Wednesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 22:8-13,23:1-10Mt 7:15-20 “You will be able to tell them by their fruits.” I love social media… or rather, I love watching social media to learn new ideas and trends and expose myself to different ways of thinking. When I first stumbled on this way of learning,... Continue Reading →
25 June, Tuesday — Turning to our God
Tuesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 19:9-11,14-21,31-36Mt 7:6,12-14 ‘Give ear, Lord, and listen. Open your eyes, Lord, and see’ In today's first reading, we read about the mind games played by Sennacherib, King of the Assyrians, with Hezekiah, the King of Judah. With a strong track record of exterminating her enemies, Sennacherib... Continue Reading →
23 June, Sunday — Awakening our faith
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38:1,8-11Mk 4:35-41 They woke him… Brothers and sisters, I have been training for Hyrox, a functional fitness race, for a few months now. The race is a test of speed, strength and endurance because it comprises eight intervals of 1km runs, interspersed with eight functional fitness stations including pushing... Continue Reading →
20 June, Thursday — Pray from the heart
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time Sir 48:1-15Mt 6: 7-15 "...your Father knows what you need before you ask him." As a Catholic, I find it challenging to pray from the heart. We are adept at set prayers, but this familiarity can sometimes turn our recitation into a mechanical process. Words flow effortlessly from... Continue Reading →
18 June, Tuesday — Loving Our Enemies
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:17-29Mt 5:43-48 “…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Easier said than done, right? How often we get hurt and disappointed by people who say or do things which hurt us, or do not live up to our expectations and yet, we are... Continue Reading →
17 June, Monday – The Gift of Faith
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16Mt 5:38-42 "But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well..." When I first came across the passage from today’s first reading, I was a university... Continue Reading →
16 June, Sunday – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:22-242 Cor 5:6-10Mk 4:26-34 Using many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, so far as they were capable of understanding it.I am writing this reflection fresh off Pentecost Sunday. As I read the gospel for today’s mass, I remembered the gospel for Pentecost, specifically, the part where... Continue Reading →
15 June, Saturday — ‘Yes’ means Yes, ‘No’ means No.
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:19-21Mt 5:33-37 “You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.” Rejoice! Pope Francis is visiting Singapore. A grand eucharistic celebration is planned for 12 September. A magnificent 1600-strong choir will sing beautifully for mass. All choirs in Singapore will participate. ... Continue Reading →
14 June, Friday — Are divorce and adultery sins?
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:9,11-16Mt 5:27-32 “…everyone who divorces his wife…makes her an adulteress; and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” Is divorce a sin for Jews and Christians? Today’s gospel reading clearly states ‘Yes’, as it leads to adultery. Jesus even cited Moses’ teaching that allowed the... Continue Reading →
12 June, Wednesday — God’s presence
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 18:20-39Mt 5:17-19 “The Lord is God.” We recently completed a 24-hour vigil at our centre to commemorate the feast of Corpus Christi. So from after our Friday Growth session and mass, where the Blessed Sacrament was exposed, each ministry took charge of 2-hour segments to praise,... Continue Reading →
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