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‘True Tales’ series – volume 8 Sister Josephine is both a doctor and an acupuncturist, a blend of east and west. She applied acupressure on the chest of the peasant woman, who had no breastmilk for her malnourished baby, and in three minutes, the milk flowed. eastwind journals – April 5, 2023 – archives tr48Continue reading “The Acupuncture Nun (#8)”

457 459 471 454 485 Share this article – https://eastwindjournals.com/2023/04/04/5-eastwind-prayer-posters-for-holy-week/ NANG HINUGASAN NI HESUS ANG PAA NG MGA DISIPULO. SAN PEDRO. Lord, ako dapat po ang maghugas ng paa ninyo. HESUS. Pedro, kung hindi ko huhugassn ang paa mo, hindi ka kasali sa grupo. Hindi mo mamanahin ang aking misyon.  SAN PEDRO. Ay, ganun poContinue reading “5 eastwind Prayer Posters for Holy Week”

prayer-poems that touch and heal – volume 2 January 26, 2023 Excerpts from the mini-book ‘foodforthesoul’, by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwind). Hard copy available by courier (250 pesos only) – eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com. 009discover yourself by discovering the otherreach out in order to reach inif you look for yourself you see total darknessif look for the otherContinue reading “foodforthesoul (#2)”

prayer-poems that touch and heal – volume 1 January 26, 2023 Excerpts from the mini-book ‘foodforthesoul’, by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwind). Hard copy available by courier – eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com 009He brings you strength in your wearinessHe heals you in your infirmitiesHe is the deluge in your droughtyou hear His whispers amid the roar of thunderso silentlyContinue reading “foodforthesoul (#1)”

prayer-poems that touch and heal – volume 3 January 30, 2023 Excerpts from the mini-book ‘foodforthesoul’, by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwind). Hard copy available by courier (250 pesos) – eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Call that begins must enddeath follows birthdusk follows dawndarkness follows light only one thing is endlessyour immortal soulimage of the Alpha and OmegaWho has noContinue reading “foodforthesoul (#3)”

prayer-poems that touch and heal February 2, 2023 Excerpts from the mini-book ‘foodforthesoul’, by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwind), hard copy available by courier – eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com. 016a flower is the symbol of the temporalit blooms to herald its beautythen withers and vanishesa flower is the symbol of the eternalbefore it withers, it makes new seedsit isContinue reading “foodforthesoul * volume 4”

Read part 1 first – https://eastwindjournals.com/2023/03/30/filipinos-in-america-part-1-early-exodus/ I met Venancio ‘Ven’ Igarta in New York City in the early 70s. This is his story, blurted out to me in an hour or so over dinner in Chinatown deep in the cold winter. He arrived by ship at Stockton, California, from Vigan, Ilocos Sur at the ageContinue reading “Filipinos in America – Part 2 – An Artist in New York”

During the Great Depression of the late 20s, uneducated Ilocano teenage peasants were hired by the thousands to fill up the labor shortage in vegetable farms of California. Majority of these migrant workers did not even speak English and were guided by the few who did. They journeyed in cramp conditions aboard ships from Vigan,Continue reading “Filipinos in America – Part 1 – Early Exodus”

foodforthesoul Excerpts from the book ‘foodforthesoul’ After reading a prayer-poem, pause and immerse yourself in the Lord. Talk to Him casually. He is now beside you. You can ask for healing. He is the ultimate foodforthesoul Who nourishes and heals us all. Volume 8 – March 24, 2023 078at the core of our Milky WayContinue reading “foodforthesoul – prayer-poems that inspire and heal – volume 8”

‘True Tales’ Series – volume 14 Paulo Coelho’s life is a story of depression to inspiration, despair to enlightenment, anonymity to fame, poverty to wealth, jail and torture to freedom, deep darkness to blinding light. His novel The Alchemist sold 26 million copies in 56 languages. But what was in this book by a derangedContinue reading “From Addict to Novelist (#14)”