Pinoy couple featured in Columbia Magazine
MANILA, November 4, 2010—A Filipino couple is on the pages of the November issue of the highly respected Columbia Magazine.
Isidoro Molina of San Pedro Council 4234 in Manila and her wife, Leah, are among the six couples from around the world featured in the magazine which tells stories about marriage and family.
The Molinas, who live in Makati City, have been married for 42 years and have nine children.
In the article, the couple, through Mrs. Molina, provided reflections about falling in love and gave advise for young couples.
“Love oftentimes resists order. Ours was a classic tale of boy meets girl. There seemed to be a magical pull that drew us together. We saw the world through the same eyes and shared the same passion for the arts, music and poetry,” she said.
Marriage is not easy the couple admit to that. There are going to be differences, they said.
“Sometimes storms hit all at once and you’re floundering and helpless. This was how I felt when I realized our marriage was in turmoil. It was about our seventh wedding anniversary that marital troubles hounded us. I was lonely and desperate,” she said.
In marriage, they added, the thing that is needed to work together is God.
“Crying, I looked up to God and prayed. Next, I took charge of what I could control. I took time out to take care of myself and focused on making our relationship more loving and connected.”
The Molinas also revealed how the Knights of Columbus helped them in building a successful marriage and coping up in the “moments of distress.”
“The ties that bind our family were strengthened because of the Knights of Columbus. We began to look beyond ourselves and our own needs to the larger community,” they said.
The one-page article also features a photo of the couple taken in Paris and with the famous Eiffel Tower in the background.
Asked for her reaction to the short feature, Mrs. Molina said: “We are happy and humbled. We feel proud and honored to be featured in that magazine.”
For their heroic openness to children and their witness to their beauty and sanctity of human life, the Molinas was the 3rd runner up in the “2010 International Family of the Year” by the Knights in Columbus. (CBCPNews)
Isidoro Molina of San Pedro Council 4234 in Manila and her wife, Leah, are among the six couples from around the world featured in the magazine which tells stories about marriage and family.
The Molinas, who live in Makati City, have been married for 42 years and have nine children.
In the article, the couple, through Mrs. Molina, provided reflections about falling in love and gave advise for young couples.
“Love oftentimes resists order. Ours was a classic tale of boy meets girl. There seemed to be a magical pull that drew us together. We saw the world through the same eyes and shared the same passion for the arts, music and poetry,” she said.
Marriage is not easy the couple admit to that. There are going to be differences, they said.
“Sometimes storms hit all at once and you’re floundering and helpless. This was how I felt when I realized our marriage was in turmoil. It was about our seventh wedding anniversary that marital troubles hounded us. I was lonely and desperate,” she said.
In marriage, they added, the thing that is needed to work together is God.
“Crying, I looked up to God and prayed. Next, I took charge of what I could control. I took time out to take care of myself and focused on making our relationship more loving and connected.”
The Molinas also revealed how the Knights of Columbus helped them in building a successful marriage and coping up in the “moments of distress.”
“The ties that bind our family were strengthened because of the Knights of Columbus. We began to look beyond ourselves and our own needs to the larger community,” they said.
The one-page article also features a photo of the couple taken in Paris and with the famous Eiffel Tower in the background.
Asked for her reaction to the short feature, Mrs. Molina said: “We are happy and humbled. We feel proud and honored to be featured in that magazine.”
For their heroic openness to children and their witness to their beauty and sanctity of human life, the Molinas was the 3rd runner up in the “2010 International Family of the Year” by the Knights in Columbus. (CBCPNews)
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