Jun 13 – Memorial for St. Anthony of Padua, priest, religious, doctor St. Anthony's (1195-1231) wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. When the remains of St. Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his church, Anthony was... Continue Reading →
12 June, Friday — Breath of God
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:9,11-16Mt 5:27-32 And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze A fellow contributor once remarked about ministry, “If it is God’s work, then it should be as easy as breath.” In the context of today’s first reading, I have been wondering over... Continue Reading →
11 June, Thursday — Paying the price
Jun 11 – Feast of St. Barnabas, apostle St. Barnabas (martyred 61) founded the Church in Antioch. He was a Levite Jewish convert, coming to the faith soon after Pentecost. Barnabas is mentioned frequently in the Acts of the Apostles, and is included among the prophets and doctors at Antioch. Like Paul, Barnabas believed in the Church's... Continue Reading →
10 June, Wednesday — Not Forsaken
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 18:20-39Mt 5:17-19 The Lord is God At one of my recent ministry Zoom sessions, we were all asked to write down one word which described God to us. As I reflected, the word ‘Father’ kept coming up because I was midway through reading ‘Not Forsaken’, written... Continue Reading →
31 May, Sunday — When all around you…
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-111 Cor 12:3-7,12-13Jn 20:19-23 “Peace be with you” This has been a special season for me. I have shared about how we made it back from Italy in the nick of time; how we have been on a ‘circuit breaker’ since early April. In two days’ time, this situation will be gradually... Continue Reading →
24 May, Sunday — 60 Minutes
7th Sunday of Eastertide Acts 1:12-141 Pet 4:13-16Jn 17:1-11 “...the hour has come” Cometh the hour, cometh the man. This is so true of many great men who have walked this earth. In politics, in sport, in art, in situations where a hero was needed. Then we have the unsung heroes -- those who toil,... Continue Reading →
25 April, Saturday – Blessed Are The Humble
Feast of St. Mark, evangelist St. Mark is believed to be the young man who ran away when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52), and the “John whose other name was Mark” (Acts 12:25). He was a disciple of St. Peter who travelled with him to Rome, and was referred to as “my son Mark” by... Continue Reading →
20 April, Monday – Christ Beckons
Acts 4:23:31Jn 3:1-8 “Why this arrogance among the nations, these futile plots among the peoples?” Here in Singapore, we are in Week 3 of what our government has called a ‘circuit breaker’ mode in order to stop the spread of local transmissions of COVID-19, which has seen a pretty alarming spike in cases on a... Continue Reading →
11 April, Saturday – (7th reading) Dear World…
7th reading for Easter Vigil Eze 36:16-17, 18-28Ps 41(42):2-3,5,42:3-4 You shall be my people and I will be your God. I have spent much of the past 2 weeks or so working from home, getting used to an unprecedented situation where we are about to shut down our campuses. While working from home is not... Continue Reading →
10 April, Friday – Ctrl+Alt+Del
Good Friday Isa 52:13-53:12Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9Jn 18:1-19:42 he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation. By now, the world would already have been engulfed by the COVID-19 virus and somehow, each of us would probably know of or even know someone who contracted the virus. And there could only have been... Continue Reading →
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