Tag Archives: Doing good

Three Levels of Being Good

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Everyone wants to be good and do what is just. Deep in every person’s heart is the desire to attain eternal life, enlightenment, salvation, heaven, Nirvana. Yet, it also seems obvious that there are destructive and negative forces within each … Continue reading →

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The Hand that Guides

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Spirit Moments

If an angel had appeared to me in a dream when I was young and had described to me my future as it actually had unfolded, I would have said, “No way! There is no way those things will ever … Continue reading →

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Children Learn What They Live

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is an amazing fact, often overlooked and taken for granted, how children catch, absorb and take on as their own the behavior, the values, the attitudes and even the expressions of those around them. I hear Jane singing and … Continue reading →

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Living by Higher Standards

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is easy to keep away from being a murderer; for it is the most difficult thing to take away another person’s life. But it is so easy and hard to avoid from killing other people little by little. Every … Continue reading →

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The Trinity in Love

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Spirit Moments

If I were to fast without prayers, I am just going on a diet. If I were to donate to the poor and needy and not pray, I am a good NGO worker. If i were to pray without fasting … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Watching the unfolding of events in the Philippines makes my heart bleed in sadness and frustration. Barely two weeks after the euphoric and joyful visit of Pope Francis, here we are again, entangled in the quagmire of the Mamasapano Massacre. How … Continue reading →

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A Nation in Need of a Lamp

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I am disheartened by the unfolding events in the Philippines. A big part of my heart still lives here. I get the feeling that the presidency of P’Noy is unraveling. He is showing himself to be incompetent and even unfeeling … Continue reading →

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Goodness Comes From the Giving

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Spirit Moments

California is a rich and bountiful land. It is one of life’s blessings that I live here. Northern California is known for it high tech industries. The Southern part is the entertainment capital of the world. But central California is … Continue reading →

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Virtue Is in the Doing

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Spirit Moments

In the Old Testament, God was often addressed as “Lord” and His covenant with His people was governed mostly by prohibitions, like “Thou shall not kill; thou shall not steal; thou shall not bear false witness; thou shall not covet.” … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Blindness

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Often, I see but do not understand; I hear but I do not listen. I am blinded by scales in my eyes. The scales of my pride and prejudices, of my weakness and sinfulness, of my biases and banality. I … Continue reading →

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