Category: Catholic

On Being Called By His Name and Comparisonitis

What a way to start the New Year! Yesterday, January 3, my first reflection for Didache, a popular daily reflection guide here in the Philippines, came out on the Kerygma Family website. I didn't realize that it was my reflection featured until I had my daily prayer time (which I am trying hard to do more consistently before … Continue reading On Being Called By His Name and Comparisonitis

One Verse, One Word, One Saint for 2014

In my previous post, I listed five simple things we could all do to make this year one of our most blessed yet. The first two were about choosing one Bible verse for the year, and choosing one word based on that verse. It took me a while to pray about my own verse and … Continue reading One Verse, One Word, One Saint for 2014

Welcome 2014! {+ Tips for Making It One of Your Most Blessed Yet!}

Happy New Year, everyone! 🙂 I'm so sorry I haven't been around lately — the past few days have been crazy busy but for all the good reasons. Mostly, I have been spending time with my family — our own little family, and also members of our extended family. Reunions can be stressful I know, … Continue reading Welcome 2014! {+ Tips for Making It One of Your Most Blessed Yet!}

The 12 Ways of Christmas

This post originally appeared on Philstar.com's unBLOGGED section two years ago. A good number of my old posts there seem to have broken links (readers end up in "dead spots" whenever you click on the links) — this happened when the site underwent some changes, so I thought I'd republish a few of my favorite … Continue reading The 12 Ways of Christmas

Evil Did Not Win, and It Never Will: In Memory of Sandy Hook

Exactly one year ago, on December 14, 2012, twenty children and six adults were fatally shot in Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, Adam Lanza, shot and killed his own mother before driving to the school. After his shooting rampage, Adam committed suicide as first responders started arriving on the scene. I … Continue reading Evil Did Not Win, and It Never Will: In Memory of Sandy Hook

Freebie Fridays: Saint Nicholas Day Resources for Your Family

Happy Saint Nicholas Day! I hope you and your family are enjoying the Advent season so far, and finding lots of ways to add more meaning to it, too. If you haven't yet, please do check out our Keep Christ in Christmas blog link-up. as you may glean some ideas from it. Anyway, just sharing with … Continue reading Freebie Fridays: Saint Nicholas Day Resources for Your Family

Keep Christ in Christmas: Cultivating a Culture of Giving and Sharing

"I’m participating in the KEEP CHRIST in CHRISTMAS Blog Link-Up 2013, hosted by Monica at www.equippingCatholicfamilies.com Erika at http://raisinglittlesaints.blogspot.ca/ Tina at http://trulyrichmom.com/ Laura at http://daybydayinourworld.com/ Sarah at http://onthewayhome2.com Chris at http://campfiresandcleats.blogspot.ca/ Birgit at http://designsbybirgit.blogspot.ca/ Please consider following your hosts in appreciation for the work that they do… and be sure to visit as many links as possible, listed at the bottom of this … Continue reading Keep Christ in Christmas: Cultivating a Culture of Giving and Sharing