Tag Archives: Beginnings

A Deep Realization

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Spirit Moments

He made the mute speak, the lame walk, the blind see and the deformed whole. Earlier, like a few eons before, He made everything out of nothing. And when there was already something, He took stardust and fashioned man to … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Encounter

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Most scientists acknowledge the fact that randomness rules the universe, from the continuous galactic explosions that give birth to new stars to the quirky spin of sub-atomic particles shooting off hither and thither. And yet, in the world of Newtonian … Continue reading →

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Is the Good News Always Disruptive?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“When I gave food to the poor, people called me a saint. When I asked why are they poor, people called me a communist.” Dom Helder Paulo Câmara, Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil Since her earliest beginnings, the Church has … Continue reading →

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We Will Always Remember

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Spirit Moments

  There we were, eight young men waiting around for somebody to hire us. A learned man came along and said, “Come, I know Someone who has need of your services.” And we followed him with enthusiasm. We worked during … 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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Heaven is a Feast

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Spirit Moments

We Filipinos love fiestas. We would gather together to celebrate all the major holidays with a grand feast. And in between, we need only the flimsiest of excuses to get together and go on an eating binge. Somebody leaves, even if it … Continue reading →

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Life is Meant for the Giving

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There are two large bodies of water in the Holy Land, connected with each other by the river Jordan – the Dead Sea in the south and the Sea of Galilee/Tiberias/Gennesaret in the north. The two seas are no more … Continue reading →

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Finding a Hidden Treasure

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Spirit Moments

We live in the Information Age, where information is the currency of business and the basis of economic value. It is amazing how information drives our lives today. Everyday, we see more and more applications of information in our lives. … Continue reading →

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Seeds And Beginnings

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I pray for the passengers and crew of Flight MH17. They never bargained for what has befallen them. Just like that, in one passing moment, their lives were snuffed out: Obliterated into oblivion by a fiery ball of an explosion. … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom in Children

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Summer has been daily playtime for Jonathan and Jane with their friends Max and Allie. And watching them at play has been a delight and filled with lessons of wisdom for me. Max and Allie were gone with their parents … Continue reading →

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