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Author Archives: Spirit Moments
How Can I Make This For Three
In the original score of the musical Sound of Music, these beautiful lines were part of the song “You are sixteen going on seventeen”: A bell is no bell till you ring it A song is no song till you sing … Continue reading
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Three Levels of Being Good
Everyone wants to be good and do what is just. Deep in every person’s heart is the desire to attain eternal life, enlightenment, salvation, heaven, Nirvana. Yet, it also seems obvious that there are destructive and negative forces within each … Continue reading
Under the Influence
Europe today is held up by many as the model of a successful humanist secular society, driven mainly by rationalistic science, pragmatic technology and market-oriented capitalism. The principles of socialism move much of the social discourse and inspire many of the … Continue reading
There Is No Plan B
Whenever I reflect on the early days after Jesus ascended to heaven, I imagine halcyon days of love, service and commitment. I imagine all the apostles of sainted memory and the disciples who worked with them coming together every chance … Continue reading
Words of Love
Stating a scientific principle, like Newtons’ Third Law of Motion “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”, over and over again does not change its meaning. It does not add nor subtract anything to what is meant. … Continue reading
Grateful For Forty Years
This is the day the Lord has made for me and Anabelle. Forty years ago today, we exchanged our marital vows. In those years, I have learned what it meant for two hearts to become as one. We have shared … Continue reading
Paradoxes Yet Again
Life is paradoxical and full of contradictions. Like, life is a precious gift to me; and yet I cannot just live it for myself. A fruitful and consequential life is meant to be lived in the love and service of others. … Continue reading
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Knowing What Truly Life Is
In my recent travels, I have been amazed by what men have been able to accomplish over the centuries: the pyramids of the Maya, the churches and palaces in Europe, the cities within which these monuments were built. These did not … Continue reading
Real Encounters With Christ
We are still in the great season of Easter when parishes welcome new members into the community through the moving rites of Christian initiation – Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist. Sacrament, Word of God and Community become particularly meaningful for me … Continue reading
Like The Windmill.
What goes up must come down. That is the reality of life since time began. We toss our dreams up into the air And they soon fall back broken. Not fair. We go up in flights of fancy and dream … Continue reading