Category Archives: Mystery

Holy Thursday

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Spirit Moments

There is nothing like a shared meal that binds family and friends together. Memories and stories shared around the table are the glue that cement relationships. Often, when we share a meal, we love to recall all our past meals … Continue reading →

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Wednesday of Holy Week

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Spirit Moments

This scene is my favorite from the movie version of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. It is not in the original stage version. It is also the least “biblical” part of this rock opera, but, I think, the most human. … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Palm Sunday. Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The crowds were singing their praises and hosannas for him. But the leaders and authorities were worried and were plotting on how to get rid of him. He rebukes them: Why waste your … Continue reading →

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Spring Is Here

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Spirit Moments

      Spring always speak to me of hope and a new creation. An assurance that after the gloom of winter, the earth comes back alive with an explosion of colors and fresh life. For no matter how dark … Continue reading →

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In Due Time

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Spirit Moments

The splendor that was Egypt and Persia – buried. The glory that was Rome and Greece – gone. The magnificence that was the Aztecs and the Incas – in ruins. Yet the world, our world, endures. With even more lavish … Continue reading →

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My God Is Here

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

God is the Lord of the Unexpected. The Master of the Paradoxical. The Sovereign of what is Contradictory. He created Light out of darkness by His simple Word. He drew Life from inert elements. He writes straight with crooked lines. … Continue reading →

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Glimpsing At Eternity

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Spirit Moments

When something man-made breaks down, that is usually the end of the useful life of that object, be it a piece of furniture, a toy, an electronic gadget, or a car. When something in nature (that is, God-made) breaks down … Continue reading →

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More Poems from Fr. Abe

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Spirit Moments

     

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Love In The Time Of Ashes

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Spirit Moments

In a rare serendipitous confluence of events, today we celebrate both Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, and Valentine’s Day, the celebration of Hearts and Love. Lent is the spiritual preparation for the celebration of the greatest love story of … Continue reading →

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A Daily Miracle

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Spirit Moments

One of the deepest truth in my life is that fact that I am not a random event. I did not come into existence as a fortuitous confluence of atoms and molecules. I have been willed into existence deliberately and … Continue reading →

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