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An angry moment of silence for a Filipino beheaded in Saudi Arabia. . .
He was executed last Tuesday in Saudi Arabia by beheading. The news of his beheading did not reach the Filipino news channels until today. He had an odd sounding name for a Filipino male – but the story behind his … Continue reading
Posted in counseling, death, family
Tagged Bagong Bayani, blood money, clash of culture, death, death of a worker, DFA, family, Filipino government, grieving, help the OFW, injustice, Jeniper Bedoya, justice, male rape, OFW, Saudi Arabia, social phenomenon, sodomy
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Remembering Grandma Boning
I woke up this morning thinking about Lola Boning. Lola in our language means grandma. I don’t know why but lately, I have been thinking of people and relatives who had passed. I wish I had known Lola Boning more … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic rites, death, family, funeral rites, Grandmothers, grandson, love, Mindoro, remembering grandmothers
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The feeding of the lies…
I must have been suffering from a blogger’s block. After writing the 100th post last week, it just sat there waiting to be followed by another blog this week. Somehow I could not bring myself to write anything until a … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, deceit, economic lies, faith, family, Filipinos, fraud, Georgia, God, heart, Holy Scriptures, honesty, hypocrisy, legalism, Lies, Michael Guglielmucci, Olympics, Philippine government, predators, religion, Russia, sexual abuse, sexual lies, travel, truth, world events
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Bread for the hungry…
The other night, I accompanied my wife to a breadshop owned by a good friend. It was 9:10 PM and the store was closing at 10, according to our friend. I took a seat at a nearby table/chair settings next … Continue reading
Posted in God, prayer
Tagged basic compassion, basic human rights, China, Darfur, family, food for the hungry, friends, human rights, hunger, injustice, lack of compassion, Middle East, societal problem, systemic apathy
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“My flight sched is on August 4th…”
I was about to unlock the car doors for my wife and friend when my phone received an sms. “My flight schedule is on August 4th..” We were about to have a relaxing dinner (my wife and I with our … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, challenges, Father, God, health concerns, heaven, intimacy, prayer
Tagged Abu Dhabi, adaptation, assimilation, concerns, diaspora, family, intercession, Middle East, mother's love, OFW, OFW concerns, orphans, overseas filipino worker, prayer, psychological orphans, travel
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Death of the young scouts…
4 young scouts died when the twister rampaged through the Little Sioux Boys Scout Camp in Iowa. Hours before when it was being flashed on CNN – they did not have the full report of the damage. Now complete with … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts, death, family, first aid, Scouts, teenagers, tornado. Iowa, tragedy
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Most read post in recent days…
I was amazed at the growing interest at the article I wrote http://compassionateconsiderations.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/deliver-us-from-evil/. The slain RCBC personnel have all been given a poignant funerals in the last couple of days. Stories were coming out about the lives of these people. … Continue reading
Deliver us from evil….
Exactly a week ago, several bank employees of RCBC in Cabuyao, Laguna were killed – execution style as the bank was being robbed prior to its operating hours. The staff would walk in and the evildoers were already inside the … Continue reading
Posted in God, prayer
Tagged bereavement, Cabuyao Laguna, family, justice, killings, RCBC
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Happy Birthday Lovey…
May 1 is a special day for me… it is my Wifey’s birthday. Today I woke up early and gave her breakfast in bed. (thank you Pancake House!) Happy Birthday Lovey. . . (those other blogs I need to do … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, celebrations, family, intimacy, special moments, wifey
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Moving Toward an Inter-generational Family Spirituality
“Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful May the fire of our devotion light their way May the footprints that we leave Lead them to believe And the lives we live inspire them to obey Oh may … Continue reading