Monthly Archives: June 2014
Hearts and Treasures
Everyday, billions of dollars are gained or lost in the stock exchanges of the world. A rumor can send the stocks of Apple into a tailspin dive, making its stockholders poorer in billions of paper losses. And yet, nothing significant … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Relationships
Tagged Gratitude, Jane, Love
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Relishing A Prayer
Our Father: Your Son became one of us and gave us the power to address you as He addressed you: Abba Father. And because He became one of us and made us His own, we join Him in calling out … Continue reading
There is Good in the World
Today, I thank and praise God for all the parents who raise their children in the anonymity of millions of homes, expecting neither praise nor rewards but only striving that their off-springs have a better life than their own. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Life, Relationships
Tagged Beauty, Doing good, Wisdom
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Love in Ordinary Times
I choose to see all the love around me. A son, burdened by his own personal concerns and anxieties, reaches out to a parent and checks out on how the parent is doing. He stays with him. A parent, caring … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Generosity, Love
Tagged Compassion, Suffering
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Groanings on a Monday Morning
I recall a mental exercise we had with Fr. Decaestecker in our Metaphysics class. If I had just one arm and one foot, would I still be a human being? Yes, for these missing extremities do not define my essence … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Human Rights, Sin
Tagged Forgiveness, Sadness, Wisdom
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With the Trinity for Eternity.
We are stardust. This may sound like a romantic expression of who and what we are. But it is a scientific fact. Amazing how we have emerged from that primeval explosion of a single particle. In that primal moment were … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Photography, Presence, The Good News
Tagged Beauty, Eternity, Hope, Miracles, Poetry
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Words
I love words. I love stringing them together to express an idea or to describe an emotion. I love words put together as an inspiring poem or as a compelling story. I love them even more when words are put … Continue reading
A Glimpse and a Glance
I know that I am weak. I am often wrong and I stumble. I know I am always in need of mercy and forgiveness. I am not a big time sinner like a crook or a murderer or an adulterer. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Evil, Life
Tagged Forgiveness, Grace, Growing Older, Humility
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To Love and Forgive, Be Brave
Life is full of disappointment, conflict, bickering, and struggle. Some of these are of our own making. Others are inflicted on us by others, either unwittingly or out of spite and hatred. Most, if not all, come from the fact … Continue reading
The Grace of Serendipity
I do not remember what my dreams were last night but I knew I was crying during most of my sleep. My eyes were still smarting and wet when I woke up this morning. Sleep is an amazing phenomenon. I … Continue reading