Category Archives: Spirituality
Easter Hope
Anabelle has a regular practice of going through her things and stuff and throwing away the old, the worn-out and the unnecessary. On the spiritual side, this activity of hers is a good practice in learning detachment and living a … Continue reading
Life Questions That Would Not Go Away
Man has power over nature and the rest of creation because of his capacity to reason. Through this capacity, man has learned to harness the forces of nature, to make the fields bear fruits, to tame wild beasts and animals … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Spirituality
Tagged Generosity, Prayer, Service
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Photography and Spirituality
I love dabbling in photography. I love taking photos of nature scenes and of important occasions. I love putting my photos together and weaving a story out of them, or doing a reflective video or photo essay from them. I … Continue reading
On My Blindness
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
Posted in Life, Nature, Photography, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Doing good, Poetry
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Authentic Fasting
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I am more than just my physical body. Science has pretty much documented our bodily functions, including how thoughts are created in the human brain. But science stops there. How … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Science, Spirituality
Tagged Discipline, Doing good
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A Proactive Spiritual Life
The mark of human beings, which distinguish us from the rest of living creatures, is our capacity to choose. The hallmark of the proactive person is the constant and conscious practice of this capacity to choose. The important things in … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Identity, Relationships, Spirituality
Tagged Beauty, Hope, Prayer
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Daily Prayers
Prayer was an integral and essential part in the life of Jesus. He always made time for it and was constantly in touch with the Father – almost like He never left home, because of their constant and on-going conversation. … Continue reading
When one is having fun, one is likely to forget a lot of things, and even people. I was having a lot of fun some weeks ago and some of the things I forgot to do were my regular exercise … Continue reading
January 10, 2014
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The Good News In My Life
I am a person who finds it difficult to keep a secret, specially if it is good news. My body language easily betrays me and I would itch all over to proclaim the joy inside me or I feel I … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Love, Spirituality, The Good News
Tagged Learning, Wisdom
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Obedience
The first and most important virtue that my parents and other elders in my youth tried to teach me was obedience. In the seminary where I spent most of my formative years, obedience was the supreme virtue, even ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Love, Spirituality
Tagged Choice, Discipline, Learning, Wisdom
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