Loop of Grace
I went to Mexico ( Puebla, Cholula, Taxco and Mexico City) to thank Our Lady of Guadalupe for her intercessions and God’s grace in my...
Glorious Spiritual Convergence
Hubby walked the Camino de Santiago, a second time. He completed 500 miles by mostly walking, taking the bus and finally the train to Madrid,...
Venerating Our Lady of Guadalupe at a Pilgrimage
“Another account is the Codex Escalada, dating from the sixteenth century, a sheet of parchment recording apparitions of the Virgin Mary and the figure of...
Happy Together
Inspired by a mantra we are not promised our tomorrow. We all made personal sacrifices to meet each other. One drove from Temecula to pick...
Happy Together
‘Grace upon grace’ My 70th belated birthday was with my biological and extended family. When my family members were on a roadtrip, my community-derived family...
With you, I am blessed!
“Grandma, hug this when you get lonely while watching television, and I am not here to give you hugs, okay?” Speechless as she spontaneously expresses...
Catherine “Cat” Macabagdal Oriel: Designing Life’s Excellence as GWU’s Summa Cum Laude Graduate and Upcoming Forbes’ Social Media Producer
“To live our ultimate purpose is to thrive in our soul’s calling, sculpting ourselves into our highest ideal so that we may give our best...
Best days of the year 2022
One of my best days of the year 2022, by the waters, walking the trail in Pacific Grove, fresh and flavorful lunch at Red Star...
Glacier National Park in Montana
With high hopes, we started early to go to Alberta, Canada. We passed through Browning, Babb, and signs about Blackfeet Nation, a Native American territory....