Tag Archives: Fidelity

I’m Coming Home to My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters.

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Spirit Moments

“Receive what you are and become what you have received.” I picked up these words from the homily of Fr. George last Sunday. What and who I am is a gift I constantly wonder at. I did nothing to deserve … Continue reading →

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Alone Wtih God

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I start my day with some moments being alone with God. Early in the morning, before the busyness of the day starts, I pray. I pray that I see God’s face but never have I seen his face. All I … Continue reading →

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Living The Moment

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Life is all about relationships. All relationships begin with an encounter. Every encounter happens only in the present. Living the moment means being totally present in the here and now. Often, impatience gets the better of me and I would … Continue reading →

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What Am I Looking For?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Spirit Moments

We are each born into specific circumstances. The place and the family we are born into is a given over which we had no choice. The talents and abilities we are born with are also a given which we can … Continue reading →

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“The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living.”

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Socrates is famously known for having said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Man’s greatest faculties are his intellect and will. With his intellect, man is able to think. And with his will, he is able to act. Man … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Eve Spirit Moment

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Another year is about to end and a new one will be upon us in a few more hours. We celebrate the event with a lot of noise and fanfare, marking yet another transition for us ~ new beginnings, new … Continue reading →

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Retelling and Rewriting the Gospels

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Christmas has always been an endearing and enduring story of love, peace, joy and hope. In Mary, we feel the love that a mother has for her child bearing everything to bring him into the world. In the Child Jesus, … Continue reading →

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I Was Born For Greater Things

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Life is full of challenges and surprises. There are times I give in to cynicism and say “This too will pass away but it will never get better. There will just be another disappointment.” Yet, time and time again, things … Continue reading →

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With evil staring at us stark in the face, what should we do? When evil strikes, sometimes with such gut-wrenching and heart-rending intensity as what happened in Newtown, we fold down over in utter helplessness. This is the mystery of … Continue reading →

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Spirit Moments | Comments Off on Evil Is Real And So Is Goodness

Evil Is Real

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Spirit Moments

The massacre of innocents in Newtown Conn. has snuffed out young lives, broken the hearts of those they have left behind and shocked a whole nation into anguished cries of “Why? How could such things be happening with such unnerving … Continue reading →

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