Category Archives: Encounter

My Night Prayer

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Faith, like life and love, is a gift often given gratuitously and spontaneously. I did not ask to be born but I have received life gratuitously. A mother asks nothing in return for giving birth to a child, she just … Continue reading →

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Sleep as a Numinous Experience

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Awed by the grandeur of the universe, the ancients experienced the world as numinous and as a mystery. Filled with wonder, they could only surmise at the ultimate cause of all the beauty and goodness they saw around them. As … Continue reading →

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Convergence

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It takes a village to raise a child. I grew up in what was then the small town of Angeles. And now that I am advanced in years, I keep bumping into people from those days. Somehow, they are still … Continue reading →

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In My Finitude Are The Seeds Of Infinitude

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Spirit Moments

One of the greatest capability of man is his freedom to choose. In the face of the constant changes of life, I always have a choice. And yet, this great power is rooted in man’s basic deficiency – his finitude, … Continue reading →

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My Faith Today

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Modern man is a worshiper of certainty. He places his trust in reason more than anything else. And math and science are reason’s essential implements and resources. What does not stand to reason is not true. And what cannot be … Continue reading →

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Three Constants in My Ever-changing Life

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I knew it to be true in my heart even before I heard it put into words. According to Stephen Covey, there are three constants in life: change, choice and principles. Life is in a constant flux. It is forever … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse and a Glance

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I know that I am weak. I am often wrong and I stumble. I know I am always in need of mercy and forgiveness. I am not a big time sinner like a crook or a murderer or an adulterer. … Continue reading →

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The Grace of Serendipity

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I do not remember what my dreams were last night but I knew I was crying during most of my sleep. My eyes were still smarting and wet when I woke up this morning. Sleep is an amazing phenomenon. I … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis Peacemaker

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Pope Francis has made history again by inviting the Presidents of Israel and Palestine to a Prayer Summit at the Vatican. During the service, Jewish, Christian and Muslim prayers were recited in English, Italian, Arabic and Hebrew. There was an Imam, … Continue reading →

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Shalom!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Shalom! Peace. Thus did the Risen Lord greet his disciples. Huddled in fear and overwhelmed by bitter disappointment. The man who they thought was the messiah has been crucified and lay dead in the tomb. And then just out of … Continue reading →

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