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Tag Archives: Beginnings
Relationships Are All That Matter
I shall always be grateful that my life has been rich, full and truly blessed. I have come to realize that my joys and happiness do not come from the material things and possessions that I have. For I can … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Friendship, Life, Philippines/Filipino
Tagged Beginnings, Being a Father
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Being a Neighbor: Go and Do Likewise
There is a lot not right in the world today. There is too much hunger and suffering. There is too much violence and injustice. There is too much greed and selfishness. There is not enough forgiveness and forbearance to forget … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Spirituality
Tagged Beginnings, Choice, Service, Suffering
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Living On the Edge With Fr. Boyle
We went and listened to a talk by Fr. Greg Boyle last night at Notre Dame High School in San Jose, an event organized by Kathleen. Fr. G works with gangs in the ‘projects’ in East LA. He described how … Continue reading
Posted in Evil, Friendship, Love
Tagged Beginnings, Change, Choice, Grace, Miracles
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Fullness of Life Comes From an Emptying of Self
I have often wished I were a wealthy man. Then I could be generous and do all the great things I dream of. I have been blessed with sufficiency of material possessions To live a comfortable and relatively easy life. … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Love
Tagged Beginnings, Change, Doing good, Poetry
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A World Without Children Is a Sad World.
I came across this news item recently (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/cost-of-raising-a-child-usda_n_3757365.html), which placed the cost of raising a child today till the age of 18 at a quarter of a million dollars. In the Philippines, some of those who championed the RH bill … Continue reading
Coming Home To Be a Child Again
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” This is the constant refrain in my life today. “To be a child is to have no past And to live in eternity’s sunrise.” … Continue reading
The Cycle and the Chain of Life
We have been in two desert places in the past two days: the Saguaro National Park and the White Sands national Monument. Both places are hot and dry. But in spite of the dryness and desolation, the deserts were teeming … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Life, Nature, Photography
Tagged Beginnings
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Faith For the Journey
Live in the sunshine and everything will be bright and sunny. Live in the darkness and you will see nothing but the shadows. Live with goodness and love and your days will be filled with good things and love. Live … Continue reading
The Pursuit of Happiness
This week’s issue of Time magazine is devoted to the American ‘inalienable right’ to the Pursuit of Happiness. Three thoughts have kept on lingering in my mind after reading the lead article. First, the American Founding Fathers based the new … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Blessings, Wisdom
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The Super Moon, My Special Birthday Gift
Last night, I went out to take this photo of the ‘Super Moon’. Dark. Somber. Brooding. Kind of melancholic with only the outlines of the landscape visible. This Super Moon is closer to us by some 50,000 miles than when … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Faith, Life, Love, Mystery, Photography
Tagged Beginnings, Eternity, Grace, Learning, Service
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