Archive for April, 2009

All the Small Things

When I graduated from college, I had absolutely no idea where I wanted to go in life. All I knew is that I’d do whatever I am meant to do. What is it? I told myself I’d figure it out.
Different companies called me a few months after graduation and because I didn’t know [...]

Impure Motives

I recalled it was the evening of August 20, 1989. The Menendez couple—Jose, a successful and wealthy businessman and his wife, Kitty—had dozed off in the family room of their Beverly Hills mansion. Then two boys entered their house and killed them with a 12-gauge shotgun. The primary suspects were their two [...]

Thank You!

As a child, my parents instilled in me the value of always saying, “Thank you.” Whether the favor done was big or small, good manners dictated that one always had to express gratitude.
Now that I am older, saying thank you is more than just about good manners. It has become a way of [...]

Anxiety and Frustration

I met an old friend in the mall where we have lunch together. She told me that when they started building their house, the plan called for a 10-month construction period. So when they reached the 15th month of construction, anxiety crept on her. She and her husband had chosen to purchase [...]

That Place

When I was in fourth year college, I have had the privilege of living among the novices and postulants of one missionary congregation. The Formation House is located in a compound where the chirping of the birds, the bustling of leaves, and the zooming of an occasional tricycle are just about the only sounds one [...]

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