Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Home Is Where the Heart Is We’ve embraced a LOT of home due to the lockdowns. And I mean a lot—from doing more chores around the house, annoying our siblings, and adding inches around the waist! Lockdown after lockdown after lockdown, with the COVID-19 virus mutating...
BEAUTY FROM BROKENNESS: RESTORING A SECOND-HAND WEDDING GOWN
Finding My Dream Wedding Dress Damaged with missing beads. A ripped inner skirt. Lace that’s old fashioned. She’s not as beautiful as the others. She’s used. And she only cost me Php3,000. Because I was growing emotionally attached to a cheap gown, I started calling...
Joseph the Dreamer: Then and Now
“I am special! I am special! I am special!” If there was a scene that stood out for me in Trumpet’s musical production, Joseph the Dreamer (JTD) this year, it was when Joseph said these words while pounding on the prison floor, forcing himself to remember his value...
Remembering Venite PART 3
This is Part 3 in a 3-Part tribute to Venite Castillo, written by his friend, Inah Tolentino. My Goodbye I already lost my father, mother, and sister, so I can say I am well-acquainted with grief. Still, I got blindsided by the grief over losing Ven. He was a best...
Finding God in the Ruins of a Failed Business
Family Problems Despite a Good Business Our family went to church consistently. We seldom missed a Sunday mass. We often heard the words of God in church, but we didn’t remember what the priest taught. Going to church was merely a routine, an obligation to fulfil. But...
Weird? No, I’m Unique!
The Pain of an Artist Despite growing up in a home full of love and acceptance, I was a creative girl who was emotionally unstable. I was filled with insecurity, self-condemnation, and unhealthy perfectionism. I thank God for giving me a creative mind. As an artist, I...
Our Pandemic Dream Wedding
The testimony of John and Debbie Limcangco As told to Nicole Gusto Wedding Dreams Weddings are joyous occasions. For a woman, it is the manifestation of her dreams and fairytale happy endings. Weddings celebrate the promise of love, setting it in a grand display with...
A Psalm in This World’s Pain
“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement, not your greatest fear”-- Jane Weideman. An Anxious Pregnancy How can you set aside fear when you know that you will give birth in the midst of a pandemic—a time when you see death all around, and when cases of...
Biyayang Bitbit
PRODIGAL, COME HOME. He is the forgotten face, the man without family, the man behind bars. Whatever he’s done, our Father’s heart longs for him, and so must ours. Family isn’t family unless we make room for the prodigals to come home. The custodial facilities for...
Rising from the Ashes of Rape and Imprisonment (Part 2)
The Story of Krizzia Kate Yuzon Picking up the Broken Pieces After my deportation, I finally had the chance to tell the whole story to my parents. They were devastated, broken, and speechless when they heard what had happened to me. Until now, I can still vividly...
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