Author Archives: Spirit Moments

Recognizing the Presence in My Life

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I am often amazed how I can choose not to be tied down to where I am or to the situation I am in. In the moments just before sleep, I love to go over the day and remember the … Continue reading →

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Clouds

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I love clouds: pure and white, constant and changing. Often I wonder how it is like to “wander lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills” and watch the earth below with flowers (like daffodils) blooming, … Continue reading →

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Visits

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Spirit Moments

One of the things I truly loved and appreciated in Ima is her practice of always going out of her way to visit friends and family. I remember during Christmas day, we would always make the rounds of families and … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Pain

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Childbirth, I have heard and read, is one of the most painful if not the most painful experience a woman can go through. Nothing a man endures can ever approximate it. I remember stories from friend-doctors in Fabella Memorial Hospital, … Continue reading →

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Grief and Joy

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life is hard. Life is fragile. There is constant straining and the struggle is a never ending one. I can lose everything in but a moment. A catastrophe can wipe out everything I have worked for. A severe illness can … Continue reading →

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Social Justice

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Because we have evolved from apes, there are still brutish tendencies in us. Because we were born in sin, there are still a lot of imperfections and weaknesses in us. During the time of Jesus, slavery was an acceptable practice … Continue reading →

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Hope Makes Us Human

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Science has proven that humans definitely evolved from apes. The human DNA is more than 96% identical to that of a chimpanzee. And yet something happened in the millions of years evolution was taking place during which the the ape … Continue reading →

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We Are An Easter People

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Several years ago, Europe as a whole celebrated its millennium jubilee, tracing its history and acknowledging its roots and origins. It noted its rootedness in the Graeco-Roman culture and civilization. Pope Benedict, then still Cardinal Ratzinger, lobbied that Europe also … Continue reading →

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Living and Loving in the Light

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Spirit Moments

In Pope Francis, I see a man truly being moved by the Spirit, the Advocate that Jesus promised to send to His disciples. In his present trip to the Holy Land, I see him again being inspired by the Spirit … Continue reading →

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Quests

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Spirit Moments

People often fear what they do not know nor understand. And what they fear, because they cannot handle it, they usually end up hating. Ignorance and uncertainty breed fear and insecurity. Fear and insecurity give rise to hatred. I used … Continue reading →

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