Tomorrow, we hit the halfway point of Simbang Gabi 2012, the nine-day, 5 a.m. Mass cycle the Filipino community at St. Charles Borromeo organizes each year at this time and that
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Simbang 2012, Day 2: Being Martha
What does it take to feed 200 or so people? A big ham. Five pounds of pulled pork. Three casseroles. The equivalent of three or four fruit plates. A veggie platter. Six packages of
Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 1: Of Passages
In case you haven’t seen 4:15 a.m. lately, I’ll clue you in. It’s really dark then. And it comes really early, even when you practice by getting up at 5 or 5:30 the two previous days. It’s that time of year again, when St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Arlington hosts that
Letting Go of Perfection, and Enjoying the Ride
I’ve been going to a nearby sing-along Messiah for eight years or so. The soloists are always first rate, the conductor excellent and infectiously joyous, the musicians superb.