My Transformation Experience in the Land Down Under

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...

Divine Pathways: Stories of Grace and Gratitude

MICHAEL ANGELO AGUIRRE I have wanted to become a filmmaker, but how? I have wanted to study filmmaking, but where? These are my two questions since 2012. In...

My Homily on the Occasion of a Dear Friend’s 80th Birthday

FR. LAMBERT RAMOS We are gathered here this morning in thanksgiving for the life God has so graciously given Andy—a life somehow diminished in independence...

Caring for Two Sons Who Answered God’s Call

MALEN LORENZO Early in our marriage, Cito and I were very happy with the birth of our four children. We welcomed each one with excitement...

ISADA FAMILY:  Life Lessons from a Chocolate Bar and Mango Pit 

ROSE CABRERA As the youngest child in a family of 12 and now a parent myself in her 50s, I appreciate the legacy of our...

Remembering Bobby Crisol, My Father of Love and Presence Unsurpassed

JONATHAN "JON-D CRISOL When I was 11 years old, I once had to borrow my dad’s sneakers to play in a basketball game because I...