Author Archives: Spirit Moments

Biases Bring Out the Worst In Me

Prejudices and biases die hard and often hardly die. Many of the problems and conflicts we see around us are due to many preconceived notions people have of one another. The Holocaust was brought about by intense and deep seated … Continue reading

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Faith That Moves

Faith is building a relationship with a Presence who has had a profound effect in my life, directing everything that happens to me. Many times I have wished that my faith would be able to move mountains or could calm … Continue reading

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Prayer

I make an effort each day to always spend the first moments of the new day in prayer. I offer the Lord the new day and my whole future with all my dreams and aspirations and then set these aside. … Continue reading

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We are still in the midst of winter: cold weather, sometimes rain, snow in the mountains, leafless and seemingly lifeless trees. It is a cold drab landscape compared to the flowers of spring and the warmth of summer or even … Continue reading

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Believing in an Age of Agnosticism

For many people today, the world came about through a series of fortuitous random events. For a man of faith, everything is part of the divine unfolding of the universe and everyone has a role to play in this great … Continue reading

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On Being and Becoming

People today hate to wait. They want everything instantly. Pronto! There are so many instant products that cater to this desire: instant coffee, instant meals, instant service, etc. Leisure and pleasure seeking are such strong and popular activities; people want … Continue reading

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Bukas Palad ~ Generosity

Bukas palad is such a felicitous Filipino expression of what generosity is all about. To be generous is to have open hands, willing and ready to give everything in one’s palms. To be truly generous is to give without limits … Continue reading

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The Parable of the Sower and the Computer

Ordinary things and events often can teach us very valuable lessons and give us deep insights. In today’s Gospel, Christ used the story about a sower to explain how people would respond to his words and teachings. I have always … Continue reading

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I’m Coming Home to My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters.

“Receive what you are and become what you have received.” I picked up these words from the homily of Fr. George last Sunday. What and who I am is a gift I constantly wonder at. I did nothing to deserve … Continue reading

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I Believe

In a murder case, motive is essential to establish a crime has been committed. Without the motive, there is no crime. Leaders of all type employ incentives, rewards or cause to die for in order to move people and motivate … Continue reading

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