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This Is Your Invitation To Daily Mass

God knows, and He’ll shower you with His graces. Just don’t pass up the opportunity to go to Him when you can. Relationships go both ways! Daily Mass is not just for “over achievers;” it’s for everyone, including you. Image was generated using Canva AI

June 16, 2023

A Love Story In The Time Of Quarantine

In learning to wait through my twenties for many things, I learned that much of our waiting is done out of love. We hear a lot about how our society cannot wait anymore; everything must be instant, on demand, immediate gratification. Image generated thru Canva AI

June 2, 2023

What I Wish I Knew When I Left The Seminary

The reality is that discerning a vocation is not a maze at all. It’s not a puzzle to figure out. It’s not a rule of life, it’s life, and complicated to say the least. Image created in Canva AI

May 26, 2023

Suffering Doesn’t Always Make Sense, But Embracing It Could Save Lives

He won us freedom from the bondage that comes about through sin. The Cross of Christ restores us to that original dignity we had before the Fall in the Garden of Eden. Jesus paid that price fully. Photo by Keith Wako

April 7, 2023

Embrace Silence During Holy Week (And Improve Your Mental Health!)

As our world becomes more and more inundated with technology, accessibility, and immediate gratification, the amount of silence in our lives shrinks. I believe this is one of the reasons anxiety has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Photo by Sinitta Leunen

April 6, 2023

Friend, Baka Naman

What if you have a friend that has so much potential in creative writing and they don’t even know that they have that potential, and you’re the friend that will trigger their creative freedom into boundless possibilities? Would you suppress it?

November 15, 2022

On my way HOME during pre-ICON

When we learn more about something or someone, that sentimentality flourishes and allows us to see their true value. Knowledge begets sentimentality. And I cannot help but resonate with her thought ⁠— for the more Jesus moments I had, the more familiar I am of Him and His love for me through the cross and the Holy Eucharist l. Leaving my heart with a wider and deeper love for Him.

October 21, 2022

To the one whose midnights become afternoons

To the one whose midnights become afternoons Hello Love! You may be wondering how you made it with the bouts of anxiety, overthinking, self-harm episodes, panic attacks, and defeat you are having. Well, you did. You made it. But not…

February 25, 2022

A Prose to 2021

I learned that a future full of hope emanates as the Father in heaven enriches me with His love and grace to persevere and journey again. I pray to always have the fresh eyes that gaze upon the Love beneath the clouds and to always have the heart that holds this grace to reign forever.

January 1, 2022

So, I wrote

Criticism wisely given helps us move forward in discipline, growth and do us more good than harm. It is easily dealt by others. However, to some, criticism can be overwhelming, limiting or even impairing. One of our panels during our…

August 30, 2021

Lessons I Learned From My Father

A father’s love builds security in his daughter. His time, attention, care and affirmation shapes confidence, assurance and character of his daughter. My admiration for my Papa became more meaningful when I was able to understand his works of being…

July 7, 2021

Among the Flowers

Today, I walked among the flowers,And picked up a Greystone from grass’ caress.With a tight and firm grip, I pressed on it,Feeding from its hard and rough state. There! I threw it down the stream,Of shattered hopes and unawaken dream.Then,…

June 15, 2021