Monday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:8-15John 6:22-29 Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life. Work is holy. But work can also sometimes feel like an awful grind. It is not merely what we do in our visible public life that demonstrates our... Continue Reading →
24 April, Thursday — Permitted Victim, Planned Sacrifice
Easter Thursday Acts 3:11-26Lk 24:35-48 ...neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would suffer. Spotless victim, holy sacrifice, Led to the slaughter, obedience tetheredby a gentle feather. Yet... Continue Reading →
30 March, Sunday — Reservations and Restoration
4th Sunday of Lent Jos 5:9,10-122 Cor 5:17-21Lk 15:1-3,11-32 “My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours." It is not easy to trust. This is why an entire profession is devoted to drafting and securing confident contracts. Written agreements exist in the world of business and commerce to ensure that... Continue Reading →
25 February, Tuesday — How Well Can You Suffer For God?
Tuesday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 2:1-11Mk 9:30-37 ...if you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal. Be sincere of heart, be steadfast, and do not be alarmed when disaster comes. Rare are those who desire to be martyrs. Far rarer are those who delight in the suffering that steadfastness... Continue Reading →
24 February, Monday — Even at the Bottom of the Bottom He is There
Monday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:1-10Mk 9:14-29 ...the boy lay there so like a corpse that most of them said, ‘He is dead.’ But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up, and he was able to stand. How desperate does desperation look or sound like? How far down the... Continue Reading →
19 February, Wednesday — Talk is cheap
Wednesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 8:6-13,20-22Mk 8:22-26 A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord. I feel that God has decoded a mystery to me in the scripture readings today – that there is more than one component to having faith in God. The words of the Responsorial Psalm stuck with... Continue Reading →
17 February, Monday — Faith, Unsullied by Pride
17 Feb – Memorial for The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servites The Order of the Servants of Mary (Servites) was named the fifth mendicant order by Pope Martin V. It was founded in 1233 by Sts. Alexis Falconieri, Bartholomew degli Amidei, Benedict dell’Antella, Buonfiglio Monaldi, Gherardino Sostegni, Hugh dei Lippi-Uguccioni, and John... Continue Reading →
14 February, Friday — He Listens, He Answers, He Builds.
14 Feb -- Dedication of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District. Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road (which runs perpendicular to both streets), the cathedral sits within shaded grounds. Much of its... Continue Reading →
4 January, Saturday — A Child’s Simple Wish to Choose Jesus
4 January 1 Jn 3:7-10Jn 1:35-42 “No one who has been begotten by God sins; because God’s seed remains inside him.” I am re-writing this reflection a second time today, because I carelessly overlooked saving my draft which I accidentally over-wrote with another file. I was so frustrated that I wanted to give up. But... Continue Reading →
3 January, Friday — My Beloved Daughter and Son
3 Jan – Memorial for the Most Holy Name of Jesus Today’s feast day is a remembrance and celebration of the conferral of the Holy Name of Jesus. A separate votive Mass under this title is found in the revised Roman Missal, and may be used for an annual celebration (e.g. titular of a Church),... Continue Reading →
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