started my entrepreneurial...
A Ray of Hope
MAYMAY BALATAYO
Rey, Banad, Reggie, Reynald. His peers, family, and co-workers call him. To us, his nine kids, and Mama, he is Papa or Pang.
In Gawad Kalinga (GK), where he worked as a missionary for...
The PHL Gift – Presence Hope Love
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When I turned 53 two years ago, I remembered that my eldest sister, Malou, died when she was 53! Feeling I'm now living on borrowed time made me more circumspect about life.
I told...
Blue Zone Summit, San Jose, Batangas
TONY MELOTO
Is BLUE ZONE possible in the Philippines?
The azure sky over Paraiso Village Farm on January 20, 2024, welcomed over 500 curious participants to the first BLUE ZONE SUMMIT in the Philippines to try...