Langga Writes

God is in the ordinary.   More often than not, we think that God is found only in the extraordinary.   We seek Him beyond the familiar.   Today’s saint, St. John Francis Regis saw God in the ordinary.  …

Have you ever been given a second chance at something?   After 9 months of being jobless in Dubai, I was given another chance to be interviewed in the company I’m with right now.   I encountered delays, one after the ot…

St. Crescentia’s life embodies the verse from Luke 16:10.“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.&rdquo…

The biggest things sometimes start with the smallest steps.This can be said about the Carmelite Order, the religious family that gave the world such spiritual giants as St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and St. John of the C…

Have you heard of the famous 90s song of Rick Price “Heaven Knows”? The first stanza of the song goes: “She's always on my mind From the time I wake up 'til I close my eyes She's everywhere I go She's all I know...” …

Pain does things to us.   It can make people either bitter or wise.   I remember how my own father was paralyzed and on a sickbed for many months.   Despite friends coming to visit to encourage him, my father&rsquo…

It’s almost impossible to remain pure in a hyper-sexualized world.   From books to videos, from commercials and ads on social media, it seems abnormal for one to even consider using the word chastity.   People will even…

It’s an understatement to say that we live in a very unstable time in history.   People lost their jobs, businesses closed, but more than that, lives were lost.   But can you imagine if it’s doubly harder because …

Born in North Africa, St. Adrian was initially an abbot in Italy where he twice declined a papal request to become the archbishop of Canterbury in England.   Instead, he recommended his friend, St. Theodore, who accepted the task and wh…

Have you ever been discouraged in pursuing a big dream because of your circumstances in life?   I was.   I didn’t think I would qualify for a video contest on YouTube.   I didn’t have any experience nor…