Category Archives: Children

Teachers Build The Future

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Spirit Moments

This morning, I had breakfast with two former students to catch up on what each one of us was doing currently. Iy warmed my heart to hear them say that their studies and education have made all the difference in … Continue reading →

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Bless the Children and the Innocents

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Spirit Moments

With the last refrain of the angels’ song still hanging in the air, Herod is out to do the baby in whom he saw as threat. The Holy Family become refugees in Egypt, a tragedy oft repeated even in our … Continue reading →

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Give Love On Christmas Day

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I have always loved this quote from Blaise Pascal “The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing”. (In original French: “Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas.”) There can never be a mathematical formula … Continue reading →

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What Child Is This?

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Spirit Moments

What has come upon the world for it to have changed so? It used to be that the birth of a child was a wonderful event eagerly awaited with much joyful anticipation. Now, children are seen as a burden, their … Continue reading →

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The Shit Hole We’re In

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Once, there was a toddler that fell into a shit hole and he was crying and crying. The people around gathered and tried to get him out. Some suggested to drop a rope or a ladder but the toddler wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Attitude of Gratitude – Day 5

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Continuing my Novena of Gratitude – Fifth Day. I am thankful for every sign and manifestation of new life. A rose bud blooming into a fresh flower always brings me a smile. It means to me that life will never … Continue reading →

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Life Everlasting

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Life is such a wonderful experience many people are loathe to leave it. Death is such a great unknown many people are loathe to face it. Yet, there is life and it is meant to be eternal. Once you are, … Continue reading →

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Love and the Vine

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Here is one of the fondest memories I have of Jane while she was growing up. This happened when she was about four years old. One chilly morning we brought her to her nursery-school. And as she gave me her … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about, Alfie Evans?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Cute, angelic, little, lovable Alfie Evans has died. Only yesterday, he was still alive, with the world watching how his poignant drama would unfold. Now the powers of government and medicine conspired to deny him life. Today, he is gone. … Continue reading →

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The Smells of Life

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Spirit Moments

In the past few days, I have had the pleasure and the joy playing with these cute little angels. They were a bursting bundle of energy, which seemed to never run out. At times, they were more impish than angelic. … Continue reading →

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