Monthly Archives: September 2014

Passages

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Manila and the Philippines have just gone through another devastating calamity. Typhoon Mario has inflicted yet another traumatic calamity on our people. But this will pass away and people will soon be back to their normal lives. Nature may seem destructive … Continue reading →

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The Filipino Soul

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Even as I write this, thousands are again huddled in evacuation centers in the Philippines – cold, wet, and hungry. Many have been driven out of their homes by typhoon Mario which has inundated the low-lying areas in the main … Continue reading →

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Sinnerman

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I have always been inspired by the notion of changing the world to make it a better place. I dreamt of being part of the great adventure of creating a new and just society in my youth. I was willing to … Continue reading →

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A Nation of Singles

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I read in the news yesterday that the US is now officially a nation of singles. There are now more single households. I read the news with a lot of sadness. This emerging social change is going to be as … Continue reading →

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Choosing Life

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life is such a wonderful present and its end, death, is such an awful prospect. Everything people do is to sustain life and to make it longer and better. Farmers work their fields to grow food that will sustain life. … Continue reading →

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Paradoxes and Life

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world we live in. For all our pretensions to rationality, men are often irrational in their actions and behavior. It is absurd that modern man, who has the most comforts and conveniences than any … Continue reading →

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The Cross and the Apple

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It used to be that the apple was the symbol of a healthy lifestyle, as in “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” When I was growing up, Apple was the symbol the greatest music of all time – … Continue reading →

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Spirit And Life

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I am more than just my physical body. There is a part of me that is not material. My body, because it is made up of matter, ties me down to the material world.  I am earth-bound and I cannot … Continue reading →

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Agere Contra

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I often notice that the things I hate and find offensive in other people are the very same things I hate most in myself. Sometimes, I am not even aware that the things I would correct in others are the … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

9/11 is forever etched in the collective consciousness not only of Americans but of the entire world. What kind of hatred so strong would drive people to do something so utterly vicious? As the world watched in total disbelief as … Continue reading →

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