Category Archives: Love

Life and Love

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It never fails. I watch the sunset and one question keeps repeating itself in my mind: WHY? Why all this awesomeness? Why am I even here? And because I am here, I can enjoy all of this. I realize that … Continue reading →

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To Be Human Is To Hope

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Spirit Moments

To hope is to be human. Man looks at the horizon Wondering what lies beyond, And he longs to find out. Man looks up the sky. He wants to reach out and soar as high, Maybe even further than his … Continue reading →

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The Attitude of Gratitude – Day 2

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Spirit Moments

One tip to being happy is to thank God for everything you have. Literally, I count my blessings, writing down the things I have in life that give me happiness. From the smallest, like a kiss, a hug, a smile, … Continue reading →

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The Attitude of Gratitude – Day 1

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

In the great Christian tradition of novenas, I am starting today a nine-day preparation for Thanksgiving Day. All major and important holy days in Christianity are celebrated with a nine-day preparation, culminating with the feast itself. Gratitude is a deeply … Continue reading →

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Win-Win Is The Only Way

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Why is it that evil people seem to prosper and good men suffer? Is it because being good is often thought to be the same as being weak or naive? Of having a Lose-Win mentality? Others go for Win-Lose and … Continue reading →

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Love In The Time Of Pending Darkness

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Many people today seek comfort and fulfillment in power, money, success and fame. This quest usually lead to greed, as people want more, to envy when they want also what others have, to anger when they don’t get what they … Continue reading →

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Love Colors Everything

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

St. Augustine once wrote: “Love and then, what you will, do.” Seconding that emotion, Fr. Arrupe the former Jesuit General wrote: “What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.” Who and what I love make … Continue reading →

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Love Is The Only Law Of The Universe

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Spirit Moments

All things by immortal power. Near or far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. ~ by the poet and mystic, Francis Thompson I first heard these lines from Fr. … Continue reading →

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My Journey Of Life

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It’s a long and winding road, this journey of life. Sometimes, I walk on the mountain top where it is sunny and exhilarating. Other times, I walk along a stream down in the valley where it is cool and refreshing. … Continue reading →

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Love and the Vine

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Here is one of the fondest memories I have of Jane while she was growing up. This happened when she was about four years old. One chilly morning we brought her to her nursery-school. And as she gave me her … Continue reading →

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