Seeking Balance Between Prayer, Family, and Work It will bring peace and joy to our lives

Every month, the Basic Ecclesial Community of Christ the King sponsors a talk at the Greenmeadows Clubhouse. Last June 26, the speaker was entrepreneur and sportsman Danny Moran, who gave a talk on balancing work, family, and spiritual life.

Danny was the founder of the Red Ribbon chain before selling it to Jollibee Corporation. He now runs Amici Italian Restaurant and Cara Mia Cakes and Gelato. He is also a known figure in the Philippine football scene since he played in the national team in 1970s. Today, he leads in promoting futsal in the country through the Henry V. Moran Foundation, named after his father.

What the public doesn’t know about Danny is the fact that he’s a daily Mass goer and a dedicated Opus Dei member. That Wednesday evening, Danny divulged the secret of his success. “Many times, we can get lost—whether it’s the business or no matter what you’re doing. And sometimes we can get distracted. That thing that will keep you anchored at the end of the day is quiet time and prayers,” he said in a previous interview.

During his talk, he mentioned that everyone is called to holiness in the middle of our ordinary, day-to-day lives. He also said that we must be aware of the many elements of today’s society that damage our Christian way of life. “The sanctification of our ordinary life starts with our families at home. We must do everything to protect and defend our marriages, our families, and the proper upbringing of our children. The family is the root and foundation of our Christian culture,” Danny said.

The night brought a lot of insight to the seventy attendees—an impressive number by Greenmeadows BEC standards. One of them, comedian Joey de Leon, shared his insights on social media through this humorous post: “Spouse for life”—but hindi ba having more than one spouse is better and more fun? Kasi the plural of spouse is SPICE! Ngek!

His wife, Eileen, who is the Basic Ecclesial Community coordinator of the parish, made this comment to Joey’s post: “Correction: one wife, many roles, many virtues—that’s spice!” But the comedian must have the last laugh, so he came back with this rebuttal: “Less wife” daw so menos-spouse! For those who came, it was a definitely a night well spent.