Oct 6 – Memorial for St. Bruno, Priest St. Bruno (1030–1101) was educated in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055. He taught theology, and one of his students later became Blessed Pope Urban II. He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims from 1057 to 1075. He criticised the worldliness he saw... Continue Reading →
3 October, Tuesday — Love and Mercy
Tuesday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time Zec 8:20-23Lk 9:51-56 ...the disciples James and John said, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?’ But he turned and rebuked them, and they went off to another village. Today’s Gospel is very short and seems a little oddly placed.... Continue Reading →
1 October, Sunday — Confess or justify?
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 18:25-28Phi 2:1-5Mt 21:28-32 "…tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the Kingdom of God before you." Well that’s a thought (a reality) most of us don’t like. All those ‘bad’, lawless, self-involved selfish people, criminals from all walks of life in line, IN FRONT of us at the... Continue Reading →
28 September, Thursday — Focusing on what matters
Sep 28 – Memorial for St. Wenceslaus, martyr; Memorial for St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs St. Wenceslaus (907-929) was the son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia, whose family had been converted by St. Cyril and St. Methodius, and Drahomira, daughter of a pagan chief, who was baptised on her wedding day but apparently... Continue Reading →
27 September, Wednesday — Talking to God
Sep 27 – Memorial for St. Vincent de Paul, Priest St. Vincent (1581-1660) spent four years with the Franciscan friars getting an education. He was taken captive by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery, then freed when he converted one of his owners to Christianity. He started organisations to help the poor, nursed the sick,... Continue Reading →
25 September, Monday — The Things We Tend To Hide
Monday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 1:1-6Lk 8:16-18 “…nothing secret but it will be known and brought to light.” Two years ago, I recall watching in awe, the fantastic runs of two then unknown teenage tennis players -- Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez -- who played against each other, in their maiden Grand... Continue Reading →
24 September, Sunday — Constantly reforming our relationship with God
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 55:6-9Phi 1:20-24,27Mt 20:1-16 “Why be envious because I am generous” There was a growing young sapling within the forest. Every day it looked up and around at its greater cedar tree cousins and wondered how long he would take to get as big and grand as them. Nearby, an... Continue Reading →
22 September, Friday — On Competition
Friday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 6:2-12Lk 8:1-3 “Compete well for the faith.” I live in Singapore, where the people are well-known for their ‘kiasu’ attitude, or loosely defined as “scared to lose”. In a way, I suppose, it has served the country well -- despite being a small ‘red dot’ on... Continue Reading →
20 September, Wednesday — Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty
Sept 20 -- Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taejon, Priest, and Paul Chong Hasang, and their Companions, Martyrs For centuries, Korea was closed to all outside influences, and all contact with foreigners was forbidden. No missionaries went there. Nevertheless, a number of laymen sought to find out all that they could about the outside world,... Continue Reading →
18 September, Monday — Give the word, and I shall be healed.
Monday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 2:1-8Lk 7:1-10 ...he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. Healing takes time. And healing takes place in many ways, through many channels. Many of these would be beyond our imagination. How many of us deeply believe that God wants to... Continue Reading →
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