A Filipino-American Episcopal seminarian exploring the complexity and vastness of this quirky world of ours through the lens of a queer, nerdy, and neurodivergent wayfarer. Lifelong gamer, devout Tolkienite, historical hyper-fixater, liturgical geek, plastic brick builder, and craft maker.

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Being “John”

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Spirituality

Faith is More

Have faith in yourself. I have faith in you. Because you’ve gotta have faith. Faith, trust, and pixie dust. For…

Scripture

Who Am I?

The earliest memory I have of using a computer was back in kindergarten. Positioned across a long table in my…

Spirituality

Leaving Catholicism

I’m not misspeaking when say that I’m leaving Catholicism, rather than saying I’ve already left it. Though I was confirmed…

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HOMILIES & SERMONS

Read the text and listen to the audio of the sermons I have crafted and preached over the years.

Homiletics (or preaching) is a vital to the vocation of ordained ministry, and I have been blessed with the opportunity to reflect on scripture both for and with others.

These sermons of mine were crafted in accordance with the Revised Common Lectionary used by the Episcopal Church alongside other Christian traditions.

You’re Not Alone

Unlike Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, I have very little experience with being on a mountain.  Between these three figures, there have been a multitude of…

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Amazed and Afraid

Throughout the summer between third and fourth grade, my parents and I would go to our neighborhood trail once or twice a week and spend…

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Doubt Like Thomas

At my elementary school, we had an assembly every semester where awards were handed out for stuff like Good Citizenship, Public Speaking, and—of course—Class Clown.…

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The One We Seek

It seems rather odd, at least to me, that Jesus asks a rhetorical question—one that, he above everyone else—knows the answer to: Whom are you…

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The Will to Ask

Words can themselves be magical in the sense that they exhibit power in the sense that both possess the ability to compel, receive, and affirm.…

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