08Nov 2021 by AZA

Intimate Sharing

Knights of Columbus, Spirituality
by Antonio Zebedeo Abad Today has been a bad day. Well, this morning you woke up, didn't you? Many other people did not wake up this morning. You were born and lived a healthy life, didn't you? To put things in perspective, there is much to be thankful for, we just have to look in the refrigerator. We have food to eat when a great many people in the world are starving. We have a roof over our heads when many people have lost their homes to disasters or political events. St. Teresa of Jesus, made her way to her convent during a fierce rainstorm, she slipped down an embankment and fell squarely into the mud. The irrepressible nun looked up to heaven and admonished her Maker, "If this is…
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11Oct 2021 by AZA

A Strong Foundation of Truth

Knights of Columbus, Spirituality
Antonio Zebedeo Abad, October 12, 2021 From heatwave to drought to sudden rains and cold weather, we've been on a roller coaster ride with nature. Coming out of Sol Duc at Olympic National Park, a huge tree fell in the stormy weather and blocked the road for hours. The Port Townsend ferry sailings were canceled suggesting a detour through Kingston, Edmonds, Mukilteo, and Clinton. The southern part of Whidbey Island was without power. Someone said to me, "What bad luck you've had!" I said, "I didn't see it that way. It was the force of nature, and we adjust to what nature gives us." Some people think they can control nature. That's quite the contrary. They push the limits of building on a cliff and nature eats away at the…
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27Mar 2021 by AZA
Maligayang Pasko – Feliz Pascua – Happy Easter

Maligayang Pasko – Feliz Pascua – Happy Easter

History
by AZA Antonio Zebedeo Abad, 4-April-2021 #500YearsofChristianityinthePhilippines 500 years ago, journalist Antonio Pigafetta wrote in his journal: Domenica di Pasqua, 31 marzo 1521, Pasqua in Butuán.[1. Pigafetta, Antonio. La primera vuelta al mundo - Relación de la expedición de Magallanes y Elcano. trans. It. to Sp. ¨Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo¨, Isabel de Riquer. Amazon Kindle Edition, Alianza Editorial, Madrid, España, 28-Marzo-2019.] This was the first Easter mass celebrated by the Magallanes-Elcano expedition in Butuán, in what they named as the Archipelago of St Lazarus, known today as the Philippine Islands. The expedition was sponsored by the Crown of Castilla.[2. In 1521, there was no country known as Spain. It was the Crown of Castille that was the dominant kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula.] This was then the…
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11Apr 2020 by AZA

A Mother’s Touch

Spirituality
Antonio Zebedeo Abad, Holy Week 2020 Distress CallI found Mom at her seat at the dining table leaning on her left elbow and thought she fell asleep after dinner. Then, she opened her eyes and said that she felt nauseated and her right arm is numb, although she can lift it up. She wanted to go to the restroom, but could not even stand with assistance. She rarely complains of any condition she is feeling, so this is very significant. We called the paramedics and they came within a few short minutes. They said that she doesn't yet have stroke symptoms, but that is a high risk in her condition. They took her to the hospital. She had intermittent emesis of dark fluid which appeared to be old blood. The…
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