Feb 18 -- Thursday after Ash Wednesday Deu 30:15-20Lk 9:22-25 Choose life, then, so that you and your descendants may live, in the love of the Lord your God... Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” A lot has been said... Continue Reading →
17 February, Wednesday – Reflection, Repentance, Return
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). It falls on a different date each year, because it is dependent on the date of Easter; it can occur as early as Feb 4 or as late as Mar 10. Ash Wednesday gets its name from... Continue Reading →
8 April, Wednesday – When friendships are taken for granted
Wednesday of Holy Week Isa 50:4-9aMt 26:14-25 One of you will betray me. First and foremost, I want to give glory to God. He sees and knows everything! In October last year, we planned and booked our trip to Italy. Who knew back then that life would be turned upside down due to COVID-19? Nonetheless,... Continue Reading →
4 April, Saturday – Love Hurts
Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56 it is better for one man to die for the people “Love is sacrifice.” It is a cliché but nowadays there are only few people who believe in that. Many Gen Z’s (not all) no longer believe that there is sacrifice in love. They have a loose grasp of that concept, thinking... Continue Reading →
3 April, Friday – At Your Service
Jeremiah 20:10-13John 10:31-42 At least believe in the work I do; then you will know for sure that the Father is in me and I am in the Father Amid our current pandemic situation, if someone does good deeds, others will comment that it is hypocrisy. If someone shows indifference, others will comment that they... Continue Reading →
2 April, Thursday – To Eternity and Beyond
Genesis 17:3-9John 8:51-59 I tell you most solemnly, whoever keeps my word will never see death Every day, the death toll and persons under monitoring and investigation continue to rise because of COVID-19. If a non-believer would read the verse, “I tell you most solemnly, whoever keeps my word will never see death,” that person would probably... Continue Reading →
1 April, Wednesday – There is Freedom
Daniel 3:14-20,24-25,28John 8:31-42 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed … Whenever it is the First of April, there are lots of pranks and jokes everywhere. Today, we can still see jokes around on the internet. Many people are making jokes about how they are near to insanity because of... Continue Reading →
31 March, Tuesday – Meditating on the cross
Numbers 21:4-9John 8:21-30 If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins Have you ever looked at a cross closely and intently? I have developed a habit of sitting in a quiet church and just meditating upon the cross. Even during Mass, I focus on Jesus hanging on the... Continue Reading →
30 March, Monday – Judging others
Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62John 8:1-11 ‘Neither do I condemn you,’ said Jesus ‘go away, and do not sin any more.’ It is quite amazing how people jump to conclusions very quickly. There are many videos circulating on the internet which remind us that what we see is not what the original intention was meant to be. The... Continue Reading →
29 March, Sunday – Accepting No as an answer
Ezekiel 37:12-14Romans 8:8-11John 11:1-45 but I know that, even now, whatever you ask of God, he will grant you As an undergraduate, I often heard of friends who asked their professors for extensions for their assignments. However, there was one professor which would always not reply to his emails. This made my friends wonder if... Continue Reading →
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