Jun 5 – Memorial for St. Boniface, bishop and martyr Educated at the Benedictine monastary at Exeter, England where he became a monk, Boniface (c.673–754) was a missionary to Germany from 719, assisted by St. Albinus, St. Abel, and St. Agatha. They destroyed idols and pagan temples, and then built churches on the sites. He... Continue Reading →
4 June, Sunday — Live in Peace
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Exo 34:4-6,8-92 Cor 13:11-13Jn 3:16-18 …we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, I was surprised to read of this... Continue Reading →
22 April, Saturday — Heart of Recognition: Coming by a Different Way
Saturday of 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:1-7Jn 6:16-21 Jesus had still not rejoined them… “It is I. Do not be afraid.” Cultivating a heart that recognises where God is in my life has been a constant effort and a journey that I am always in the process of. Research shows that infants naturally recognise... Continue Reading →
12 March, Sunday – An Arrogant Heart Cannot Hear
3rd Sunday of Lent Exo 17:3-7Rm 5:1-2,5-8Jn 5:42 …they put the Lord to the test by saying, ‘Is the Lord with us, or not?’ Isn’t the grumbling of the Israelites against Moses, and chiefly against God, something so familiar today? Grumbling is a rather universal response of having to grow up – being made to... Continue Reading →
15 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 →
14 February, Tuesday — 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, the cathedral sits within shaded grounds. Much of its architecture is reminiscent of two famous... Continue Reading →
13 February, Monday — Faith, Unsullied by Pride
Monday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 4:1-15,25Mk 8:11-13 "God has granted me other offspring... in place of Abel, since Cain has killed him." There are certain seasons in life when we desperately yearn for sweetness and sense-making. In the midst of great disappointments, grave losses and sorrows, we may try our best to... Continue Reading →
10 December, Saturday — Entering into relationship
Dec 10 – Our Lady of Loreto The Basilica della Santa Casa (English: Basilica of the Holy House) is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The basilica is known for enshrining the house in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed by some Catholics to have lived. Pious legends claim the same house was flown over by angelic beings from Nazareth to Tersatto (Trsat in Croatia), then... Continue Reading →
9 December, Friday — Being like children
Dec 9 – Memorial for St. Juan Diego, hermit, layman John (1474-1548) was born an impoverished free man in a strongly class-conscious society. He was a farm worker, a field labourer, and a mat maker. He became a married layman with no children. Even as a pagan, he was a mystical and religious man, and... Continue Reading →
12 October, Wednesday – Fruit of the earth, work of human hands
Wednesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Gal 5:18-25Lk 11:42-46 What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness,gentleness and self-control There was a vacant pot of soil in my family’s apartment corridor garden. Once, after eating a delightfully sweet blood orange, I decided to lay two seeds in the... Continue Reading →
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