Lent
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Lenten Journey 2018
Lent 2018 started this February 14. The fact that Ash Wednesday also fell on Valentine’s Day wasn’t lost on me. Both dates basically meant the same to me anyways: death to self. Last year, I fasted from social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Messenger, BBM, and WhatsApp) and carbs. This year, I’m continuing the trend Continue reading
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Theology Thursday – Lenten Reflections, Part II
This month, I had the opportunity to attend two back-to-back conferences in good ‘ol US of A. First, I presented a paper at the Eleventh Annual Archbishop Iakovos Graduate Students Conference in Patristic Studies hosted by the Pappas Patristic Institute in Brookline, MA. I also got a chance to be a respondent and a moderator Continue reading
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Theology Thursday – Lenten Reflections, Part I
Lent is a time for reflection. To help me in this process, I have decided to give up Facebook and Twitter, two of the social media platforms that I frequently use. Today is Day One and I’m already feeling the withdrawal symptoms. As a result, it has forced me to reflect on some key personal Continue reading
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A Lenten Poem
The sky darkening Thunder It was as if the heavens themselves wanted to let the earth know of their anger It was more than they can bear. From the lofty heights, the clouds saw what was happening below “What insanity has taken hold of the mortals?”, they wondered. He was the One to redeem creation Continue reading
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Secede in te ipsum
I once had a blog that I titled “Secede in te ipsum”. I was reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and it was talking about the need to retreat within ourselves so that we can know ourselves. For me, since social media plays such a big part of my life, sometimes I have to pull back Continue reading
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Reflections on Good Friday
A lot of the times, I really do feel that everything in Christianity is just so incredibly messed up in comparison to how the world normally works. Normally, people want to live. And yet, Jesus says that if we truly want to live, we have to die first. A lot of us would avoid pain Continue reading
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Day 16 – The Lenten Journey of Sid
I think that God has given me certain gifts that I feel like I haven’t been able to use in awhile. I used to be more involved in different church ministries but lately haven’t been as active as before due to personal reasons. I wanted to change that and talked to a pastor about potentially Continue reading
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Day 15 – The Lenten Journey of Sid
I am definitely on the road to recovery. Thank You Jesus! I’m feeling better and not as weak as I’ve been feeling. It has been way too long! I feel like I’ve been on bed rest since Saturday. I think my body has been stressed out. Someone asked me if I have heard back about Continue reading
Pensées by Sid 
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