Category Archives: Life
Life. Paradoxically Beautiful. And Eternal
Life is so precious and beautiful we would want to keep and preserve it forever. But life as we know it eventually dissipates or disappears or simply dies. The paradoxical truth about life is that it is meant to … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Nature, Photography
Tagged Beauty, joy
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The Presence In My Life
There is in every human being an abiding sense of awe and wonder. We are always asking questions, specially why, and forever seeking answers. From my earliest recollections, I have been trying to find out what my life is supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Life, Photography, Presence
Tagged Home, Poetry, Search, Signs and Wonders
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One More Gift ~ PEACE!
During my younger years, one of my favorite ‘little’ books was Dag Hammarskjöld’s Markings. He died too soon and was in a plane crash on his way to the Congo to broker peace talks between rebels and their government. Almost … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Life, Principles
Tagged Peace, Prayer
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The Cost of Discipleship
To hear the word of God and do it, to be Christ’s disciple is not easy. Often, God would often would test us in the area where we think we are the strongest. I have a priest friend whose special … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Learning
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To Be A Child. Again.
To be a child is to wake up every morning, ready to play in the sun To live the moment unencumbered by the pains of the past and not burdened by the fears of the future. And when the day … Continue reading
Being in the Here and Now
There are billions of galaxies in the universe, and billions of stars in each of these galaxies, and many – if not all – of these stars have planets orbiting around them. One can imagine trillions of planets revolving around … Continue reading
Lessons From My Father
This is my son and my grandson walking along the beach. The picture tells me of the very intimate connection between father and son. It is not just the genes and the physical traits. It is the emotions, the thoughts, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life
Tagged Discipline, Doing good, Gratitude, joy
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Chance Events Are Actually God’s Grace
Some world views would have me believe that I am the product of some random events, that the Big Bang was a freak accident, one in a million possibility becoming real, that out of that fortuitous event all the galaxies … Continue reading
Life And Its Blessings
The deepest longing of man is for life, light and love. Life is our greatest blessing, totally unmerited, and given unconditionally. Because we are alive, all other blessings are possible. Light is the energy through which we share in the … Continue reading
Remembering. The Lessons. 9/11.
Evil is real and is alive in the world. The malice, hatred and anger behind 9/11 is so smothering and overwhelming, one begins to wonder if there is a God who cares and who is supposed to have enveloped his … Continue reading