Author Archives: Spirit Moments

In My Life

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Spirit Moments

In my life, there has been nothing that I fervently prayed for that was not given to me; nothing that I sought that I did not find. I have knocked on many doors and I have been surprised and deeply … Continue reading →

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Repentance

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Spirit Moments

God gave me life and placed me in the middle of a garden He created called Earth. I did nothing to deserve such awesome and infinite love. With a grateful heart, I want to sing praises to Him. I want … Continue reading →

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No Less Than The Trees And The Stars

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Is it just human folly to think I am the center of the universe? For the longest time, men thought the universe revolved around the earth, and, by extension, around man. We now realize we are but a small planet … Continue reading →

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Being Good Is Doing Good

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Spirit Moments

For a long time, I understood being good as avoiding doing bad and evil things: thou shall not steal; thou shall not kill; thou shall not commit adultery; thou shall not bear false witness. I am not a thief nor … Continue reading →

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A Day In My Life

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Yesterday, we visited Joe for the last time. We went to his funeral mass. I remember him guitar in hand, singing his songs with a coterie of young children trailing behind him. He brought joy and happiness wherever he went. … Continue reading →

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Salvation Even For Tax Collectors

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Taxes are an essential element when people live together in communities. They are as old as history and as certain as death. They are necessary to pay for common needs and services of the community as well as to provide … Continue reading →

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Authentic Fasting

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I am more than just my physical body. Science has pretty much documented our bodily functions, including how thoughts are created in the human brain. But science stops there. How … Continue reading →

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Surpises and Contradicitons

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life is full of surprises and contradictions. I have come a long way from the small town of Angeles where I grew up to be living in San Jose California now. My journey has been full of surprises. As a … Continue reading →

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My Lenten Journey

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Spirit Moments

In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Franics reminded us that “Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive … Continue reading →

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The Fullness of Life

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life is good and it is great to be alive. Man’s deepest yearning is to remain alive, to live life in its fullness, to live forever. Man’s greatest fears are those that would deny him this fullness of life. Like … Continue reading →

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