Wednesday of the 6th Week of Easter 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.” Think of a time when God used you to bring timely words of advice someone. Or maybe an occasion when you wanted to speak, but decided that... Continue Reading →
16 May, Tuesday — Communality
Tuesday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 16:22-34Jn 16:5-11 …we are all here. I reflected yesterday on how blessed I was that a friend had provided us with a roof over our head when we needed one and how we are preparing to welcome another group of retreatants to the Catholic Spirituality Centre (CSC)... Continue Reading →
15 May, Monday — Providing a Sanctuary
Monday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 16:11-15Jn 15:28-16:4 Come and stay with us Since we were kids, my parents regularly entertained at home and there was never a shortage of friends, colleagues, even bosses who would share meals in our home. Naturally, my siblings and I got used to having to share bathrooms,... Continue Reading →
14 May, Sunday — Living in the Lord
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8,14-171 Pt 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 You are in me and I am in you I recall a testimony I heard more than a few years ago, when we were privileged to hear from a brother who had decided to join the seminary after almost four years of soul searching, questioning and... Continue Reading →
13 May, Saturday — Serving Jesus as our master
May 13 – Memorial for Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary that appeared before three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting May 13, the Fatima holiday. The three children were Lucia... Continue Reading →
12 May, Friday — Do what He commands
May 12 – Memorial for Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Memorial for St. Pancras, Martyr Sts. Nereus and Achilleus (d. 98) were soldiers in the imperial Roman army, and members of the Praetorian Guard. They were converts to Christianity and baptized by St. Peter the Apostle. They were exiled for their faith, suffered with St.... Continue Reading →
11 May, Thursday – How Are We Supposed to Love Others?
Thursday of the 5th Week of Easter Acts 15:7-21 Jn 15:9-11 “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.” Talking about a father’s love can be unfamiliar to many people, myself included. Growing up under the tutelage of the traditional Asian father figure from the baby boomer era meant that dad is... Continue Reading →
10 May, Wednesday – Strengthening Our Connection to the Vine
May 10 – John of Ávila (not to be confused with John Avila or St John of the Cross) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the ‘Apostle of Andalusia’, for his extensive ministry in that region. From early 1551 Ávila was in constant ill-health. He spent the last years... Continue Reading →
9 May, Tuesday — Finding our inner peace
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter Acts 14:19-28Jn 14:27-31 "Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." I commute to work via train on a daily basis for 45 minutes. Over the years, I have noticed that the level of ambient noise is growing over time. The noise emitting from the handphones is... Continue Reading →
8 May, Monday — Sharing the Light of Christ
Monday of the 5th Week of Easter Acts 14:5-18Jn 14:21-26 Not to us, Lord, but to your name give the glory The prayer table at home has a candle lit at all times. This has resulted in a high usage of candles over time. As I was purchasing a new box of candles, I realised... Continue Reading →
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