This season is a period of reflection and repentance which by God’s Grace, we hope to extend throughout the rest of the year. It all starts from our thoughts. What then do we feed our mind? If we cannot change our thoughts, what more our actions? The best books are those that move us not […]
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Have you ever wondered about things you would not have done without the encouragement of your parents or teachers? I remember joining a poetry contest for the first time way back in school. I submitted my poem, and during that time, I was unsure if I would in fact submit my poem. With the assurance […]
Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower
If there is one book that I must recommend, next to the Scriptures, it is the Story of a Soul, the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, a French Carmelite nun who entered the convent at a young age of 15 and died at the age of 24. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI […]
Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin
How can you help someone you can’t even understand? When it started becoming apparent that my son’s condition was autism, I was somehow lost in ‘Holland’, so to speak. One of the first books that gave me an eye view of what’s ‘inside’ a person with autism is Dr. Temple Grandin’s book “Thinking in Pictures”, […]