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THE gardener took the grown tuber that was blooming on the left and duplicated what was described by the Los Angeles Times’ L.A. at Home as, “It is only by the capturing of residual autumn warmth and...
View ArticleFragrant rose petals of Rosalinda Abarquez Alcantara’s life
“WHEN I came to really know her exemplary kindness, I thought she should have been the nun and I should have been in the working world. Well…you must already know that Manang Rose was an unassuming and...
View ArticlePope Francis inspires an atheist to go to Sunday Mass
“THIS Pope Francis has inspired me to go to Mass again. He has convinced me that I have a place in heaven, even as an atheist. I had gone every Sunday, with my family.”—Gary Villar Gary (his given name...
View ArticleAway from guns to a national culture of finding grace and peace within
[Editor’s note: This column has been updated and re-published in light of the recent shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016] “IN watching the coverage of the murders that have taken place in...
View ArticleTeenage Filipina’s oil painting goes to The Met in NYC
[Note from columnist Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz, J.D.: Since we recently celebrated Father’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to showcase a father, Dodjie Simon, who wrote this essay about his...
View ArticleGrowing our internal souls: Freedom from internal gray waters
“A revolution is not just for the purpose of correcting past injustices, a revolution involves a projection of man/woman into the future… It begins with projecting the notion of a more human human...
View ArticleDo you care enough?
“Do you care enough? Do you communicate enough? Do you accept where you are in your life, your role, your purpose? Are you reconciled with who you are? Are you reconciled with others? Do you feel...
View ArticleLives dedicated to God and God’s people
“Remember: You belong to God from eternity to eternity. You were loved by God before you were born; you will be loved by God long after you die. Your human lifetime—long or short—is only a part of your...
View ArticleMostly Mozart Concert: ‘Sounding Body with Community of Four Strings’ by...
“Hard work, dedication, and an outstanding teacher are what pushed Lyka and me to master this duet. Uncle Nonoy [Alsaybar] always encouraged us to play from the heart. He emphasized that performances...
View ArticleDear citizens of America’s communities
Why America’s non-racist, humane culture must be solidified [Editor’s note: Following the latest shootings in the United States, this column has been updated and republished] “OUR homes were bombed and...
View ArticleThe glass of fashion
There is an endless fascination about the people who make fashion, rather than just about fashion. Described as graceful, they can be an alluring information prose that serves as a model, but one is...
View ArticleIt’s on us to see her
“Many women are caught up in ‘not being equal’ dilemma. The moment one sees herself as equal is the moment this country will begin to change.” – Carol Gstadler I was at a White House Summit on Women in...
View ArticleDNC chronicles: Patriotic virtues of Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination
Senator Bernie Sanders came down from the mezzanine, where he was seated with his family, to join the delegation from Vermont on July 27, 2016. After all the states cast their nomination votes,...
View ArticleDNC Chronicles: Patriotic virtues of Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination
(Part II of III Series) “THE lesson [my mother] passed on to me, years later, stuck with me: No one gets through life alone. We have to look out for each other and lift each other up. And she made sure...
View ArticleDNC Chronicles: patriotic virtues of Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination
(Part III of III) “AMERICA is once again at a moment of reckoning. Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart. Bonds of trust and respect are fraying. And just as with our founders, there are no...
View ArticleThe culture of ‘Sutokil’ under Pres. Rodrigo Duterte
(Part I of II series) “WHAT presence does is to create the emphatic connection that comes from knowing that a person who has lived a human life is listening with all of themselves, body and mind…That...
View ArticleThe culture of ‘Sutokil’ under Pres. Rodrigo Duterte
(Part II of II Series) “HUMAN progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of [persons] willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work, time...
View ArticlePutting the Philippines’ future on the line
“AUTHENTIC leaders monitor their words and behaviors carefully to be attuned to their audiences and to enroll their colleagues and teammates. They do so because they are sensitive to the impact their...
View ArticleThe innovative DNA of Optical Zonu: people, process and philosophy
“MIT’s Edgar Schein in his classic work Organizational Culture and Leadership argues that organizational culture arises during the early stages of an organization when it faces particular problems or...
View ArticleGimlet-eyed vigor for Life
“A MAN driving through a town deep in the country stops his car and calls to a farmer sitting on a bench in front of the General Store. “Can you help me? I’m completely lost.” The farmer called, “Well,...
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