Category Archives: Mystery

It’s A Mythic Universe We Live In

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Spirit Moments

This is from today’s First Reading: God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them, saying: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have … Continue reading →

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The Seeds of the Ordinary

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Spirit Moments

History is often written about and around great personages and great events. It would be interesting to re-read history from the perspective of the ‘small people’ in a story or event: – a great battle from the POV of a … Continue reading →

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Questions and Life

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Man lives his life asking questions, getting answers which only give rise to even more questions. He starts out life as a child with interminable “what’s” and “why’s”. In the end, he is an old man in the evening of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Incarnation

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Spirit Moments

From today’s Gospel: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit … Continue reading →

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The Shit Hole We’re In

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Once, there was a toddler that fell into a shit hole and he was crying and crying. The people around gathered and tried to get him out. Some suggested to drop a rope or a ladder but the toddler wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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What Are You Waiting For?

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Waiting is part of being human. The longing and yearning somehow humanizes us. There is something about life today though that is averse to waiting. We want everything now: instant gratification. That explains a lot of the anger, anxiety and … Continue reading →

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Looking Deep Inside

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Spirit Moments

From today’s First Reading: But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And … Continue reading →

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The Attitude of Gratitude – Day 7

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Spirit Moments

The power of the word, whether written or spoken, is simply amazing. It has the unlimited capacity to inspire and to move people to build, or to destroy nations, to convert and to change lives, to provide joy in sorrow … Continue reading →

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In the Image of the Divine

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Ang nilikha mong kariktan Sulyap ng ‘yong kagandahan It thrills me to know that I am made in the image and likeness of God. It thrills me even more to realize that I … Continue reading →

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Life After Death Sightings

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Spirit Moments

These are very hopeful and consoling words from today’s First Reading: “The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. . . . ; because God tried them and found them … Continue reading →

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