"Fray Peter" heeded the call to the priesthood right after high school. Upon completion of his temporary vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), he realized he had a different calling and so he ventured out into the world. At first, he made a lot of mistakes from which he learned. In 1992, he joined his wife Alicia in the U.S. They were blessed with two fine sons, Stephen and Michael and “adopted” two wonderful daughters Pau and Joni. From them, he has 4 grandchildren. He started his professional life in the U.S. as a part-time teller and after 6 years was promoted to Branch Manager of the Bank of New York in their two branches in New Jersey. He also joined the North Fork Bank as Branch Manager with the title of Assistant Vice-President. He was a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) which authorized him to sell various investment products. As a side hustle, Peter is working on his photography skills and has co-founded "The Traveling Chefs." Peter enjoys reading, writing, cooking, travel, golf, photography and triathlon.
2020 Q4 Features The Itinerant Travel Log

Harvey, Jane and Their Olde Carthage Farm: TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE

In the course of their travels oftentimes, The Traveling Chefs meet special people. At few times however, their path comes across with very special ones. When they entered Olde Carthage Farm in Carthage, North Carolina last September, two incredibly special people touched their lives. They will cherish in their hearts its memory. While searching for […]

2020 Q3 Lifestyle Money Talk

Pay Yourself First

“Rational people don’t risk what they have and need for what they don’t have and don’t need.”     –Warren Buffett Pay yourself first is the next money principle we are going to discuss today. Hello and welcome back to “Money Talk,” a series of discussions on financial independence here at Epistoliorum. I think it’s fitting […]

2020 Q3 Foreword

Filii North America President’s Corner

It’s both a great honor and a humbling experience to represent Filii North America.  Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, we have raised $2,390 for some of our brothers in the Philippines. We’ve learned that about 12  have benefited from our generosity. The recipients were the most adversely affected by COVID-19.  Fray Mike Plana shared with us […]

2020 Q3 Lifestyle Sports & Leisure

We Are What We Eat, Even During a Pandemic

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”  – Hippocrates Fortunately or not, we’ve developed our eating habits during our childhood years.  Here in the United States,  a country of immigrants from diverse regions of the world, people have varied eating habits.  So in every State, one can find restaurants reflecting this great […]

2018 March Lifestyle Money Talk

Big Things Come From Small Ones

Hello there! Welcome back!  Last time, we’ve learned that the first principle of wealth accumulation is that we reap what we sow both metaphorically – in our subconscious,  and physically –  in the world. Today, we are going to talk about the second principle of wealth accumulation. It is, like the first, quite apparent in […]

2018 March One More Thing

An Open Letter

Dearest One, Legend has it that Saint Valentine wrote a letter to the daughter of his judge before his execution.  I call it the first Valentine’s Day letter.  Before the advent of commercialism, people have greeted each other on Valentine’s Day through letters.  It’s been a long time since I wrote my last love letter. […]