Monthly Archives: March 2014

Jesuit Influences in My Life

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

Over the weekend, it was serendipity that we attended a wedding on Saturday and heard Sunday mass at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Sacramento. It is a Jesuit Parish. Jesuits have played a major role and exerted a … Continue reading →

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On My Blindness

Posted on March 30, 2014 by

There are many times I am blind and fail to see. I often get so accustomed to things I fail to see all the beauty around me. I get so busy with life I fail to stop and smell the … Continue reading →

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Users Manual for Life

Posted on March 29, 2014 by

It is so easy for men to justify what is evil and vice and pervert these into what is good and virtuous. People know pride is bad but somehow it is made acceptable and even desirable when it is called … Continue reading →

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Prayer In my Life

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

After more than two years of constant effort, my morning prayers and reflections have become an essential part of my daily routine. I cannot even begin to imagine my day without starting it in prayers. And what good has it … Continue reading →

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Praying For A Change Of Heart

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

During moments of grace, and they are aplenty in my life, it is easy to see what is good from what is evil. To love is good. To hate and harbor evil thoughts against others is bad. To care and … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Life

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

A basic assumption of science is that the world is intelligible and that humans have the capacity to study and understand it. Because of this assumption. men over the centuries have discovered or formulated the laws of nature, like the … Continue reading →

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Be It Done Unto Me According To Thy Word

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

There are many things and events in my life – most of them, amazing –  I have no control over: when, where and how I was born, when, where and how I will die, my innate talents and capabilities. There … Continue reading →

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Playing God

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

Whenever I look at the beauty in nature, I am always filled with awe and wonder. The grandeur and the majesty of the mountains, the serenity and tranquility of the lakes, the colors and abundance of the flowers, the coming … Continue reading →

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My Thirsts

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

I have been thirsting all my life and I do not want my thirst to go away. I thirst for beauty and would want to see it in everything around me: the first blooms of spring, the singing of the … Continue reading →

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Murphy’s Law and the Prodigal Son

Posted on March 22, 2014 by

I have always found Murphy’s Law fascinating if not fanciful. And it has been expressed in many slightly different ways: “If anything can go wrong, it will.” or “ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” or “If there are … Continue reading →

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