Welcome to Lotus Rainier
Visiting Monarch Butterfly Grove – Winter 2022
Captivating landscapes to ocean views to sunsets to oceanfront view, more like the view at the cove. Thank you my dear Enrique de la Cruz who has a love for adventure, discovery and travel. The best trip thus far for the serenity, calm and meditative retreat and...
Expectation and Anticipation
The theme of expectation and anticipation - is another great homilist. Fr. Montoya described these feelings of anticipation and expectation linked to getting a gift, losing a job, watching games, and these two pregnancies. One by Elizabeth, who became pregnant in her...
Problem or Mystery?
It was so beautiful and moving to see a well-attended Cathderal mass overflowing to the outdoors. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David is the elected Chair of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the Bishop of San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan. He is an...
Our Faith is centered on Remembering
The privilege of live-streamed masses is listening to two great homilists. The first is Fr. Montoya, l at Incarnation Church in Glendale, who spoke about "Our faith is centered on remembering" also known as Maria Ressa's "The present moment of our past." He began by...
Believing in Miracles
Do you believe in miracles? I do! When my good friend, B shared her miraculous healing from cancer, as her father-in-law, I was keen on harvesting more miracle stories. A priest/friend suggested when I pray to ask for miracles. He himself has witnessed, while being a...
20th Anniversary of Simbang Gabi at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
To see Simbang Gabi institutionalized at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is being on the right side of history, for me. It is part of our immigrant story in Los Angeles. I thank the pioneering priests who introduced this cultural tradition, such that now, over 40% of...
The meanings of Soul, Sole and Suelo
The teacher always teaches and correlates. The word is the soul ( part of one's body that's animating essence). #princess2015la described it in terms of the movie she saw seven times, Soul. Then, I found an image on Google of the fish sole, which is part of dinner...
Martin Nievera’s Joy Of Performing Music For 40 Years
ART is the natural attitude of the soul, wrote Lissa de Guia. Even in sorrow and pain, true artists connect to their art. Imagine performing your music for 40 years. Think of how Martin Nievera persisted, irrespective of his surroundings and circumstances, in giving...
Truly Grateful
This social enterprise launched six months ago multiplied in orders this month. By the grace of God, I am keeping up with orders. This beautiful precious #princess2015la affixes the labels while hubby took on the task of chopping the Philippine dried mangoes. I want...