MAY'S PICKS

MA. IMMACULADA "BABY" B. REYES At 78, I look back with a heart full of gratitude. My two daughters have since migrated, while my son chose to stay close. I am blessed with eight wonderful...

CARMEN ROCELI M. LOPEZ I want to begin this reflection by acknowledging the traditional owners and custodians of the land where I lived, studied, and learned from 2023 to 2024—the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin...

ANTHONY V. OLAES Growing up in the US, I never wanted to be Filipino. I wanted to be Hawaiian—I mean, people love Hawaii! The Philippines? It was kidnappings and poverty on the news. And because...

TREE GROWING PROCESS: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bLrdRLjyJRsjg80Pf-iARPlWnbRyjD4is_OiKFw9_QY/edit MANGROVE GROWING PROCESS: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Vo7mTukRjPtfDsBnUrv0nF0JDHhRe8pRPUaqdcSGDlg/edit#slide=id.g16299989efd_0_31 2. Slides for extra learning - at the end of the article 2024 04 Apr 22 NAISM Earth Day 3. Videos you can embed into the online article - these are results...

MATTHEW Q. VERGARA Stressed. Disappointed 'sa sarili' (with myself). 'Ang bigat sa kalooban.' (It's a heavy burden!) 'Hindi enough ang income namin.' (Our income is not enough.) 'Walang choice kundi mangutang.' (One has no choice but...

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...

JESSICA VERONIQUE O. YU I was 35 years old then, married with three children, running a business, and serving in our parish, when I received an invitation that would radically affect my life. I was invited...

  Sacred Biodiversity Installation, Yale University Institute of Sacred Music, April 12, 2023 Dear Friends, I'm so happy to observe this important Earth Day with you and so many people of all ages I've met during my...

ANGELA MANNO My artwork and contemporary icons are inspired by my love of the Beauty of this world. As Saint Hilary of Poitiers wrote, The sky and the air are beautiful, The earth and the sea...

BERNIE CUEVAS Only last year, I got a very unexpected call from our Parish priest inviting me to serve at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy in Sikatuna Village as Formation Coordinator. Parish...