Author Archives: Spirit Moments
Reaching Out To The Transcendent
We live today in a highly secular society driven by science and technology. But even in the midst of so much agnosticism, I can still sense a certain human need for the transcendent, the sublime, the ineffable. a hunger and … Continue reading
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One Chance Encounter
We worked together one summer at a Summer Leadership Camp for Youth Leaders from the local depressed areas some fifty years ago. It was a two-month program. I had a great time. But did not think much about it later. … Continue reading
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How Can One Not Believe?
It takes the light of the sun eight minutes to reach us on earth. We are looking at some galaxies and stars whose light left some 15 billions years ago and we are seeing them only now. Imagine the magnitude … Continue reading
Failing Senses and Heavenly Scents
I am increasingly becoming hard of hearing Many sounds and conversations I do not hear Am I being attuned to heavenly sounds Because the end is drawing near? My eyesight seems to be fading too I have to squint to … Continue reading
Why Fasting Matters
Fasting has always been one of the prescribed spiritual exercises of all the great religions. There is something about denying the senses, in this case taste, in order to experience what the senses on fail to perceive. When we shut … Continue reading
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When You’re Down, Look Up
I’ve had my share of life’s affluence More than I could have imagined I dreamt of a life of ease and comfort I still wonder now how it all happened I’ve had my share of influence, Power and control over … Continue reading
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” With these stirring words, the … Continue reading
A Prayer for a Strong Faith
The tender morning comes with its promise of hope and renewal. The dawn drives the darkness away to bring us a brand new day. The gloom that often comes upon us is like the night that covers us. It is … Continue reading
Weathering the Storms of Life
As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save … Continue reading
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Faith in the Philippines
There is an abundance of faith healers in the Philippines like nowhere else in the world. To be sure, many of those who have claimed to be able to heal have been proven to be hoaxes. And many of those … Continue reading
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