At My Rope’s End
By Mau Obon MY dog has a fever and can’t eat properly for the last five days. I worry about him from time to time that it sucks out a lot of my positive vibes. […]
The Millennial Catholic
Of Muds and Faith
I WAITED at the pier for at least an hour before the motorboat came. I was that eager to set foot in Maslog, the only municipality in the province that I’ve never been to. Then […]
Pause and Pray
By Mau Obon PEOPLE these days are always in a rush. No matter how many machines they own that are supposed to save them time, they still do things in a hurry. Decades ago, dining […]
The “good” in Good Friday
By Mau Obon When I think of “lent”, I imagine shades of violets and crosses. There’s a kind of sombreness in the air and it reminds me of death. As a kid, other than forbidding […]
When God says no
By Mau Obon YOU’VE been sick for quite a long time, and healing seems so slow in coming. You were also eyeing that promotion for 10 years, but you learned that your rival to the […]
A life changing New Year challenge
By Mau Obon WHEN I was in college I was amazed at how my Protestant friends were so well versedabout the Bible. I discovered that they don’t just read it daily, they discuss, and memorize […]