Tuesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:12-18Mk 8:14-21 “Keep your eyes open; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus mentioned the yeast of the leaven of the Pharisees. It seems like an odd topic. But we know Jesus never says... Continue Reading →
17 February, Monday — Faith, Unsullied by Pride
17 Feb – Memorial for The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servites The Order of the Servants of Mary (Servites) was named the fifth mendicant order by Pope Martin V. It was founded in 1233 by Sts. Alexis Falconieri, Bartholomew degli Amidei, Benedict dell’Antella, Buonfiglio Monaldi, Gherardino Sostegni, Hugh dei Lippi-Uguccioni, and John... Continue Reading →
16 February, Sunday — The Truth Is Out There
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 17:5-81 Cor 15:12,16-20Lk 6:17,20-26 Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord. In the context of our Christian faith, truth prevails regardless of the choices we make, what we choose to believe in or otherwise, and what this world chooses to value versus what God reveals... Continue Reading →
15 February, Saturday — Food For Thought
Saturday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gn 3:9-24Mk 8:1-10 “I feel sorry for all these people…” These days, it is not uncommon for eating to become a public event. On YouTube, influencers are constantly posting about their meals while on Netflix, we watch food being prepared and promptly devoured on food shows and documentaries.... Continue Reading →
14 February, Friday — He Listens, He Answers, He Builds.
14 Feb -- Dedication of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District. Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road (which runs perpendicular to both streets), the cathedral sits within shaded grounds. Much of its... Continue Reading →
13 February, Thursday — We are all standing on the Titanic
Thursday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-25Mk 7:24-30 …she came and fell at his feet. “The whole world is the Titanic and Christ is the lifeboat.” I recently read those words in Dr. Peter Kreeft’s book, The God Who Loves You “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, and in reading the words above from... Continue Reading →
12 February, Wednesday — A Clean Heart
Wednesday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 2:4-9,15-17 Mk 7:14-23 “…it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean.” The Jews had many complicated and detailed dietary laws which banned certain foods because they were believed to defile a person. Even utensils had to be cleaned a certain way.... Continue Reading →
11 February, Tuesday — The Heart of the Matter
11 Feb –Memorial for Our Lady Of Lourdes; World Day of Prayer for the Sick Today is an optional memorial for Our Lady of Lourdes. The apparitions concerned began on Feb 11, 1858, when St. Bernadette Soubirous, then a 14-year-old peasant girl from Lourdes admitted, when questioned by her mother, that she had seen a... Continue Reading →
10 February, Monday — Spiritual Works of Mercy
10 Feb – Memorial for St. Scholastica, virgin St. Scholastica (480-543) was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia. Born to Italian nobility, her mother died in childbirth. She became a nun and led a community of women at Plombariloa near Montecassino. Patron Saint Index From her earliest years, she had been consecrated to... Continue Reading →
9 February, Sunday — God calls us first
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 6:1-81 Cor 15:1-11Lk 5:1-11 With this he touched my mouth and said: "See now, this has touched your lips, your sin is taken away, your iniquity is purged." Both the passages set for today’s First Reading and Gospel are familiar ones which have been used before. But when I... Continue Reading →
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