Being fired after getting sick

darkened, and we can longer see out. The gadgets and games in each compartment are quite fascinating. There is constant theatre. Public relations experts offer sensational help in manicuring the image and searching out the best sound bite. Even if we wanted to alight, no one seems to be able to stop the train.

We desperately need to retrieve our capacity for reverence.

Each day that is given to you is full of the shy graciousness of divine tenderness. It is lovely practice at night to spend a little while revisiting the invisible sanctuaries of your lived day.

Each day is a secret story woven around the radiant of wonder. We let our days fall away like empty shells and miss all the treasure.

May we never despair as we continue to respond to God’s call to bring faith, hope, and love into the world through the ministries of the Church.

Congratulations and manifold blessings to Fr. Hieu Nguyen!

Thank you to his parents for offering their son as a gift to the Church!

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The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Asian Journal, its management, editorial board and staff.

* * * Fr. Rodel “Odey” Balagtas is the pastor of Incarnation Church in Glendale, California.