My 70th Epiphany
ERNIE MAIPID, JR
'Papu, let's play monster truck!' my 3-year-old grandson, Caelan, looked up at me as he waved his red toy. I bent carefully, kissing his head top, warmed by his gentle heart!
I thought...
Personal Testimony – A Miracle of Padre Pio
MANNY INUMERABLE
My wife, Nini, and I reside with our daughter, Yssa, at Severina Diamond Subdivision in Parañaque, in front of the Padre Pio Parish Church. This has been our home for the last 33...
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...
The Abundance of God’s Gifts*
HENRI J.M. NOUWEN
Fear and anxiety never totally leave us. But slowly they lose their domination as a deeper and more central experience begins to present itself. It is the experience of gratitude. Gratitude is...
Making the Most of What’s Remaining
CYNTHIA CAMPOS
This is a poem I composed when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and was given only 3-6 months to live. But God in His goodness and mercy and with the help of...
Pathways to Youth Connection
ERNESTO MAIPID, JR
Approaching my 7th decade this year, I look back and happily realize that God had put me in active touch with the young all these years.
Right from college, beginning in my 20s,...
A Hope for Health
MADELENE CALALO JIAO
In July 2018, we were at the early stages of crafting a health program for our first LifeScience Institute (LSI) community engagement in Nasugbu, Batangas. Before anything else, we needed to know...
A Pilgrimage of Love and Service
DR. CHRISTINE E.V. GONZALEZ
The sobering facts
Nationwide, 65 million or about 80 percent of the Filipino poor live in rural areas of the country, many located deep in the mountains. These 65 million Filipinos try...
There is Always a Flip Side
NANCY CHICHIOCO-RAZON
MICHAEL CHICHIOCO is my nephew, the eldest of my youngest brother based in San Francisco. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was 14 years old with symptoms present when he was...