God as a Loving Parent
Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time /Seventh Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Genesis 18: 20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2: 12-14 (RM) or 6-15 (RCL); Luke 11: 1-13. The…
The Woman with No Name
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time C / Second Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 62: 1-5 ; Psalm 96 (RM) or 36 (RCL); I Corinthians 12: 4-11 (RM)…
The Meaning of Being a Death Doula
My mother, Trinidad, recently transitioned from her earthly life to God’s embrace, leaving our family grappling with grief. Despite the comfort our faith tradition offers, her passing was an ordeal…
Lessons From My Elderly Mom
At the moment, I am with my mother as her companion since I returned to the Philippines in January. My sister recently died in December. It was a sudden death…