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Panda Bear is Our Theme
Post Pandemic Babysitting Day 1After 75days of #socialdistancing "Grandma, I am hungry. I have not eaten breakfast." Me: So how about ube pancakes and bacon? P: "I like that. Can I have mango too?" She ate a heart-shaped ube pancake, a half moon pancake, a whole...
For Her Eternal Dignity
On the 100th birthday of Sanctus Joannes Pavlvs PP II, aka St. John Paul II's letter #31: "In this holy place, the Church gives thanks to the Most Holy Trinity for the mystery of woman, and for every woman, for her eternal dignity and for the wonders God has...
Remain in Love
Hubby took me to Kaiser to get my asthma meds. It was quite a wait. Waiting creates angst. So, I prayed. Praying calms me. It renews me. Last night, a Vatican mass, live before sleeping gave me my best sleep. Pope Francis soothing homily was about remaining in...
Believe, Be Love
I dreamt to see Pope Francis and prayed hard to see His Holiness in the White House under 44th US President, whom I highly respect. I was invited to cover Pope Francis' visit in the White House, as 300+ media folks. I felt fortunate to be there. I stood in line...
Allow Love To Ring The Bell
Happy Mother's Day to you all. We are under quarantine because we love all these folks and we want them to stay healthy and well. There will always be time for the next get together. Yesterday, my love tank was empty, like most weary and fatigued folks under...
Dr. Carmencita Abarquez Agcaoili’s fundamental laws of her giving, compassion and generosity for others
Dr. Carmencita Abarquez Agcaoili and husband Arnold during a medical mission in January 2018 in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. | Photo by Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz My wife is a woman of grace, a woman of character, a woman of strength. She is very generous in spirit and her...
Vien Sancte Spiritus
Vien Sancte Spiritus Reple Tvorum Corda Fideliva, Come Holy Spirit Fill Hearts and Minds of Thy Faithful Servants, the words inscribed on the triangular part of the interior ceiling of Casa Santa Martha Chapel where at 655am, Pope Francis holds his daily mass. Pope...
Light, Hope, Truth (Facts only)
Bishop Marc Trudeau shared the story of Paternoster Square in London, once the center of publishing before it was bombed in the Blitz of WW II. The buildings were burned, including where books were printed. "In war, the first casualty is truth." Yet, after the fire,...
Beyond the Door
The best things are around us and we just need to pay attention to these little gifts that nature gave us. Amy Besa Do you see God's gifts to us? In nature, so bountiful? Birds. Butterflies. Bees. Flowers. Are you attuned to GRACE? Do you hear a fake voice in...