Growing up in a Catholic household, Holy Week was not just a break from school—it was sacred. I graduated from a Catholic school and was raised in a home where faith wasn’t just taught, it was lived. My parents were active church servers,...

Growing up, Maundy Thursday in our family was sacred—not in the extravagant or ceremonial way, but in the quiet, intentional rituals that we kept year after year. We never left the house. It was our little sanctuary where we honored the day with...

As the clock ticks closer to a new year, I can’t help but look back at 2024—a year that has shaped me in more ways than I could have imagined. It was a year of challenges, milestones, and heartwarming moments that left an...

Philippine Christians observe Holy Week by participating in the Stations of the Cross, going on a "Bisita Iglesia" (or "Visita Iglesia"), in which they visit different churches, and rising early on Easter Sunday to witness the "sugat" (in Cebuano) or "salubong" (in Tagalog),...

Life was good in 2018: I had a successful career, got a solid relationship with my family and relatives, good health and sound finances. Reflecting on all that I've done, all that I've learnt and all that I've grateful for is to say...