Gifts & Graces

The Filipino Legacy of Caring: A Culture that Connects and Heals

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CECILLE CONCEPCION Caring is a universal virtue — the thread that weaves together individuals, tribes, and nations. It is also at the heart of humanity’s...

My Cherished Treasures: Conversations with Dad

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MARICEL BARREIRO VILLANUEVA Was it one afternoon in 1985? Students and employees were dismissed early as Metro Manila braced for a typhoon. Daddy sent his...

My Tukayo (Namesake), My Friend

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DR. EUSTAQUIO 'BOY' ABAY Unlike me, his name — JOSE MARIA 'BOY' LOCSIN MONTELIBANO — smelled of roses and spoke of nobility. (As for me, I...

My Transformation Experience in the Land Down Under

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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

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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...

Waiting on the Lord

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NATHAN MARI I have experienced many waiting times throughout my relationship with the Lord. I remember the quiet train rides home when "the fun, friendship,...