Category Archives: Love
Evil Is Real
There is a tendency among religious people to minimize or even romanticize evil away. I myself would sometimes see sin as being part of the human condition, being weak or being incomplete or being imperfect. But there is real evil … Continue reading
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A Wet Dream
This is not about what most people would think. But I could not think a more appropriate title than this. Early this morning, I had the weirdest of dreams. Anabelle and I have a very dear friend whom we have … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Love, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Gratitude, joy
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Devotion And Commitment
In the face of extreme adversity and difficulty, my usual response has been to walk away from a person or a situation. I move on and start anew. But there are certain people and situations I shall never walk away … Continue reading
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And Who Is my Neighbor?
The neighbor is not he who passed by on the opposite side, in order not to be bothered in one self-busy-ness, Not to have to attend to someone in distress, Not to lose time and money to help another person. … Continue reading
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Tagged Poetry
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The Love That Impels
I have always loved this quote from Blaise Pascal: “The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing”. Or, one can let it play trippingly on one’s tongue in French: “Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne … Continue reading
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Love Without Limits Nor Conditions
Love, like a spring, is life giving. Love, like water, refreshes and rejuvenates. I love it when I can tell someone that I will make time for him or her. It is an act of the will, a choice, to … Continue reading
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Love Is the Only Real Choice
Love is the only real choice in our world gone mad and irrational over fortune, power and fame. There are three kinds of loves: love of God, love of neighbor and love of self. He who does not love God … Continue reading
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The NBA Finals and Mt. Pinatubo
It is the MBA finals and I am again rooting for the Warriors. I am emotionally invested in this team and I get kinda down and low whenever they lose. We lived in the Bay area for years and saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Photography, Truth
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Visitations
Today is the Feast of the Visitation: a cousin visits her cousin to assist her in the final months of her pregnancy before going home herself to give birth to her own child. It is a poignant story of loved … Continue reading
How Love Is Life-Giving
The Gospel that Christ preached is built on but one imperative – his great commandment of love. God created us out of love and it is our nature to love. But love is never easy. It is demanding and it … Continue reading