by jcruzfoundation | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
Carina C. Cruz, MD. There is no moment as awesome as the break of dawn When darkness starts to quiver and light settles slowly in a steady flow. There is no moment as breathless as the changing colors of dawn when the flame of light takes over the black of night. ...
by jcruzfoundation | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
Carina Cruz Benson (Insights From My Conversations with Joshua O. Atiba, MD) It is a fact of life that suffering is widespread and many people lose their faith because of being unable to find meaning in their painful and difficult circumstances. On the other hand,...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
Carina Cruz Benson “I see an angel in the marble and I carve until I set it free” – Michelangelo We all come across many people in our life, some who help us and some who need our help. And in this day and age, it seems better to accept help or be...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
By Carina Cruz Benson During my time in clerkship, the equivalent of fourth year in medical school, students were required to go on duty at varied hospital departments for clinical exposure to inpatients. It was during my month long rotation in the department of...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
By Carina Cruz Benson In my dictionary, Sr. Mafran (Maria Francis) is a living saint whom I had the privilege to meet while doing mission work in the Philippines. As a nun, she goes against the grain of living a cloistered and prayerful life in convent. She is a...
by jcruzfoundation | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
By Carina Cruz Benson Two boys knocked at the door of the Children’s Center to request for snacks. Asked if they wanted to join my lecture on exercise, nutrition and personal hygiene, only one said yes and the other opted to leave. It was Augustine who stayed and...
