Category Archives: Encounter

The Fool on the Hill

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Spirit Moments

I love the Beatles. They somehow wrote the soundtrack of my growing up years. And even today, their songs still resonate strongly with me. They were the children of our age: the sexual revolution, the shedding off of long-held traditions, … Continue reading →

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The Morning After

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Spirit Moments

The morning after the elections felt like Black Saturday: dejected, bitterly disappointed, feeling defeated. Like the two disciples on their way to Emmaus, I was feeling lost and disbelieving how things has turned out they way they did, hoping that … Continue reading →

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From Our Senses And Beyond

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Spirit Moments

We have our senses to connect to the world around us. With our eyes, we can see the beauty and colors around us, the shifting and the changing through the day and the seasons. Our ears let us hear the … Continue reading →

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It Is The Lord!

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Spirit Moments

When there is so much deceit, lying and hypocrisy in the world, and people are fed untruths as a matter of course; it is difficult to say, “It is the Lord.” When there is so much greed among men that … Continue reading →

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Transitioning

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Spirit Moments

I struggle these days to return to a regular and meaningful prayer life. The bumps and the detours I have recently encountered in life have derailed what I thought was a deep and sincere relationship with the Lord. Of late, … Continue reading →

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Easter Ennui?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Of late, some many things seem to be going wrong in so many places and among so many people, including myself. There is a feeling of lingering malaise in me but I am not really sad. With things going wrong, … Continue reading →

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Living at the Threshold of Eternity

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Man has always lived at the threshold of eternity, at the doorsteps of life everlasting. The beauty and grandeur there is in nature is clear indication that there is something better and more life-filled yet to come. Spring may come … Continue reading →

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Temptations

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Spirit Moments

There is so much conflict, turmoil and violence in the world today – in and among individuals, in families, in societies, in and among nations. This turmoil is often but a reflection and an echo of the storms and tempests … Continue reading →

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It’s Just Another Day

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Spirit Moments

This week, after the great feast of Christmas, is the start of ordinary times. It is back to the regular grind, the humdrum of daily living. And today’s Gospel tells us how an ordinary life in the life of Jesus … Continue reading →

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Oh My, How All Things Are Tied Together!

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Spirit Moments

As I start my day in silence and prayer, I am moved by the Psalm of the day: O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth! I will sing of your majesty above the heavens … Continue reading →

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