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Kindness that is Invisible to the Eye 6 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship
• Uncategorized

Kindness that is Invisible to the Eye

Illusion and embodiment of kindness We always hear – choose to be kind or choose kindness. But what does it really mean? What If we’ve... Read More

The Old Children’s Story that Taught Me About Generosity 2 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle
• Purpose & Spirituality

The Old Children’s Story that Taught Me About Generosity

Kindness isn’t always about giving more … Many times, kindness is about recognizing the moment when another person simply needs to know that someone sees... Read More

Lino Cayetano: A Son’s Healing Love Language 4 min read

• Health & Wellness
• Purpose & Spirituality

Lino Cayetano: A Son’s Healing Love Language

How I met Lino Cayetano… well it’s just a brief encounter… Sometime in 2003, I had the privilege of interviewing Lino Cayetano, the youngest of... Read More

Mothers Are Their Children’s Safe Space 5 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship

Mothers Are Their Children’s Safe Space

Recently, there have been online debates on how to discipline children. Some say a little spanking is fine to deter aggressive behavior in children—in other... Read More

3 Spiritual Habits When Asking God for Graces and Miracles 5 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle
• Purpose & Spirituality

3 Spiritual Habits When Asking God for Graces and Miracles

If You’re Praying for a Miracle, Don’t Skip These 3 Things In times of distress, hopelessness, grief, loss, or confusion, we turn to God—our only... Read More

The “Violence” Children Play 10 min read

• Health & Wellness
• Purpose & Spirituality
• Society and Politics

The “Violence” Children Play

Extensive use of technology, social media, violent games are said to factor in the growing violence among minors. However, there are overlooked factors or should... Read More

Dress Code for a Criminal Mind 6 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Society and Politics

Dress Code for a Criminal Mind

It was April, and amid the humid weather, law enforcers were also in hot pursuit of so-called violators of the “Safer Cities” program. Thousands of... Read More

Toym Imao and a History Uninterrupted 6 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle
• Purpose & Spirituality
• Society and Politics

Toym Imao and a History Uninterrupted

This is the unedited article I wrote for a UK-based magazine in 2021, but it never saw print after the publication folded. I have long... Read More

Movie Review: Michael (2026) 7 min read

• Movie/Film Reviews
• Purpose & Spirituality

Movie Review: Michael (2026)

Michael (2026), directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, traces Michael Jackson’s life from his Jackson 5 years in the 1960s to the... Read More

Lifting Your Prayer Intentions to God: A List of Churches and Sites for Prayer Requests 7 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle
• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship

Lifting Your Prayer Intentions to God: A List of Churches and Sites for Prayer Requests

Our need for prayer is constant, much like the air we breathe, the water that quenches our thirst, and the knowledge that clears our ignorance.... Read More