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                    [ArticleID] => 425651
                    [Title] => A Christmas story
                    [Summary] => 

Shorn of tinsels and trimmings of a highly commercialized and over-worldly celebration, Christmas can be observed as a pure and simple story of strong faith, of pure love and of unwavering hope.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 33792 [Title] => Should a gay son bring his boyfriend to Christmas dinner? [Summary] =>

Dear Nanay,

I am gay.  I have told my parents but I am not so sure they have completely accepted it. I have a boyfriend who my parents do not know about and I want to bring him to our family Christmas dinner.

[DatePublished] => 2007-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133554 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1749293 [AuthorName] => Socorro C. Ramos [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 304723 [Title] => There really is joy in sharing! [Summary] => One of the most unforgettable moments in my childhood was painful, but looking back at it now only gives me sheer joy.

We had just gone to the park or to Mass (I don’t really remember exactly) then and I was flushed with joy and secure in the love of my parents – I was wearing a nice pinafore dress and my parents had just bought me a pack of popcorn, each sugar-glazed kernel a color of the rainbow. It was a real treat because it was more expensive than the plain salted popcorn and my parents didn’t buy that for me every day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283190 [Title] => Blessed by Sin [Summary] => This tribute comes from someone who knew the late Archbishop of Manila Jaime Cardinal Sin only from her place in the pews – whether at the school chapel, the Manila Cathedral or the Our Lady of EDSA Shrine.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280944 [Title] => 10 years later, Dr. Ricky Soler still misses his ‘Bunny’ [Summary] => I would like to share with you a poignant piece written by Dr. Ricky Soler, businessman and former hotelier, on his beloved wife, Bunny.
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May 17, 2005

Dear Joanne,


Ten years ago, you featured in its entirety in your People column the eulogy I had offered for my wife Bunny during her necrological services.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) ) )
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