In the Gospel of St. Mark, we encounter the blind man Bartimaeus whose story of healing offers us many great spiritual lessons. “Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means ‘son of Timaeus’),
July 11, 2024
Another wonderful book from one of my favorite leadership gurus, John Maxwell. “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential” is packed with fifteen wise points but we can’t accommodate them all in this article. I’ll just pick out my five favorite ones. I highly recommend
July 9, 2024
I have a friend doctor who was doing his residency many years ago at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manila and was complaining of the grind of his job. Residency in a hospital is the on-the-job training for doctors. All aspiring doctors undergo it before they take the board exam. It’s
July 4, 2024
A great book on goals setting and how to achieve them is authored by Grant Cardone, “The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure”. The “10x” means ten times doing what the average people would do. The author says you need ten times more thoughts and actions of
July 1, 2024
Stoicism is a Greek philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century. It is a philosophy that has made a comeback in our modern era because it famously advocates for calmness and serenity in times of adversity. Dozens of books have come out these days promoting this philosophy:
June 27, 2024
Another excellent book about habits. The author that goes by with a single name, Tynan, gives us additional insights about good and bad habits and is a good complement to the previous book we’ve summarized entitled “The Slide Edge.” This book, “Superhuman by Habit” gives us tips on how to
June 20, 2024
There is a wonderful story in Regina Brett’s book, “God Never Blinks” that’s worth commenting on. It’s about forgiveness and responding to evil with good. Regina’s friend Jane tried to make the marriage work in spite of her alcoholic husband. Her husband tried to quit drinking, but would start again.
June 18, 2024
There are a lot of self-help books you can find in the market but this one stands out because not only is it down-to-earth in its advice in goal setting, but it also is backed up by research. “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals” by Heidi Grant Halvorson is
June 17, 2024
By Engr. Carlos V. Cornejo This triple role is taken on individually by certain figures in Holy Scripture especially in the Old Testament the likes of Melchizedek (priest), Elijah (prophet) and David (King). It is to anticipate the role of Jesus Christ as Priest, Prophet and King in the New Testament. Our Lord Jesus Christ
June 13, 2024
I got these psychological facts from a video in You Tube by Brainy Dose entitled “15 Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind”. I just listed down two out of the fifteen they have presented, which I found interesting, because I could relate it to a spiritual or philosophical point
June 6, 2024
God created us humans to give birth to other humans. God could have designed us to be born from trees as one of our famous Philippine folklores would have it in the story of Malakas and Maganda. But God intended us to come from our parents so that there is
June 4, 2024
I think this is one of the best books in entrepreneurship or running a business, “Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine” by Mike Michalowicz. This is applying the right concept of saving money which is income minus savings equals expenses rather than income
June 1, 2024