Quezon’s Budin
I grew up with cassava growing beside the house, outside our fence -- so, not our property, but free to use since no one was using the land at the time. My mom tells me they used to plant it just outside their master bedroom, on the other side of the house. Anyway,...
A Mother’s Prayer
Image: Annie Spratt Years and years ago when my kids were still little, I came across this prayer in a newspaper (might have been Our Sunday Visitor), that a mom said she prayed every night after tucking her kids into bed. It was something like "Lord, fill the gaps"...
The Fifth Joyful Mystery: A Tale of Two Vocations
Image: Caleb Jones | Unsplash For the past several months I've been meditating a lot on the Fifth Joyful Mystery, more than I used to. For one thing, I had been wondering why this mystery is called JOYFUL. Whenever I read or hear the Gospel story, the foremost emotion...
The Gift of Cancellation
Image: Maddi Bazzocco Cancel Culture isn't new, though the phrase is (relatively). People have always cut off ties when relationships no longer work for them. Anyone who has lost friends/a significant other knows this. Social media just made it worse --...
Today’s Forecast
Week of February 5, 2023
Thoroughly disgusted with my alma mater. Kudos to this woman for speaking out. People need to wake up and stop the child abuse!!! //During the four years I worked at the clinic as a case manager—I was responsible for patient intake and oversight—around a thousand...
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April 2021 Newsletter
Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 1 | April 2021 Hello dear friends and family! Happy Easter and welcome to my newsletter. 😀 Hope those of you in the US are enjoying the spring weather. We've been blessed with sunshine lately so all the bulbs are sprung and waving hello. Last...
Book Review: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
A page turner for sure and an absolute delight. I actually made myself sick staying up till 1 am trying to read one more chapter, one more page, until I couldn't anymore.... And then woke up the next day and getting a horrible case of vertigo at 630 am, lying on my...
Person of Color, But Child of the Father First
I’m not white and I’m not black. Perhaps I should just shut up and let people sort things out for themselves? What can a Catholic Asian possibly say that would make a difference? I can only give it my best shot. I'll answer a question I've seen many ask of those who...
The Problem with Humility
Image: Daniella K It's the hardest lesson to teach, and it's the one I just can't seem to get right... but teach it I must. After five years, I'm rereading Kristin Lavransdatter, and I still wanna smack her and hug her all at the same time. Such pride! The willfulness...
The Grace of Not Being Enough
Finally started working on this puzzle first Sunday of Advent. Bought it several years ago on Mel's suggestion. In November the hubby, the big kids, and I had the pleasure of attending Leah Libresco-Sargeant's talk on her book Building the Benedict Option (Amazon...
Advent Thoughts from Years Past
Image: Julian Hochgesang I was going through my unpublished drafts and came across these two, so I'm publishing now as part of my digital decluttering efforts: Unfinished Draft From 2011: Two weeks ago I finally tackled the kitchen island that hasn't been decluttered...
A Cancer Diary
Before I begin, let me say that I have NOT been officially diagnosed with breast cancer. I've had some troubling symptoms, and got a thermogram November 8. Image: Kien Do Here's an article on breast thermography. Got the results on November 22 and my left breast is at...