Category Archives: Presence
Living The Life Of The Spirit
It is the desert experiences that make possible the beauty of the valley. The small painful moments that prepare us to face the big dramatic ones with courage and fortitude. It is only when we are empty that That God … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged joy, Peace, Prayer
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Journeying With Mindfulness
To arrive at a destination usually means to level up. Every ending contains the seeds of a new beginning. Each arrival is but the preparation for another departure. I recall my days in the corporate world where the bosses and … Continue reading
Who Am I?
Who am I? Really? Sometime ago, I wrote this in answer to that question: “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 … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Photography, Presence, Relationships, Source
Tagged Gratitude, Home, joy, Love, Peace
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Innocence And Beauty
Children are color blind for all they see are Bundles of joy and laughter with whom They can spend the whole day at play. Children do not care what color your skin is They simply pass away the hours Painting … Continue reading
One And Done or Work In Progress?
The Resurrection is often seen and interpreted as a ‘one and done’ event. We have all been redeemed by Christ on Calvary. But I think that Redemption is better seen as a ‘work in progress’. That is why we also … Continue reading
An Easter Story
We just came from the Easter vigil here in our Parish of Saint Lawrence the Martyr. This celebration never fails to inspire and move me. It is the longest rite of the Church but also the most well-attended. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Journey, joy
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Holy Saturday
Now, he lies in the tomb, dead as a doornail after being nailed on the cross. The apostles have all scurried and been scattered: lost, confused and very fearful for their own lives. This is not how it is supposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Contribution, Easter, Fears, Peace
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Seek And Find
Seek and you shall find. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. We seek what we … Continue reading
Love In The Time Of Ashes
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
A Daily Miracle
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