I thought we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Apparently, it will only be our 29th. I was never good at math. God knows...

A 38-year-old friend with two young sons was diagnosed with breast cancer about six months ago. The previous month, I learned that her...

It's been a while since I went to confession. I have it on my weekly calendar, but it seems something always comes up when the day comes....

As we celebrate Labor Day weekend, let us remember Mother Teresa who labored countless hours helping the poorest of the poor. September 5...

Mom passed away on Aug. 27, 2012. She has made her presence felt at least once every year since she passed away. How could I then think...

Millennials were asked what will make them happy. Eighty percent of the surveyed wanted to be rich, fifty percent wanted to be famous....

August 1 news augurs gloomy days ahead. A dear aunt texted that her daughter's brain tumor surgery has been cancelled. MRI showed...

It seemed only days ago when I blogged that we have already begun the second half of 2021, and it seems that the holidays are just around...

My father unexpectedly passed away on July 25 fifteen years ago from what began as a bleed in the brain, followed by multiple organ...

Is the glass half-empty or half-full? These two descriptions are the same. But how we see them affects how we go through life. How we...

We're in the second half of this year! I'm starting to see oranges and browns, greens and reds in the near future. My husband told me...

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 1 [a]There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. 2 A time to give birth,...

I have a few family and friends who celebrate birthdays and anniversaries on June 24, the Feast of St. John the Baptist. I learned from...

Biologically, it is quite easy. In all other aspects, it takes deliberate effort, time, and lots of sacrificial love. So how does one...

Many decades ago, weed did not mean the same thing as it does now. :D In the seventies, Mom used to weed the grass Saturday afternoons,...

'When Jesus arrived at the official's house and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion, he said, "Go away! The...

I do not remember when I felt the beauty of the Glory Be prayer first touch my heart. I know I've been praying it since time immemorial....

Someone texted me with an urgent message on Friday. The church lady asked me to give a testimony of the Holy Spirit today on Pentecost...

Whenever Mom heard someone complaining about taxes, her reply was, "Grandfather always said that it's a blessing to pay taxes because it...