Whispers in the Wilderness from the Angel Within

  • Reading With God

    A recent news article reported on the results of a survey which revealed that only 42 percent of Filipinos regularly read non-school books.  While this figure is rather depressing, it mirrors another survey which concluded that the country’s self-rated poverty, so far in 2024, also stood at 42 percent.  Spending money on reading materials for […]

  • Believing Without Seeing

    When I was still in the academe, I would often warn our undergraduate students about making sweeping statements in their work.  Common claims such as “All Filipinos are friendly and hospitable” would pop up in their essays or research reports.  While seemingly innocent and harmless, I would remind them that such statements are equivalent to […]

  • Be Grateful!

    Christ has risen!  He has opened the gates of Heaven for us!  Rejoice and be forever grateful!

  • A Love Without End

    What would you give up for another person, say, your parent, sibling, or your child?  A material object?  Money perhaps?  Your time?  Almost certainly.  They are, after all, family.  Your life?  Of course. What would you give up for a non-relative, say, a friend?  Your time?  Probably.  Money?  Maybe, maybe not.  Your life?  A very […]