Category Archives: Spirituality

Spirit And Life

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I am more than just my physical body. There is a part of me that is not material. My body, because it is made up of matter, ties me down to the material world.  I am earth-bound and I cannot … Continue reading →

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Agere Contra

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I often notice that the things I hate and find offensive in other people are the very same things I hate most in myself. Sometimes, I am not even aware that the things I would correct in others are the … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

9/11 is forever etched in the collective consciousness not only of Americans but of the entire world. What kind of hatred so strong would drive people to do something so utterly vicious? As the world watched in total disbelief as … Continue reading →

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Signposts Along the Journey

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Being poor is not good; neither is being hungry. Life is not meant to be spend in weeping and in sorrow. Hatred, insults, evil and persecutions are not what life is made of. Life is meant to be enjoyed, celebrated … Continue reading →

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Praying With the Heart

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life must have been very difficult for Mary. An innocent maiden in her early teens, she receives a vision that she will bear a son who will be the messiah. And she wonders since she “knows not a man”. She gets … Continue reading →

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The Rhthym of Life

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Life has a certain rhythm. One time we are at the peak of joy. The next we are in the depths of sorrow. This beat goes on as life unfolds. Soon, from the beat and the rhythm, comes a melody … Continue reading →

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My Night Prayer

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Faith, like life and love, is a gift often given gratuitously and spontaneously. I did not ask to be born but I have received life gratuitously. A mother asks nothing in return for giving birth to a child, she just … Continue reading →

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It’s Take Three For Me

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Spirit Moments

This is the third time in three weeks that today’s Gospel reading has come up: June 27, July 16 and today. Is there something magical or mystical about the number Three? The human mind is more accustomed to dualities: day … Continue reading →

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Dasein: Existence

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Scientifically speaking, darkness does not exist. Only light does. Scientists can study light: the photons that carry it, its wavelike motion, its energy content. They cannot and do not study darkness for there are no photons to observe, no waves … Continue reading →

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Change Means Getting Uncomfortable

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Changes always stir us out of our comfort zones. Some times our comfort zones become so familiar and comfortable, we do not recognize that things and times, they are a-changing. It is said that get a frog comfortable in a … Continue reading →

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