Monthly Archives: April 2018

Love and the Vine

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

Here is one of the fondest memories I have of Jane while she was growing up. This happened when she was about four years old. One chilly morning we brought her to her nursery-school. And as she gave me her … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about, Alfie Evans?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

Cute, angelic, little, lovable Alfie Evans has died. Only yesterday, he was still alive, with the world watching how his poignant drama would unfold. Now the powers of government and medicine conspired to deny him life. Today, he is gone. … Continue reading →

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Paradise Lost

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

Blink! There are some things that we see and understand in the blink of an eye. Intuitively. These include many spiritual insights: presence, peace, love, care, yearning, joy. These require no rational explanations. We only need to look deeply into … Continue reading →

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A Lasting Brotherhood

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

A few months back, I wrote about a miracle I had witnessed. It was the story of Lambert. Now his story moves on and this time, another fellow seminarian from our common past enters the picture and becomes  a heartwarming … Continue reading →

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Serendipity and Free Will

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

Under an electron microscope, there is no difference between my body and the table I am working on. Both are made up of sub-atomic particles. These sub-atomic electrons can be thought of as being a wave of energy and particle … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018, II

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

We see what we seek We find what’s in our mind. We search and then discover we had it all the while. The earth and nature bequeaths their tresures to those who would stop and listen in the silence. Just … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Yesterday was Good Shepherd Sunday. As is his style, Jesus draws examples and images from nature to bring home his message. Here, he is the shepherd and we are his flock. There shall be one shepherd and one fold. The … Continue reading →

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The Olber’s Paradox

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

Today is Earth Day. I feel a deep spirituality whenever I look at Nature. This quotation from Gerald Manley Hopkins always tend to remind me of this feeling that God is in Nature:  “The world is charged with the grandeur of … Continue reading →

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In My Image and Likeness

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

We often pray to God for things to happen the way we want them to be. We ask God for peace and heal the wounds of our anger and animus. We ask him to solve the problems of the world … Continue reading →

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The Universe in a Flower, II

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

I wake up every morning always thrilled by the sunrise streaming through my window grateful for the breaking of another day. I imagine the sun’s light traveling millions of miles and suffusing the entire earth with life giving energy. the … Continue reading →

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