Catholicism
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No Need for Divorce in the Philippines
In just the past week, Philippine news outlets, plus several international ones, published almost 50 articles on divorce, and how oppressive it is to keep Filipinos from having access to this ‘unmet need’. There are too many intertwined issues which… Continue reading
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Montmorency (Sour) Cherry Lambic Sorbet / Sorbetto alla Ciliegia
I’m in a cherry mood. 🙂 And I’ve been wanting to make cherry sorbet for a while now, except the recipes I’ve been running into seem to produce a light rose-colored sorbet, and I wanted to replicate the deep-red cherry… Continue reading
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French Onion Soup / Soupe a l’Oignon Gratinée
Onion soup is a lovely thing to make right after the onion harvest at end of season, when the weather’s just starting to cool down. Onion soup is also a lovely thing to start love stories with. Like ours, which… Continue reading
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Habemus Papam!!
Well, that was a short conclave!! Thank You, Holy Spirit! I don’t know what we were expecting, but we sure didn’t expect the text from Pope Alarm telling us about the WHITE SMOKE!! We all rushed in front of the… Continue reading
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Novena for Homeschooling Mothers
I was cleaning my files out today, and found this novena for homeschooling mothers which I had downloaded from the Internet. I can’t remember where, though, it may have been one of the many mommy blogs I read from time… Continue reading
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An End-Of-Year Examination of Conscience for the Family
Continued from this post on Raising Pro-Life Children Amid A Culture of Death. There are many versions of an examination of conscience out there. I wrote this for our family, but I share this here in case it might be… Continue reading
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In the Quiet of Advent, the Call
Well, it’s done. The RH Bill has passed in the Philippines. Now the real work begins. Some thoughts on this dreary Monday afternoon, as I ponder what my fellow Catholics and Filipino friends and family are facing: I’ve been thinking… Continue reading
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