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"Humankind, full of creative possibilities, is God's work."
— St. Hildegard of Bingen
I’m Bored But Not Quite; But Yeah I Don’t Really Know. Lol.
It's been a while ever since I've written here and definitely, I love being back to this hobby of mine that I have cultivated since I was a college student. Blogging (I mean, writing on an online journal, not so much with that of documenting one's preoccupations on...
THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT: Prologue (par 1-4)
Translated by: Rev. Boniface Verheyen (1844-1923) NOTE: I have thought of posting excerpts every two days at the least of the Rule of St. Benedict as a way of starting 2025 right, as a means to uplift the spiritual life. I shall also be writing some reflections about...
2025 Dawns Upon Us; Now What?
Welcome to my new blog at the onset of 2025. Honestly, I am celebrating right now without much of the hype and fanfare except the resolve to spend time praying: not because I do not wish to be overrun by holiday glee but more of harbouring an inner desire to look back...
Our Teens In Distress Mode
Recently I had the chance to view one of Anderson Cooper's 360 Specials entitled "Being Thirteen: Inside the Secret World of Teens". What followed after I clicked on the "play" button on the video itself shocked me: teenagers in middle school, with their seemingly...
MICROPOST: Back To UP (even for a while) and I Love It!
God willing, my hours tomorrow would be filled with such joy and placidity yet again as I embark on a trip to my second alma mater, the University of the Philippines Diliman, so as I may meet with my adviser on my plans for the upcoming semesters---apart from this one...
Anthem Of A Heartbreak
Just today, I have mentioned something on my Facebook wall regarding how Beethoven's music has been helping me recover from wallowing in pain after that entirely cathartic and overly emotional relationship breakup I had September of last year and still have the gall...
Breaking Pain
Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak Whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break. ---William Shakespeare, "Macbeth"
SITE UPDATE: New Daily Verse Website
"The Daily Word", a daily Scripture site (therefore religious in nature) has been launched today. Its primary goal is to share the Good News to all men, one or two daily verses at a time. This I sought as a personal advocacy for Christian awareness and meditation for...
MICROPOST: 11-ish PM is Creativity Time
After a marathon of about for episodes of Gilmore Girls which I sort of watch almost on a daily basis when I'm bored, I have come to the conclusion of writing yet another micropost for today since words escape me when a streamline of thoughts come crashing in to...
Sheep Me
Now I stared at this sudden apparition with my eyes fairly starting out of my head in astonishment. Remember, I had crashed in the desert a thousand miles from any inhabited region. And yet my little man seemed neither to be straying uncertainly among the sands, nor...
This Blog in Brief
Dedicated to St. Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine nun and intellectual; and my personal patroness, Our Lady of Montserrat, this blog hopes to be a venue for expressing ideas about sundry things on faith (especially about aspiring
to live a Benedictine-inspired life & spirituality), culture, my sometimes (failed) attempts at art, and education. Also, I talk about my life here as a mental health advocate based on my experiences, so please bear with me.
BY THE WAY, the title of this blog is Portuguese for “daughter of Hildegard” and is pronounced as /filya ildegarda/ .
— Shirley
St. Hildegard of Bingen
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, in your humility and simplicity, you were raised up by God and given a special gift of supernatural knowledge about the deepest mysteries of Heaven and earth. Please pray for us, that we will always be open to the truths God reveals to us and that we will use that knowledge as the basis of all our choices in life.
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, pray for us.
Our Lady of Montserrat
O God, Giver of all good things, who didst choose Montserrat as a glorious Shrine for the Mother of thy only begotten Son, and through her intercession there hast granted favors without number to those who sought them there: bow down thine ears now to our petitions as we kneel and pray before Her image. Thou Who livest and reignest forever and ever.
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