As Family Kneels
ERNESTO E. MAIPID, JR
That's my grandson, Tristan introducing his friend, Jesus, to his younger brother, Caelan. This photo was enough to make my day.
I had been trying to capture the holy, late afternoon moments...
Why I Dove into Theology as a Layperson
KIRBY LLABAN
"Are you a religion teacher? Or maybe a priest?" I often get asked these questions in my classes and always answer with a cheerful "nope."
My adventure into theology started in 2013 when I...
Owl – Courage
This is the fifth (5th) of the ELECTION SERIES - articles published by White Butterfly in anticipation of the forthcoming elections in May 2022.
This chapter, Owl - Courage, was taken from Sr. Janice's book, OSTRICHES,...
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...
Small Things Are Not Despised
This is the eighth (8th) of the ELECTION SERIES - articles published by White Butterfly in anticipation of the forthcoming elections in May 2022.
NOTE
As Richard and Henry Blackaby say in this article, the Lord...
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...
Let the Children Come…as We Hear their Silent Cries
ARTURO L. ZUÑIGA
In 2011, the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED) created a tutorial program called CORNERSTONE that reached out to the children in the peripheries of our public education system in Grades 2...
Touched by a Saint
DAVID HUANG
Yesterday, our Asian Institute of Management (AIM) group of friends had our yearly get-together. It was a tradition we started many years ago, after our graduation in 1972. Russ L. and his wife...
A Gift from the Saint
MOTHER TERESA
ISABELITA T. SALINAS
A reporter once asked Mother Teresa how she could do all the work she did. She answered: " Not I, but Jesus in me Who's doing it." Mother Teresa's motto of...