Of course, we’re human, which makes this whole New Year’s resolution thing so difficult. We approach it with the resolve to power through it on our own volition. We want to decide what we should do, why we should do it, and how we’ll accomplish our goal.
Wherever we went in the rural areas, and even in some not-so-rural ones, we were accompanied by the crowing of roosters. So much for this naive city-girl’s notion that roosters crow only in the morning. The Filipino roosters crow all day long.
At first it was a novelty. Then, it got a little annoying. And then it began to have a deep symbolic meaning for me.
Break your fast. Let your spirit of penitence turn to a spirit of joy. Rejoice, for the Lord is near. Wait…what? What season are we in? Don’t panic. We’re still in Advent. The calendar months have not slipped by without notice and you are not losing your mind. The fact Read more…
Blessed Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! Do you know the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the miracle she performed for St. Juan Diego? If you don’t please read about it here. Then, I invite you to pray this beautiful prayer with me. My favorite part Read more…
Amazing! Not one, but TWO major events in the Catholic Church on one day – the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. On April 11, 2015, Pope Francis issued Misericordiae Vultus, Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, proclaiming a Year of Mercy Read more…
Mass shootings, ISIS threats, civil unrest… And then there’s the discord right within our own walls, I’d say it’s time for another VIRTUAL NOVENA TO OUR LADY, UNDOER OF KNOTS. The first run of the virtual novena was so successful that I’ve decided to repeat it, especially Read more…
Have you looked in your stocking yet? If you’ve got young children, I’ll bet you hung their stockings in anticipation of St. Nicholas Day, celebrated on December 6 on the Roman Calendar and December 19 on the Julian Calendar. And I’ll be you all expected those stockings to be filled Read more…