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Following the footsteps of St. Teresa of Avila, we were in a group with our parents, a university administrator, a Carmelite priest, and five women who were senior citizens. My brother, Nacho, and I were the only kids. While he and I were excited for this trip out of the country, we were reminded gently by a good friend, our tita, that, “You are pilgrims. Not tourists.”

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is one of the most poignant love stories of my generation. It explores the young love...

Backstage at the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s August 23 Palawan outreach concert, a violinist polishes a beautiful hundred year-old violin right beside where I’m seated. It was at that moment that I realized that this might be the coolest thing that has ever happened to me.

The Beatles had it all. Fame, fortune, a highly publicized break up, relatively successful solo careers, and dozens of timeless songs. They have Yesterday,...

This was a piece of advice I was given during a difficult period of time I had this summer. I was tense and stressed...

I’m sixteen years old and too young to vote. But just because I’m too young doesn’t mean that I can’t be informed or passionate...

When I was 9 years old, and had just got out of the hospital because of a bad virus, and I was pissed. My...

Change. For the past few months, change has become something that I look at with unease. I feel tides shifting, relationships forming, plans made...