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DAILY GRACES

The Touched by Grace Today Blog

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On Spoiling and Tough Love

Spoiling love is best manifested with new babies. Parents couldn't think of much else. This is a special privilege of grandparents too....

Love lasts.

It's February, and Valentine's Day reminds me of love. A few months ago during homily, the priest said that we can't take anything with...

On Being a Christian

Gandhi's story about Christianity is very sad and embarrassing, but very true. Gandhi liked Christ and his teachings. He wanted to follow...

On Christmas Gifts

Last year, our church group had an early December gathering, and we shared what our best Christmas memories were. Someone said that...

On Managing Emotions

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we always feel happy, good, loved, among many other positive emotions? Though emotions are only a part of us,...

Better to Have Loved...

There was a couple who after years of trying to have a child, finally decided to adopt one. They were very happy with their daughter who...

Feast of the Guardian Angels

On today's Feast of the Guardian Angels, let me share a story with you. One morning, while driving on a nearly empty Alvarado Street in...

Is Happiness the Goal in Life?

A celebrated intellectual said that happiness is not the goal in life. For if it is, then someone who has only known abject poverty will...

When Compassion is not Enough

Compassion is defined as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire...

Father's Day

A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was an influential figure in the establishment of Father's Day. Her father raised six children by...

On Harry Potter

We have free will. Let us always choose what is good.

On the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)

Two evenings before my flight, I had some free time. I read an article on a blog site, and it was about the Holy Spirit. I was filled...

Mom's Advice (One Among Many)

Decades before Mom passed away, and when I still had a very young family, I asked her, "Mom, however can I thank you for all the...

Living with the End in Mind

When we go to school, our goal is to finish: 12th grade, college and maybe post graduate studies. Goals are written on our minds, hearts...

On Orchids and Our Lives

Orchid plants have such lovely flowers. The blossoms are a beauty to behold, and as a bonus, they could last for a month or two. I was...

Jesus Dines with Sinners

A few months ago, we watched the movie Silence. It was about two Jesuit missionaries who went to Japan to seek their master who is...

On Staying High

Many activities can bring people to what they call a "high." There's the athlete's high when he wins. There's the person who gets a high...

On Traditions

I like traditions. It creates a sense of belonging and connects us to our past, to our ancestors and their lives.

Happy New Year!

As far as I could remember, I've always liked New Year's Day. As a child, it meant my brother's fireworks and my mom's giving thanks for the

On Changing the Past

Have you ever wondered what things you would change in your life if you had the opportunity to do so?

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