Tuesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 14:19-28 Jn 14:27-31 "Peace I bequeath to you; my own peace I give to you, a peace the world cannot give..." Most of us are familiar with the context of 'peace' in the scriptures which isn’t limited to the idea of an absence of conflict, isn’t fleeting,... Continue Reading →
2 May, Sunday – Let Not Our Hearts Fall Into Despair
5th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-311 Jn 3:18-24Jn 15:1-8 ...only by this can we be certain that we are children of the truth and be able to quieten our conscience in his presence, whatever accusation it may raise against us, because God is greater than our conscience and he knows everything. In this day and... Continue Reading →
3 April, Saturday — Respect and Care for Creation
Holy Saturday -- First Reading Gn 1:1-2:2 Ps 104:1-2,5-6,10,12,13-14,24,35 God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. As part of my daily morning routine, I would marvel at the sight of God’s creation first – the crisp morning air, quirky sounds from Asian Koels and fluffy clouds dotting the skies... Continue Reading →
3 April, Saturday — Learning to Part
Holy Saturday -- Second Reading Gn 22:1-18 Ps 16:5,8,9-10,11 God put Abraham to the test. In my opinion, today’s reading is riddled with question marks and deemed to be controversial for many. There are tons of commentaries expounding on this story in Genesis, trying to explain why a merciful and all-knowing God would go to... Continue Reading →
3 April, Saturday – Live and Let Live
Holy Saturday -- Third Reading Ex 14:15—15:1 Ex 15:1-2,3-4,5-6,17-18 The cloud was dark, and the night passed without the armies drawing any closer the whole night long. 'Live and let live' was a phrase developed during World War I and popularized during the Christmas Truce of 1914, where troops deliberately abstained from the use of... Continue Reading →
25 December, Friday — Our Beginnings and Motives
Brothers and sisters in Christ, today we welcome Dylan Tan to our ministry. A self-professed 'perpetual pilgrim' who is always seeking a place to contain his restless heart, he was blessed to have the opportunity to hike the Camino de Santiago twice --- in 2016 and 2019, although the 'way' continues to beckon till this... Continue Reading →