Saturday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:7-16Lk 13:1-9 “No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.” It has been more than 6 months since my last confession. The reason is quite simple. For the past two years, I have been attending the 7am Sunday mass at Church of St... Continue Reading →
25 October, Friday — Do you want to be saved?
Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:1-6Lk 12:54-59 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father over all… On a recent Friday night at around 8pm, I walked around a Shell petrol station along Paya Lebar Road. As an insurance agent, I was doing a road show... Continue Reading →
21 October, Monday — The spark of life
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 2:1-10Lk 12:13-21 But God loved us with so much love that he was generous with his mercy: when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life with Christ... When I was asked to write the reflection for today, my immediate reaction was ‘oh no,... Continue Reading →
20 October, Sunday — Exercising Servant Leadership
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 53:10-11Heb 4:14-16Mk 10:35-45 "For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve..." Today’s Gospel challenges us to examine our own desires for recognition and authority. In contrast to the world where leaders are glorified with power and authority, Jesus’ call to greatness is... Continue Reading →
8 October, Tuesday — God has chosen me
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42 Then God who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans. Brothers and sisters, Ordinarily,... Continue Reading →
26 September, Thursday — To ‘see’…or really see
Sep 26 – Memorial for Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who accepted no payment. Their charity brought many to Christ. Although they were tortured during the persecutions of Diocletian, the two suffered no injury. Patron Saint Index Ecc 1:2-11Lk 9:7-9 And he was anxious to see Jesus.... Continue Reading →
25 September, Wednesday — Management 101:30-33 AD
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 30:5-9Lk 9:1-6 So they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and healing everywhere. Today’s Gospel is, in fact, the beginning of the ‘third tour of Galilee’ by Jesus. On the first tour, He was accompanied just by the four fishermen he... Continue Reading →
24 September, Tuesday — To Be His Mother and Brothers
Tuesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 21:1-6,10-13Lk 8:19-21 “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.” As I reflect on today's Gospel, the words "want to see you" somehow jump right out at me. We are told that when the mother and brothers of Jesus came looking for Him,... Continue Reading →
21 September, Saturday — Discovering my vocation
Sep 21 – Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist St. Matthew was the son of Alphaeus, and he lived at Capernaum on Lake Genesareth. He was a Roman tax collector, a position equated with collaboration with the enemy by those from whom he collected taxes. Jesus’ contemporaries were surprised to see the Christ with... Continue Reading →
16 September, Monday — “Cos you are worth it!”
Sep 16 – Memorial for Sts. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr; and Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr St. Cornelius (d. 253) was elected after a year-and-a-half period, during which persecutions were so bad that papal ascension was a quick death sentence. He worked to maintain unity in a time of schism and apostasy. He called a synod... Continue Reading →
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