Pursuing Holiness at Home
Happy feast of the presentation of Jesus (Feb. 2)! We celebrate this Christmas feast pointing back to the solemnity of Jesus’ birth 40...
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Jan 29, 2021
Our Mission
“Here I am!” With a big smile, I said this one simple line as I took a step to be officially commissioned as a full time missionary in...
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Jan 19, 2021
Surprising Generosity
The Christmas season just ended last Sunday with the Solemnity of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus, but the Christmas spirit still lives in...
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Jan 9, 2021
Chosen and Sent
As we finished our Missionary Formation Program (MFP), we had a commissioning just before the final blessing of the Holy Mass. It was...
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Dec 13, 2020
Renewed in Spirit
After months and months of uncertainty and postponement due to the pandemic, the much-awaited Missionary Formation Program (MFP) was...
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Nov 27, 2020
Practicing Thankfulness
In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thanksgiving is an annual...
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Nov 13, 2020
God Provides
As they say in the Philippines, happy “Ber” months! (Septem-BER, Octo-BER, Novem-BER, Decem-BER) All of the “Ber” months are officially...
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Oct 30, 2020
I Am Alive
Sometimes, someone we've never even met can impact our lives in a significant way. I was recently reflecting back on my time in New York...
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Oct 16, 2020
Protecting Our Children
I’ve been living in the Philippines for over four years now and as much as I would have loved to dwell on the beautiful things that this...
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Oct 1, 2020
What is Holding You Back?
I joined the other three servers at the front pew just as Fr. Thomas was about to give his homily. Right after this mass, the four of us...
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Sep 18, 2020
Emotional Chastity
As a ministry, Pure Heart accompanies about 25 teenage girls in their walk with Christ. We have monthly gatherings to teach them about...
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Sep 3, 2020
Contemplative in Action
They say…in love, one dies to oneself. I say…in doing the dishes, I die to myself. But life is not easy; for some it’s a misery. So...
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Aug 20, 2020
Work: A Way of Holiness
Did you know that Jesus was a lower class worker? If he were in the Philippines, he would be barely making 250 pesos ($5) per day. I...
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Aug 7, 2020
“Fall in love, stay in love and it will decide everything.”
Before the pandemic, Pure Heart Philippines was invited by St. Joseph College (SJC) in Maasin City, Southern Leyte, to take part in their...
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Jul 24, 2020
Just THINK of It! - How to Post Well on Social Media
How many times have we come across a post on social media that makes us cringe because the post is just so embarrassing? Like that of a...
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Jun 12, 2020
Too Young to Go to Mass and Pray...What!
Earlier today, I went to the supermarket. After buying the things I needed, I found myself overhearing a conversation of three young...
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May 26, 2020
Finding Freedom in Quarantine
I have been living and working from my office since the community quarantine started seven weeks ago. Yes, it might sound like the worst...
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Apr 7, 2020
Easter in the Silence of My Heart
Easter Sunday has always been associated with grand public celebrations. In Cebu where I live, the most popular one was Minglanilla’s...
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