Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:19-21Mt 5:33-37 “You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.” Rejoice! Pope Francis is visiting Singapore. A grand eucharistic celebration is planned for 12 September. A magnificent 1600-strong choir will sing beautifully for mass. All choirs in Singapore will participate. ... Continue Reading →
14 June, Friday — Are divorce and adultery sins?
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:9,11-16Mt 5:27-32 “…everyone who divorces his wife…makes her an adulteress; and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” Is divorce a sin for Jews and Christians? Today’s gospel reading clearly states ‘Yes’, as it leads to adultery. Jesus even cited Moses’ teaching that allowed the... Continue Reading →
10 June, Monday — “God is everywhere…”
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:1-6Mt 5:1-12 Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. I am impatient and dislike crowds, and crowded places. It could be due to the fact that I am getting older, or that this is a result of living in our post-COVID world. I should have... Continue Reading →
9 June, Sunday — “No one is to blame…”
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 3:9-152 Cor 4:13–5:1Mark 3:20-35 “The man replied, “It was the woman you put with me; she gave me the fruit, and I ate it”. Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman replied, “The serpent tempted me and I ate.” Singapore likes... Continue Reading →
6 June, Thursday — Living Out Love
Jun 6 – Memorial for St. Norbert, bishop, religious founder St. Norbert (1080-1134) had been born to the nobility and raised around the royal court. There he developed a very worldly view, taking holy orders as a career move when he joined the Benedictines. A narrow escape from death led him to a conversion experience... Continue Reading →
4 June, Tuesday — Rendering to God
Tuesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time 2 Pet 3:11-15,17-18Mark 12: 13-17 "Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and to God what belongs to God." I certainly have heard this verse a lot when I was a young adult, especially in the context of being able to differentiate things that are of... Continue Reading →
25 May, Saturday — Trust in God’s mercy and be afraid of nothing in His arms
May 25 – Memorial for St. Bede the Venerable, Priest and Worker; Memorial for St. Gregory VII, Pope; Memorial for St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin St. Bede (672-735) was born around the time England was finally, completely Christianized. He was raised from age seven in the abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul at Wearmouth-Jarrow,... Continue Reading →
24 May, Friday — Turning temptations to complain into opportunities to sanctify ourselves
Friday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:9-12Mk 10:1-12 Do not make complaints against one another… A few years ago, I was in a short relationship with a guy. Eventually, we broke up after a few months because we were not a good fit in terms of beliefs, lifestyle, and values. But when I... Continue Reading →
16 May, Thursday — Becoming One
Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter Acts 22:30,23:6-11Jn 17:20-26 “May they all be one…may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you”. In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ prayer to his Father is that we may all be one. As Christians, we all aspire to align ourselves with His will,... Continue Reading →
8 May, Wednesday — Timing and Truth
Wednesday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 17:15, 22-18:1Jn 16:12-15 ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now.’ Brothers and sisters, Think of a time when God used you to bring timely words of advice someone. Or maybe an occasion when you wanted to... Continue Reading →
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