View from the pew Writing about religions in our community was my thing for years. So recent stories in the secular press, which now rarely gives an inch of space to faith, stimulated a strong urge to write. At first my intended venue was the “letters to the editor” section rather than this Catholic […]
Memorial Day: My father sacrificed his life for his family and his homeland
By Josephine “Joey” D. Pablo Special to the Herald My father, Augusto Canuto Dicsen (1907-1944), a convert and civilian, died during World War II in his homeland, the Philippines. My mother shared memories of his death in bits and pieces before she died. Memories of my father came alive when I looked at family photographs […]