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Category Archives: Presence
The Speed and the Noise
Speed and noise seem to be the defining elements of people’s lives today. When people want something, they often want it now, as in right now. So we have instant versions of practically everything. No waiting. Instant coffee. Instant noodles. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Life, Presence, Source
Tagged Prayer
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Relationships Are The Real Riches
Who am I, really? As I think of the defining moments in my life, I realize that I can never fully define myself except in relationships with others. One person leaves my life and my life is never the same … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Friendship, Presence, Relationships
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To Feel Is To Believe
My God speaks to me in the silence and in whispers ~ through the gentle breeze, the caressing wind, the gurgling sounds of a newborn. He leaves me love notes and reminders all over the place ~ in the fragile … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Presence, Spirituality
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Silence And Prayer
Praying puts us in touch with that which cannot be perceived by the senses. Whether done with others or alone, praying expresses our desire to embrace the ineffable. Whether in prayer or just to be with myself, I often spend … Continue reading
Prayer In My Life
Often, my prayers and reflections lead me to thinking why I am here. My yearnings are many and varied. I do yearn for physical pleasures and material possessions. But my deepest and most persistent longing is to find out the … Continue reading
The Colors Of Grace
Today is the great feast of Mary, she whom the angel hailed as full of grace so full of grace Elizabeth declared her as blessed among all women. I am doing my morning prayers and I am asking for my … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Presence, Spirituality, The Good News
Tagged Goodness, Grace, Gratitude, Poetry
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Every Sunrise Celebrates a New Creation
I first encountered, and liked for the first time, inihaw na panga at buntot ng tuna in Davao. The story, probably true but also possibly apocryphal, is that these parts of the fish (the head and the tail) used to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature, Presence
Tagged Beauty, Gratitude
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Failing Senses and Heavenly Scents
I am increasingly becoming hard of hearing Many sounds and conversations I do not hear Am I being attuned to heavenly sounds Because the end is drawing near? My eyesight seems to be fading too I have to squint to … Continue reading
Living at the Threshold of Eternity
Man has always lived at the threshold of eternity, at the doorsteps of life everlasting. The beauty and grandeur there is in nature is clear indication that there is something better and more life-filled yet to come. Spring may come … Continue reading
When Sea and Sky and Land Meet
There where the sea meets land and sky is where I encounter the Most High. Any such coming together is productive. That’s when the magic of life is most active. Don’t you love it when things come together Be it … Continue reading