[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 5: JANUARY 5, 2022] “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!” Gospel – Mark 6:45-52. After Jesus fed five thousand men. We tested positive for COVID-19. The Gospel seemed like a personal message from God: “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!” […]
[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 4: JANUARY 4, 2022] On the Word and the miracles Gospel – Mark 6:34-44. Jesus feeds five thousand men. This is one of the most popular miracles. From a supernatural angle, this demonstrates the ability of Jesus to multiply food. From a more rational angle, this […]
[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 2: JANUARY 2, 2022] The King of the Wise Men Matthew 2:1-12. The Magi visit Jesus; Herod fears losing his throne I want to reflect on two points: (1) Herod’s political ruthlessness versus the kind of leader Jesus would grow to be, and (2) the wise […]
[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 1: JANUARY 1, 2022] The Shepherd of shepherds, the Manager of managers Luke 2:16-21. The shepherds visit the newborn Jesus. For this new year 2022, one of my resolutions is to honor and hone my writing / general insighting skills while practicing my Christian spirituality. I […]
Why play the guitar and jam with a band? Like most of my friends, I learned how to play the guitar in an informal manner. My first guitar “teachers” were chord charts, music websites, YouTube artists, friends, and one of my female cousins. It is a good hobby to take up – it helps connect with […]
To those living in Metro Manila, we are all familiar with the bumper-to-bumper carmageddon traffic that EDSA passers-by struggle to live with. This was the inspiration behind a Filipino love song I wrote, entitled “Uwi” – describing my personal experiences as I drive my car to bring my girlfriend home (uwi can be loosely translated as going […]
I have been fortunate to have the opportunity in trying many things in terms of internships and jobs, spanning from my college years up to this day where I am finishing my Master in Business Administration degree. I have tried working for multinational companies, nonprofit organizations, a startup, and currently as a member of the […]
After a year-long hiatus from writing stuff on the internet through a personal blog, I’m reviving my WordPress site. I tried managing a more personalized site (www.patchaure.com), but the administrative backend demands and my previous projects prevented me from properly managing it. I’m planning to recover some posts I wrote when I was a part-time lecturer for […]
I write this blog post in response to Alexis Collado’s blog post found at this link: http://acstudios.asia/2013/08/21/to-be-a-leader/ Reading about student leadership from a Lourdesian perspective compelled me to look back on how I yearned to grow as a person and as a leader. Nostalgia is such a bittersweet pill to take during this time when […]