Secrets of Harry Potter Episode #56: The Art of Teaching

Episode #56 of The Secrets of Harry Potter is up and available. You may listen to it here or subscribe via iTunes.

In this episode we talk about the best and the worst teachers at Hogwarts. What are the intellectual, moral and social qualities a teacher needs?

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When Will the Philippines Learn to Grow Up?

There is a very interesting commentary on the state of the Philippines by Niña Terol-Zialcita that was posted on the Definitely Filipino blog. IMHO, it's thought-provoking, and sadly, I've heard my ex-pat Filipino friends moaning about the same issues Ms. Terol-Zialcita brought up in her piece.

Read it and let me know what you think. Can the Philippines ever rise up above the rampant government corruption and persistent poverty and the like experienced there? I'd like to think so.

Click here to read this piece.

Fusion Fajitas with Fr. Leo Patalinghug

As soon as I saw various friends Tweeting that Fr. Leo Patalinghug was cooking dinner at the Willits' place, and that it was being uStreamed, I rushed over to the uStream feed to find Fr. Leo mid-way through cooking his famous Fusion Fajitas, which beat Bobby Flay's version in Throwdown with Bobby Flay.

Fr. Leo looked so comfortable and completely in his element as he was joking around with Greg, Jennifer, their kids, and extended family. Fr. Leo even had the boys help out in mashing avocados for the guacamole he made to go along with the fajitas.

Some of his more memorable lines:

"That's a sign of holiness if the smoke is under control."
"My hands are clean! I dipped my fingers in holy water!"
"Now you have to let the meat rest for 7 minutes... just like the Sabbath day."
"Why am I doing a cooking show? I'm such a cheesebucket!"
"[Bobby Flay] had professional help. I just had another priest helping me..."

If I did this right, you'll see the video embedded below. Thank you, Greg Willits, for uStreaming this and sharing this with all of us! xxx

Secrets of Harry Potter Episode #55: Education at Hogwarts

After a long hiatus, Episode #55 of The Secrets of Harry Potter is up and available. You may listen to it here or subscribe via iTunes.

We discussed education in the world of Harry Potter. How does the educational system at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry compare to schools in the real world?

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