Losing balance is an infirmity which comes to a person while aging. When it is felt at the start, the person would begin to feel insecure and may even entertain future problems. However, this is bound to come to all. We may as well accept...
On the 6th day of my recuperation from the left eye cataract operation done on May 25, 2023, I recited my rosary, The Sorrowful Mysteries, at dawn. Since a few days before the operation, I refrained from reading my prayer book so as not to...
If many celebrations are in the offing now, it is a ‘crime’ not to celebrate grandmothers’ day. Reminiscing of love in the family, the figure of a grandmother stands clearly. Grandparents, especially grandmothers, are remembered for the love they shower on the grandchildren. Why? Obligation...
How so loving pet owners call their pets. They feed them, clean them, walk them and for some, bring them to the parlor for trimming. Pets are cuddled, hugged, kissed, played with, and some sleep with their owners. It is contagious. I am aware of how...
Stray cats came to the house and were fed but were not encouraged to stay with us permanently. A landscaper left a female cat in the neighborhood. We were driving her to the other houses or to friends who may want to have cats. She...
For decades, my family had a pet dog, one at a time. While I loved each, I cannot anymore remember their names as much as my daughter and good household companion, Merly. They remember well the characteristics and antics of each dog. One died in...
For five decades, my problem related to eyesight centered on the need for eyeglasses. That started at age thirty-five when I had my first pair of eyeglasses for reading. Since that age until age eighty-two, for nearly fifty years, the expected change of eyeglasses to...
When the Covid pandemic was raging, people must stay indoor for fear of being infected and almost sure of death to follow. What a dreadful situation. Hence, there was so much time staying in the house. Many people resorted to praying to plead to the...
Since the start of my retirement years from full-time service over a decade ago, praying at dawn upon waking up became a habit. Praying at dawn is so enticing because of silence, coolness and concentration as I look at the few statues I have at...
This reflection I am writing is a product of discernment for years as the effect of digital technology is taking us to great heights, yes, but plunging many people to destruction and as the climatic change is causing horrible disasters happening from moment to moment. Underlying...