A family is forced to flee their homeland for fear of persecution. This is the classic modern-day definition of a refugee.

We are full conspirators in this commerce, for we, too, have come to buy our bit of Bethlehem.

Las Posadas, “the inns,” is a reenactment of the Holy Family’s search for lodging in Bethlehem before the birth of Christ.

This Christmas, please help me remember a few simple things.

Simbang Gabi speaks to the central place that Christmas holds in the Filipino imagination.

It is always a losing game to chase a simply stated lifestyle. Life is not simple. Life cannot be organized.