Pots, Pans and the Recipes – Filii’s Kitchen Daily Bread Houston, TX was the venue of our 7th biennial FILII-NA reunion held last June 5-11, 2019. The choice of the venue was unanimously agreed upon since our host, Fr. Roger – the parish priest, had offered the parish new Life Center for our accommodations. As […]
What have I been busy about during this quarantine? Besides minding my daily religious observances, I’ve been reading critically the draft of an undergraduate thesis submitted to my advisorship. The thesis delves into the role of humor in establishing a peaceful community. That the faculty-leadership approved me for this particular function is to my speculation […]
Gospel Reflections by Fr. Enrico Gonzales, O.P. Does the Ascension of Jesus prove that heaven is somewhere above the clouds? Let’s look at this mystery, not as a GPS which will help us locate God’s abode somewhere up there. Let’s view it in relation to the mystery we’re celebrating this Sunday: The Pentecost — The […]
“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic –the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we’re alone.” ~Charles de Lint On the revival of Epistoliorum, there is one word that comes foremost […]
This issue has been pushed back for a month due to several reasons, some of which are beyond the editorial control. We continue to receive below expectation for articles that might create balance content and widespread coverage, both from the Philippines and North America. We still remain hopeful that many among us who are gifted […]
A lawyer, a priest and a politician hunt in the jungle and are captured by a tribe. The tribal chief asks the lawyer, “What do you want on your back for your whipping?” Lawyer responds, “Apply oil!”. So they put oil on his back and whip him ten times. When he is finished, the lawyer […]
Life keeps on turning circles no matter where or when you ride, but if one knows the rules of the game, it doesn’t have to be a mindless, meaningless spin.
O Light of the Church, Doctor of Truth, Rose of Patience, Ivory of Chastity. You freely poured forth the waters of wisdom. Preacher of grace, unite us with the blessed. –“Lumen Ecclesiae” (from the Dominican Book of Prayers) Early Life Domingo de Guzmán was born at Caleruega in Castile of Spain, possibly a year or […]
Poet. Philosopher. Motivational speaker. Isaias “Jigs” Villaflores used to be a Professor of Philosophy and Theology in the University of Santo Tomas. He also taught for ten years in Chicago where he became a Branch Manager in the Financial industry field. He has been a perennial winner in Literary Contests and an Editor of 3 […]
Welcome to the December Edition of Epistoliorum! Learn from the business success of our Fray in Focus, Eugenio Michael Plana who has used as his life guides the charisms of The Dominicans and attained spectacular success in various businesses he embarked on. Outwit hackers by learning from Fray Joel Gabriel how to make and maintain […]
Several decades ago, we were all strangers from different lands, with varying backgrounds and upbringing, but the Lord plucked us out from our individual comfort zones, and put us in a place inhabited by men in black and white. There, we were honed in the black and white tradition and discipline, but some of us […]
Tremendous effort and dedication manifested in long hours of seemingly endless writing, editing and re-editing of articles have been embraced by the editorial staff. We took it with conviction and fortitude and probably honor as we stand by our words and rally for each other through hardships, trials and tribulations in driving our mandate forward. […]
