Monthly Archives: July 2014

A Doubting Faith

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

My faith has never been one of absolute certitude. I am often beset by doubts. I imagine myself in the presence of my God but sometimes I feel I am all alone. There is nobody else there. I imagine myself … Continue reading →

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Traveling Light

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Spirit Moments

In the past, I always had the tendency to over-pack whenever I had to travel. I needed to have an extra formal shirt in case I got invited to a fancy dinner; or an extra jacket in case the weather … Continue reading →

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Home and Family

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It is strange and paradoxical how our family and our loved ones can be both the source of our greatest joys and deepest love and at the same time the cause of our greatest pains and deepest sorrows; how the … Continue reading →

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Lost, Bothered and Dumbfounded

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Relationships in my life are very important and life-giving: Links to nature, to people, to God. There are many links in my life right now that are broken, damaged, weakened, in need of healing. On the one hand I can’t … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Now

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There are times when the fondest things people want to make them happy is already right before them, staring them in the face, and they still do not recognize it. A young man, full of hopes and dreams, is very … Continue reading →

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Struggles and Life

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Everyone longs for rest from labor and toil. This is specially true for peasants working the soil. But even those who in everyday life … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Rituals of Religion

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Spirit Moments

All too often and for many people, the practice of religion easily degenerates into empty rituals of prayers, fasting and sacrificial offerings. And worse, religion deteriorates into prejudices and exclusions, then into hatred and violence. These practices of religion are … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Based on these noble and … Continue reading →

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My Faith Today

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Modern man is a worshiper of certainty. He places his trust in reason more than anything else. And math and science are reason’s essential implements and resources. What does not stand to reason is not true. And what cannot be … Continue reading →

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Change Means Getting Uncomfortable

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Changes always stir us out of our comfort zones. Some times our comfort zones become so familiar and comfortable, we do not recognize that things and times, they are a-changing. It is said that get a frog comfortable in a … Continue reading →

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