13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:16,19 - 21Gal 5:2,13-18Lk 9:51-62 Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. I was meeting with a few friends last week and we were reflecting on how fast time flies. I noticed a sense of regret creeping into their conversations and the... Continue Reading →
27 May, Friday — Joy in our heart
May 27 – Memorial for St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop St. Augustine (d. 605) was a monk and abbot of St. Andrew’s abbey in Rome. He was sent by Pope Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, including St. Lawrence of Canterbury, to evangelize the British Isles in 597. Before he reached the islands, terrifying tales of... Continue Reading →
13 May, Friday – Jesus, I trust in You
Friday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:26-33Jn 14:1-6 Do not let your hearts be troubled The world we live in is a chaotic one. News of doom and gloom of a magnitude never seen before are now being witnessed by generations that have grown up in relative peace and prosperity. Global conflicts as... Continue Reading →
12 May, Thursday – God’s plan for us
Thursday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:13-25Jn 13:16-20 No servant is greater than his master I have always enjoyed watching period dramas; and the part that always interests me are the 'cloak and dagger' actions of the different subordinates whenever there is a change in the monarch. The power dynamics often shift and... Continue Reading →
11 May, Wednesday – Fasting and Prayer
Wednesday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 12:24-13:5Jn 12:44-50 So it was that after fasting and prayer they laid their hands on them and sent them off The recent opening up of borders within Singapore has seen a surge in the number of people choosing to leave the country for holidays. There is a... Continue Reading →
10 May, Tuesday – Knowing God
Tuesday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 11:19-26Jn 10:22-30 I know them and they follow me How do we know somebody? Is it through the various identification papers which he/she has? Or even the occupation in which they are engaged in? Such an approach is what the world adopts, but it certainly is not... Continue Reading →
9 May, Monday – Trust in God
Monday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 11:1-18Jn 10:1-10 I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full I have seen how pet owners take good care of their pets. This is especially so when they are very young and the owner has seen the pet grow up.... Continue Reading →
8 May, Sunday – Role Model in Faith
4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) Acts 13:14,43-52Apo 7:9,14-17Jn 10:27-30 Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside. The role of the Christian is called to evangelise to the people around them. This does not mean going out to a stranger to share with them the Gospel, although if that is... Continue Reading →
8 February, Tuesday – Laws and the Spirit
8 Feb – Memorial for St. Jerome Emiliani; Memorial for St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin St. Jerome (1481–1537) was born wealthy, the son of Angelo and Eleanor Mauroceni Emiliani. His father died when Jerome was a teenager, and he ran away from home at age 15. After a dissolute youth, he became a soldier in Venice... Continue Reading →
7 February, Monday – God in the centre of our lives
Monday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 8:1-7,9-13Mk 6:53-56 "Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest!” Today's readings are a reminder for each one of us to set aside the space and time for God to be with us in our lives. Too often, we live in a world which demands... Continue Reading →
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