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This article has a new updated version. Go to – https://eastwindjournals.com/2022/01/18/paradox-marian-devotion-spreads-after-repression/

“True Tales” Series – Volume 16 Remember the movie Kramer Vs Kramer? This is similar, a war between schoolmates, a writer and a politician. Let us see who wins. A book on a collection of ‘True Tales’ is forthcoming. eastwind journals, Updated March 28,2303 / January 6, 2022 (archive tr194) By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.comContinue reading “Ateneo vs Ateneo (#16)”

“True Tales” Series – Volume 15 This article is inspired by a true story. In the 50s, 7-year-old Keh, a Fukien kid, unable to bear a life of poverty in Shanghai, stowed away under a life boat of a big ship bound for Manila. He sold newspapers and empty bottles (dyaryo-bote) along the night clubContinue reading “The Tuna Tycoon (#15)”

‘True Tales’ series – volume 5 This is a true encounter. Christmas period early 80s. After two days across the Sahara, I took a boat to Canary Islands. I hitchhiked towards Lanzarote and ended up in a crowded five-star beach hotel in the middle of nowhere. After dusk, the beach was empty, so I sneakedContinue reading “A Swedish Princess in Distress (#5)”

The Bedouin Girl was really from California, adopted by the Bedouins, ancient nomads of the Sahara. She fled hell in California and found heaven in the Sahara. After Barcelona, I hitchhiked through Costa del Sol, quickly visited the Moorish mosque at Granada, and headed for Algeciras. I took a boat to Ceuta, gateway to Morocco,Continue reading “The Bedouin Girl – Adventure in the Sahara”

The Creator of the Universe was born on a grass bed meant for new-born sheep in utter humility. Sing joyfully to the baby Jesus.Sent weekly until December 31, 2021. Share = https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/12/10/special-collection-pinoy-christmas-cards-week-3/

The spirit of Christmas is in the heart, not only in giving gifts but in giving yourself and your time for others. Ang diwa ng Pasko ay nasa puso, hind lang sa pagbigay ng regalo kundi ng sarili at iyong oras sa iba. Share – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/12/08/special-collection-pinoy-christmas-cards-week-2/

Special Bible-quotations Christmas Cards with Filipino theme. Four Christmas cards will be posted every week until December 31, 2021. eastwind journals, December 4, 2021 (archive 588 / 589 / 590 / 591) By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share this post via Blog link = https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/12/04/3-christmas-cards-special-collection-week-1/ SEND A CHRISTMAS GIFT ONLINE TO YOUR FRIENDS – anContinue reading “4 CHRISTMAS CARDS – Special Collection Week 1”

MICHAEL MICHAEL IN THE MORNING. A tiny black and white butterfly hovers around me often when I sun myself at 8 a.m. every morning. Today, he landed on my shoulder. I said, “Hello, guardian angel.” He lingered for a while and went off. He protects me from falling as I recuperate from knee surgery. OneContinue reading “Coping with the Pandemic”

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I was hitchhiking through Europe as a young man in the 70s. After six months on the road, I ended up in Athens in the dead of winter, passing from Italy to Yugoslavia. In Athens, I bumped into the most bizarre Christmas of my life. (Excerpt from the book WINGS AND WANDERLUST – DISCOVERING YOURContinue reading “Christmas with Arabs and a Jew”

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