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 […]
Why We Get Bored at Mass
We hear these comments from people who have stopped hearing Mass and even from those who still do: I don’t understand any of it. I can’t concentrate when I’m there so what’s the use? It doesn’t have any effect on me. It is boring or The priest’s homily bores me to death. And so on… […]
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 […]
Zombie Mom
“You’re not listening.” My daughter would pause, mid-sentence, whenever I fell into my zombie mode. She was quite aware that I have a highly chaotic mind that always attempts to multitask. I simply could not fool her. While she was telling me something, she knew when my mind had already drifted off to some task […]
For the Love of Reading
After repeating a word I said, he ran across the room and then back. I was holding some picture cards of things which my son with autism was familiar with. He would identify the object in the picture after a lot of prompts and then run every time, like it was some kind of a […]
Blessed Among Women
To think of our Lady is always a breath of fresh air, a deep sigh of content, an infinite source of warmth and comfort in any kind of misery yet a pillar of strength against and above the most powerful forces of evil. A woman of sorrow, joy, purity and simplicity who, among all human […]