Author Archives: Spirit Moments

Clean Is Beautiful & Holy

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Cleaning is good not only for the body and our physical surrounding but also for the heart and soul. Some cleaning is routine and ordinary. Other cleaning can be difficult and even painful. Dirt, like sin, degrades what is human … Continue reading →

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Beyond Reason, But Not Irrational

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Through science and reason, we have made great progress in our attempt to understand the human condition and its underlying spirit. But reason alone cannot provide us with all the answers and all the knowledge and wisdom to fully explain … Continue reading →

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Poems by Abe

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Abe was a dear friend, a sagacious mentor, and a treasured brother. He left a trove of unpublished poems. I chose some of them and composed them with some of my own photos.        

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Seek And Find

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Seek and you shall find. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. We seek what we … Continue reading →

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My Family and Friends

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I welcome each new day with abiding hope and great expectations. I often get us with a grateful heart for the gift of another day. The reason for this is that I have been blessed with a loving family and … Continue reading →

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Deepening My Lenten Experience

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Nature strips herself in the Fall Then she lays bare in the Winter As she prepare herself for the blooming in the Spring So she can celebrate gloriously in the Summer. That is cycle of life. We often forget it … Continue reading →

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Reliving the Transfiguration Today

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Today’s gospel is the story of the Transfiguration, one of my favorite gospel stories. Sometimes, I imagine myself one of the band of brothers that followed Jesus in the hamlets and hills of Galilee. The transfiguration must have been the … Continue reading →

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Listening

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It takes at least two persons to have a conversation. And it takes both speaking and listening to carry it on. Often, the listening part of a conversation is overlooked; yet it is even more important than talking for a … Continue reading →

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At Break Of Dawn

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I am an early riser and I love the break of every new day. I have made it a habit to spend my first waking moments being alone. I may be physically alone; but I can always choose not to … Continue reading →

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Praying the Lord’s Prayers in Times of Desolation

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” “This is how you are to … Continue reading →

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