Category Archives: Encounter
Putting Out Into the Deep
The happiest and most fulfilling times in my life have been those times when I had put out into the deep and dared. My disappointments and regrets have been those times when I did not dare, kept very close to … Continue reading
My Morning Prayer
At daybreak, as another new day dawns Gratefully greeting the morning with my yawns I gather my thoughts and lift up my soul For in my sleep I was again made whole I thank the Lord for a restful sleep … Continue reading
Breaking Bread and Making My Humanity Whole
Yesterday, we had a family picnic. And this was the sight that we saw before us as we ended a happy and wonderful day. Even as the day was drawing to a close, God’s graces were still streaking across the … Continue reading
A User’s Manual for Life?
Mickey has just bought himself a new car and it came with a very thick ‘User’s Manual’ as thick as a Bible. The Manual describes the car and its parts in great details, how to operate the car, how to … Continue reading
Love Not Possible Without Faith
Love literally makes my living worthwhile. But, I can love only because I believe. I stand in awe at the majesty and grandeur of nature and I am overcome by the presence of a Creator I cannot fully know nor … Continue reading
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Faith and Love Make for Strong Families and Friendships
In my life, there have been people I have come to know truly and very deeply. These are also the same people to whom I have truly and very deeply laid bare my soul. They are my loved ones and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Serendipity
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Who Would Have Thought?
Man is a rational animal, philosophers tell us. Yet, try as he does to always live by this truth, man often comes the edges and limits of his existence where reason does not make sense and rational logic is replaced … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Gratitude, Serendipity
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Transfiguring My Life
Faces often convey more meaning and speak louder that the words we say. A smile on my face usually elicits a resonating smile from another person. A face burdened by pain or problems often breaks my heart and urges me … Continue reading
Ignatius of Loyola
A treasure I have found that has been a source of great joy for me is Ignatian Spirituality. I start each day with my prayer moment. This practice has been the source of great joy and consolation, of strength and … Continue reading
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‘Lord, Teach Us to Pray’
This is Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. Rising some 750 feet from the canyon floor, they remind me of two arms outstretched in fervent prayers. In the midst of all the magnificent beauty and grandeur surrounding me, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gratitude, Humility, joy, Love, Prayer
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