Neguri, Spain: Besides advocating for the preservation of the Spanish language in the Philippines, I have always been opposed to clericalism. Simply put, among the many iterations of this cancer that afflicts the Roman Catholic Church is the sense of entitlement on the part of some misguided members of the clergy, feeling somehow superior over the laity and…
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A Consequential Postcard
Madrid, Spain: This evening, while going through stacks of boxes at the basement of her home, my sister Heidi stumbled upon an old postcard from the early 1920s. She excitedly emailed it to me here in Madrid, on the eve of my flight back to the United States after having returned to Spain only last…
A Visit to Two Major Madrid Museums
Madrid: For a couple of days after returning from over a month-long vacation in the New York metropolitan area, I am in residence at our Provincialate in Madrid prior to my trip back to Iglesia del Carmen in Neguri. The Provincialate is the seat of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of…
Silver Linings 