Category Archives: Encounter

Signs @ EDSA

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is a beautiful world and we see but a small portion of the bigger picture, which is even more awesome in its beauty and its goodness. There are always abundant signs that point to a bigger and more magnificent … Continue reading →

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The Trinity in Love

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Spirit Moments

If I were to fast without prayers, I am just going on a diet. If I were to donate to the poor and needy and not pray, I am a good NGO worker. If i were to pray without fasting … Continue reading →

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My Temptations

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Spirit Moments

The desert and the wilderness may speak to us of barrenness and desolation; but it is also a place for purification and transformation. In its silence and the emptiness, it can be a place of revelation and intimacy with God. … Continue reading →

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My Daily Cross

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Spirit Moments

ISIS recently beheaded 21 Coptic Christians in Libya and declared war against People of the Cross. Against all that hatred and anger, Pope Francis continues to call for peace, mercy and compassion. In the blood of these modern-day martyrs, Christians have … Continue reading →

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Dust To Dust

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Today is the beginning of the lenten Season, not only for Catholics but for all peoples of the Cross. I know that there but for the grace of God, I would have remained but a clump of dust and mud, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Sign

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I shall not tempt the Lord and ask for a sign from heaven. Instead, I shall offer Him a sacrifice and a song of praise. Life is a great gift. I cannot even start to fathom why I was given this … Continue reading →

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Crumbs From the Table

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Food scraps from the rich man’s banquet table often are a feast for poor hungry people. Old clothes or even those that have gone out of fashion can often be recycled and re-purposed for those with only bare threads on … Continue reading →

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In My Garden

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is another Monday. The surroundings look refreshed from the rains over the weekend. What can I do to make this ordinary day different and even extraordinary. I will check on my little garden and see how it has fared … Continue reading →

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Be. Gentle.

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is a chaotic and violent universe out there: new stars continuously exploding into existence even as old ones implode into black holes, galaxies spinning forward at breakneck speed and colliding forcefully with one another. And in one little corner … Continue reading →

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God Is Here

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Be still my heart and know your God, Who pours His graces on the good and the bad. I lift my eyes and see Him in the sky, But there are those His existence they deny. I stand atop a … Continue reading →

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