by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 4 June 2007
in Photos/Graphics
Look what God gave me – this gorgeous sunset. But not only that. He also gave me pink-edged clouds. An “I love you, anak” text message from my mother. Being able to comfort a friend who is burdened by family problems. Remembering that this same friend was recently chosen as Employee of the Month. A smile from Julia, who celebrated her 7th birthday yesterday. Lunch with a workmate who shares my passion for Linux. The arrival of a confrere from Italy. Light traffic while driving from Sta. Mesa to New Manila. Dinner with brother priests. The jazz music playing while I was reading the latest Paolo Coelho novel. A restful sleep. An answered prayer. And the resolve to watch sunsets more often.
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 30 March 2007
in Photos/Graphics
I was in Surigao City last weekend to facilitate a Lenten recollection in two parishes. After my Saturday afternoon mass at the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Shrine I went outside the chapel to wait for the sunset. I gazed at this gorgeous sunset and watched the sky change colors for about 10 minutes. Then when it was dark I went back to the chapel to thank God for making this side of heaven such a lovely place.
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 23 March 2007
in Photos/Graphics
While waiting for the sunset at a monastery in Sydney, Australia, I saw this old man walking past me. It’s not difficult to see the profound poetry of this simple shot I took. The sight of him journeying towards the lovely sunset made me contemplate the many times I thought I had reached a dead [...]
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 16 March 2007
in Photos/Graphics
I was thinking of and praying for a dear friend of mine when I took this pic two afternoons ago from my residence in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Photographing sunsets is my way of capturing and remembering moments of deep feeling, of showing care, of expressing love.
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 28 October 2005
in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics
Opening all the windows of your being is the most important thing if you want to allow God to heal you. Opening all the windows of your being tells God that there is a welcoming person inside, a person in need of His abundant grace and joyful presence. Opening all the windows of your being to God is to make Him feel at home in your heart. Without opening all the windows of your being, God would never be able to make His Spirit work in you, nor could you experience His love from within.
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 3 July 2005
in Film & Music, Photos/Graphics
It was the biggest concert I have ever attended. Italian dailies reported that there were some seven hundred thousand people who took part in it. Although it began around three in the afternoon, I was there from seven in the evening until one thirty in the morning. Live8 was one experience that will stay fresh in my heart for many years.
by Fr. Stephen, MSC
on 12 June 2005
in Photos/Graphics
A snapshot of three young Filipina members of the Kayumanggi Dance Troupe helping each other put on their costumes and sets of accessories prior to their performance during the celebration of the 107th anniversary of Philippine Independence in Rome, Italy.
