30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31:7-9Heb 5:1-6Mk 10:46-52 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout... Today's gospel revolves around the story of the blind Bartimaeus, who called out to Jesus while sitting by the roadside, begging. Obviously, the commotion attracted many bystanders to rebuke him, asking him to... Continue Reading →
26 October, Saturday — Repentance
Saturday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:7-16Lk 13:1-9 “No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.” It has been more than 6 months since my last confession. The reason is quite simple. For the past two years, I have been attending the 7am Sunday mass at Church of St... Continue Reading →
25 October, Friday — Do you want to be saved?
Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:1-6Lk 12:54-59 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father over all… On a recent Friday night at around 8pm, I walked around a Shell petrol station along Paya Lebar Road. As an insurance agent, I was doing a road show... Continue Reading →
21 October, Monday — The spark of life
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 2:1-10Lk 12:13-21 But God loved us with so much love that he was generous with his mercy: when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life with Christ... When I was asked to write the reflection for today, my immediate reaction was ‘oh no,... Continue Reading →
20 October, Sunday — Exercising Servant Leadership
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 53:10-11Heb 4:14-16Mk 10:35-45 "For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve..." Today’s Gospel challenges us to examine our own desires for recognition and authority. In contrast to the world where leaders are glorified with power and authority, Jesus’ call to greatness is... Continue Reading →
13 October, Sunday — Possible Impossible Task
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 “For men...it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God.” Many of us are familiar with the Gospel reading today. It speaks of a wealthy young man begging Jesus for the secret to eternal life. At first, Jesus spoke to the young... Continue Reading →
12 October, Saturday — That Time When Our Power Got Cut…
Saturday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:22-29Lk 11:27-28 …and you are, all of you, sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. The power utility ‘de-energized’ our home two weeks ago. Out of the blue, a warning arrived by email, and two days later, another confirmed the electricity would be disconnected indefinitely while... Continue Reading →
10 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:1-5Lk 11:5-13 “So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” I struggle a lot with today’s verse: “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you... Continue Reading →
8 October, Tuesday — God has chosen me
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42 Then God who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans. Brothers and sisters, Ordinarily,... Continue Reading →
6 October, Sunday — Love one another. As I have loved you.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-24Heb 2:9-11Mk 10:2-16 Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate. Today’s readings are often chosen by couples for their wedding masses. I may have selected one of these passages at my own wedding years ago. That marriage lasted only a year. Looking back, I see... Continue Reading →
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