Category Archives: Faith
Groanings on a Monday Morning
I recall a mental exercise we had with Fr. Decaestecker in our Metaphysics class. If I had just one arm and one foot, would I still be a human being? Yes, for these missing extremities do not define my essence … Continue reading
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Tagged Forgiveness, Sadness, Wisdom
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With the Trinity for Eternity.
We are stardust. This may sound like a romantic expression of who and what we are. But it is a scientific fact. Amazing how we have emerged from that primeval explosion of a single particle. In that primal moment were … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Photography, Presence, The Good News
Tagged Beauty, Eternity, Hope, Miracles, Poetry
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The Beatitudes of True Love
Right now, I am despondent. Someone dear and close to my heart is hurting because of unrequited love. No human experience can surpass the thrill and joy of falling in love. But the danger in falling in love is that … Continue reading
Yesterday in one of my readings, I came upon this story from the book Francis, Pope of a New World by Andrea Tornielli: “On Wednesday, February 27 (2013), at eight in the morning, by the baggage carousels at International Arrivals … Continue reading
Recognizing the Presence in My Life
I am often amazed how I can choose not to be tied down to where I am or to the situation I am in. In the moments just before sleep, I love to go over the day and remember the … Continue reading
Clouds
I love clouds: pure and white, constant and changing. Often I wonder how it is like to “wander lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills” and watch the earth below with flowers (like daffodils) blooming, … Continue reading
Happiness and Pain
Childbirth, I have heard and read, is one of the most painful if not the most painful experience a woman can go through. Nothing a man endures can ever approximate it. I remember stories from friend-doctors in Fabella Memorial Hospital, … Continue reading
Grief and Joy
Life is hard. Life is fragile. There is constant straining and the struggle is a never ending one. I can lose everything in but a moment. A catastrophe can wipe out everything I have worked for. A severe illness can … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good
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We Are An Easter People
Several years ago, Europe as a whole celebrated its millennium jubilee, tracing its history and acknowledging its roots and origins. It noted its rootedness in the Graeco-Roman culture and civilization. Pope Benedict, then still Cardinal Ratzinger, lobbied that Europe also … Continue reading
Finding My Way, Seeking My Truth and Living My Life
My life has been a journey. And I have tried to keep to the straight and narrow path. But the paths I have taken have often not hewn to the straight and narrow. My way has taken me to places … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Grace, Gratitude, Humility, Poetry, Serendipity
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