Tag Archives: Poetry

Love Is The Only Law Of The Universe

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Spirit Moments

All things by immortal power. Near or far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. ~ by the poet and mystic, Francis Thompson I first heard these lines from Fr. … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018, II

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Spirit Moments

We see what we seek We find what’s in our mind. We search and then discover we had it all the while. The earth and nature bequeaths their tresures to those who would stop and listen in the silence. Just … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Yesterday was Good Shepherd Sunday. As is his style, Jesus draws examples and images from nature to bring home his message. Here, he is the shepherd and we are his flock. There shall be one shepherd and one fold. The … Continue reading →

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Reflected Glory

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Spirit Moments

The moon has no light of her own. She is but the reflections of the sun. When the sun is out, we don’t see her. But she bathes our nights with her warm and tender light. Everything that is has … Continue reading →

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More Poems from Fr. Abe

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Spirit Moments

     

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Life, Intentional not Accidental

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I am intentional, not accidental. I refuse to accept or to believe that I am an accident. There may not be any compelling reason why I should exist. Yet, there is Someone who intended that I should. In the vast … Continue reading →

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Poems by Abe

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Abe was a dear friend, a sagacious mentor, and a treasured brother. He left a trove of unpublished poems. I chose some of them and composed them with some of my own photos.        

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Seek And Find

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Seek and you shall find. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. We seek what we … Continue reading →

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My Family and Friends

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I welcome each new day with abiding hope and great expectations. I often get us with a grateful heart for the gift of another day. The reason for this is that I have been blessed with a loving family and … Continue reading →

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Praying the Lord’s Prayers in Times of Desolation

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” “This is how you are to … Continue reading →

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