Category Archives: Relationships
My Temptations
The desert and the wilderness may speak to us of barrenness and desolation; but it is also a place for purification and transformation. In its silence and the emptiness, it can be a place of revelation and intimacy with God. … Continue reading
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My Daily Cross
ISIS recently beheaded 21 Coptic Christians in Libya and declared war against People of the Cross. Against all that hatred and anger, Pope Francis continues to call for peace, mercy and compassion. In the blood of these modern-day martyrs, Christians have … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Trust
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Praying and Understanding
I have always been kind of dense, slow to understand. I have eyes but do not see. I have ears but do not hear. And as I advance in years, I feel it getting worse. I have often hurt people … Continue reading
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On Being Deaf and Mute
I often feel like a deaf and mute. I hear the words spoken to me but I do not understand; I speak out words but I am not understood. Part of this frustrating experience is age. The synapses in my … Continue reading
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Tagged Growing Older
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Living Is About The Giving
There are certain truths that we know intuitively, without need of any proof – scientific or otherwise. Like, what goes up must come down. Or, what goes around comes around. Or, the quintessence of living is not in the receiving … Continue reading
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Traditions
I am a creature of habit. I like doing things the way I have always done them in the past. I love traditions and often become nostalgic of the past. I seek to put some degree of stability and predictability … Continue reading
They Must Increase, I Must Decrease
December of 2013 was my best December as far back as I can remember. December of 2014 was the most miserable. December 2013, Anabelle and I were busy preparing for Macky’s and Lani’s wedding and catching up with friends we … Continue reading
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Tagged Growing Older, Serendipity
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Daily Prayer
The flurries of the holidays are over and things are starting to settle into their daily routine. Children are back in school. Parents are back to their places of work. And everyone is again busy with the ordinary activities and … Continue reading
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Wisdom And Wishes For The New Year
Christmas is a week gone and the New Year is upon us. Christmas was a time of gift-giving and goodwill. The New Year is a time of wishes and wisdom. The many postings on my Facebook wall attest to this. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Learning, Wisdom
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A Humble And Simple Christmas
It is just two days to Christmas and Jonathan and Jane are all excited, already counting the gifts they are expecting to receive. Facebook is experiencing an overload of posts on Christmas parties, holiday greetings and photos of the exchanging … Continue reading
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