Category Archives: Evil

Choice And Changes

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I can be self-absorbed in my pain and be miserable. Or, I can chose to still be a giving and generous person in my sufferings and see that pain is an essential ingredient of life. Some of y pain is … Continue reading →

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Of Wheat And Weeds

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Spirit Moments

In every field where wheat grows, there will be weeds. There will always be more wheat than there are weeds; just as there is more goodness in the world than there is evil. Still, evil is very real and it … Continue reading →

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It Is Still A Wonderful World

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Spirit Moments

There are many times I feel that it is a sad and sick world we live in. Dylan Roof walks into a church, joins in their bible discussions and then goes about to shooting these same people who welcomed him. Mohammod … Continue reading →

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It’s A Birthday Moment!

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Today is my birthday – a day that represents a whole year that was. And what a year it was: full of love, joys and blessings. For these, I am grateful and humbled. It is also a day that promises … Continue reading →

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Praying for Nepal

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Horrifying pictures and grim stories continue to flow out of Nepal, as the number of casualties continue to rise. There will be those who will ask, “if there is a God why does He allow such disasters and misery to … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Death on the Cross

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Spirit Moments

In the ancient Roman world, the cross was such an ignominious way to die; the early Christians never really used it as a symbol of their faith nor as part of their rituals. They used the fish (in Greek, ἰχθύς) or … Continue reading →

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A Layered Existence

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Ours is a layered existence. The common understanding of life is to see it as a dichotomy: day and night, up and down, hot and cold, wet and dry. But life is more complex, it is one element layered upon … 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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A Nation in Need of a Lamp

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I am disheartened by the unfolding events in the Philippines. A big part of my heart still lives here. I get the feeling that the presidency of P’Noy is unraveling. He is showing himself to be incompetent and even unfeeling … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Jerusalem was in the news again the other day when five people died and eight more were wounded in a brutal attack on a synagogue there. The two assailants were also killed. It was a tragic and a very ironic event. Tragic, … Continue reading →

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