Category Archives: Identity

Creators, Not Consumers

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Spirit Moments

A preacher goes out to preach and a teacher goes out to teach. A sower goes out to sow and a farmer goes out to plow. We are often defined by what we do and accomplish, by what we make … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom in Children

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Summer has been daily playtime for Jonathan and Jane with their friends Max and Allie. And watching them at play has been a delight and filled with lessons of wisdom for me. Max and Allie were gone with their parents … Continue reading →

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Home and Family

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It is strange and paradoxical how our family and our loved ones can be both the source of our greatest joys and deepest love and at the same time the cause of our greatest pains and deepest sorrows; how the … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Based on these noble and … Continue reading →

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The Heart as Core

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Functionally, the heart is no more than an organ designed to pump blood throughout the whole body. No more, no less. It does not create blood. That is the function of the bone marrow. The heart does not even cleanse … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Spirit Moments | 2 Comments

Recognizing God’s Loving Presence

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Spirit Moments

We went out biking as a family yesterday afternoon: a young couple and their two young children with two grandparents tagging along. Nothing really extraordinary, nothing earth-shaking nor game changing.  Yet, I saw God’s hand as the love and the … Continue reading →

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Jesuit Influences in My Life

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Over the weekend, it was serendipity that we attended a wedding on Saturday and heard Sunday mass at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Sacramento. It is a Jesuit Parish. Jesuits have played a major role and exerted a … Continue reading →

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Uniqueness and Aloneness

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Who am I? – I often wonder. Is it possible to live for years with someone and still not fully know or understand that person? Is it even possible to truly know and understand another? Or will the other be … Continue reading →

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New Senses For The Next Level

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Spirit Moments

One of my worries, in fact my greatest fear, as I grow older is that of my senses failing me. I have always been hard of hearing. But these days, I still hear words but it takes me awhile to … Continue reading →

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