Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Deu 3:25, 34-43Mt 18:21-35 “Lord if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?” These days, I find parenting my two children such a challenge. I am being pulled in all directions and, often – unjustly – my older child suffers for it. He... Continue Reading →
8 March, Monday — Healing Begins with Humility
Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent 2 Kgs 5:1-15Lk 4:24-30 “…if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it?” When I was in my early twenties, I had my heart broken. It was awful. In hindsight, there was no way that the relationship could have lasted,... Continue Reading →
7 March, Sunday — Spring Cleaning
3rd Sunday of Lent Exo 20:1-171 Cor 1:22-25Jn 2:13-25 Making a whip out of some cord, he drove them all out of the temple, cattle and sheep as well…” When we visit places of worship, we are mindful that it is a place of worship and holiness, where people come to be one with... Continue Reading →
6 March, Saturday — Always Loved
Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent Mic 7:14-15, 18-20Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Once more have pity on us... Growing up, my mind’s eye often saw God as a judge, whom I would have to face when my time on Earth ended. I always carried about me this fear of being made accountable for all the... Continue Reading →
5 March, Friday — Giving God His rightful due
Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 “Come on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance.” In the Gospel of today, we read about Jesus’ parable of the vineyard tenants. From the very beginning, I felt really upset reading about the behaviour of these people. I found... Continue Reading →
4 March, Thursday — God-centricity
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 17:5-10Lk 16:19-31 “...whose heart turns from the Lord...” I have been hooked on watching Korean dramas since the circuit breaker began in Singapore last year, and have slowly but surely been going through the streaming services. What I love about these drama series is the complexity of... Continue Reading →
3 March, Wednesday — Our Heavenly GPS
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 18:18-20Mt 20:17-28 “They will condemn him to death...” Before I start off driving, I make it a habit to start the navigation app on my phone. Even if it is to a place I know very well, I always do that. Why do I do that, you... Continue Reading →
2 March, Tuesday — My Inner Pharisee
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Isa 1:10,16-20Mt 23:1-12 “...since they do not practice what they preach.”. The Pharisees and scribes have always been held out as the ‘villains’, or at least the negative examples, in the Gospels. Today’s passage is no exception; but Jesus does verify the accuracy of their teachings when He... Continue Reading →
1 March, Monday — The continual struggle to be merciful
Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate. Today’s first reading from the book of Daniel is an eloquent prayer for God to forgive his people who have rebelled and sinned against him. I found it a reassuring reminder of our Lord’s infinite mercy for all... Continue Reading →
28 February, Sunday — Seeing the Transfiguration through the eyes of the apostles
2nd Sunday of Lent Gn 22:1-2,9-13,15-18Rom 8:31-34Mk 9:2-10 He did not know what to say, they were so frightened. I had once thought the apostles had been in an extremely fortunate position because they had actually gotten to know Jesus and accompanied Him throughout His all-too-short three years of ministry. What an experience it would... Continue Reading →
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