Category Archives: Presence

My Heart Beats With the Cosmic Pulse

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Spirit Moments

As I gaze at and am amazed by immensity  and the mystery of outer space, I realize I only need to look at my equally mysterious inner space to know and understand the rhyme and the reason of things. My … Continue reading →

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Jesuit Influences in My Life

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Over the weekend, it was serendipity that we attended a wedding on Saturday and heard Sunday mass at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Sacramento. It is a Jesuit Parish. Jesuits have played a major role and exerted a … Continue reading →

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On My Blindness

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There are many times I am blind and fail to see. I often get so accustomed to things I fail to see all the beauty around me. I get so busy with life I fail to stop and smell the … Continue reading →

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My Thirsts

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I have been thirsting all my life and I do not want my thirst to go away. I thirst for beauty and would want to see it in everything around me: the first blooms of spring, the singing of the … Continue reading →

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The First Day Of Spring

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It is a beautiful morning, the first day of Spring. As I relish this moment, I am grateful for a number of things. The beauty that surrounds me is springing forth everywhere. Even the air is fresher and it’s got … Continue reading →

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It is wonderful world and life is beautiful. But there is also a lot to make one sad. Like, billions of people live on but a dollar a day while a few have billions and still want more. There is … Continue reading →

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Spirit Moments | Comments Off on Being Open to Goodness and Beauty

God’s Mysterious Ways

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled the end of an era. The last vestiges of the powerful Holy Roman Empire finally succumbed to the onslaughts of the Ottoman Empire. In its heyday, the Holy Roman Empire which existed for … Continue reading →

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Transfigured!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

A little girl on a mountain peak shouts out with joy: “Thank you God for the beauty and wonder of your creation!” Another day has just broken and she proclaims: “Thank you God for another wonderful day!” Spring is about … Continue reading →

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A Day In My Life

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Yesterday, we visited Joe for the last time. We went to his funeral mass. I remember him guitar in hand, singing his songs with a coterie of young children trailing behind him. He brought joy and happiness wherever he went. … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace, Once More

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The more I think about grace, the more I realize how amazing grace is. Nature decrees that what goes up must come down. Grace declares that what comes down will be raised up and glorified. Nature decrees that what goes … Continue reading →

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