Purpose & Spirituality

Behind Fake Identities: ‘Alice Guo’ and the Monk with a Villa 8 min read

Behind Fake Identities: ‘Alice Guo’ and the Monk with a Villa

The case of Guo Hua Ping (Hua Ping), also known as Alice Guo, who managed to evade Philippine law enforcement and settle in a villa... Read More

June 2024 New Moon/Full Moon Horoscope for All Signs 5 min read

June 2024 New Moon/Full Moon Horoscope for All Signs

The New Moon in Gemini, which started on June 6, is expected to bring an opportunity for fresh starts in communication, learning, and social interactions.... Read More

Having no home at 50 is not an achievement - is a lame advice

50 and Above: Success is in Your Own Terms 3 min read

Purpose & Spirituality

50 and Above: Success is in Your Own Terms

There’s an ageist notion circulating on the internet regarding “success,” and I want to address one particular example: the assertion that “building a house at... Read More

How to Talk with Your Loved Ones Across the Veil 7 min read

How to Talk with Your Loved Ones Across the Veil

Talk with them as if they are just in the next room…. For people in need of consolation amid their grief and loss of a... Read More

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Sacred Scripts, Sinister Schemes: The 10 Commandments in Propaganda Narratives 8 min read

Sacred Scripts, Sinister Schemes: The 10 Commandments in Propaganda Narratives

Faith is not a child’s play When we were young kids that was in the 70’s and 80’s, we love playing outdoors – luksong tinik,... Read More

Common Practices that Seem “Disrespectful” of the Holy Rosary 3 min read

Common Practices that Seem “Disrespectful” of the Holy Rosary

Do not disrespect the Holy Rosary… Many people might be surprised to learn that Catholics weren’t the pioneers of using beads for prayer. The practice... Read More

Letting go and thriving after a relationship ends

Letting Go and Living After a Relationship Ends 3 min read

Letting Go and Living After a Relationship Ends

Pain, at times, can weaken our capacity to be compassionate or gentle, both towards ourselves and others. It has the potential to undermine our tolerance... Read More

empty bus, invisible homes fading memory

Empty Bus, Invisible Homes and Fading Memories 5 min read

Empty Bus, Invisible Homes and Fading Memories

I returned to my home province a week before Halloween to pay my respects at my mother’s grave and attend to some personal errands. It... Read More

Soul in Transit: Ancient Chinese Perspectives on Death 4 min read

Soul in Transit: Ancient Chinese Perspectives on Death

In Chinese traditions, death and funerals are regarded as inauspicious, leading to the avoidance of symbols and numbers like “4” or “13” associated with death.... Read More

A Lover’s Tale (and tarnishing the memory of a dead person) 7 min read

A Lover’s Tale (and tarnishing the memory of a dead person)

It’s not wrong to love someone who is already in a committed relationship, but to consummate that love is another story. Painful Lessons for the... Read More