Saturday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Gen 27:1-5,15-29Mt 9:14-17 “...they put new wine into fresh skins and both are preserved.” The Gospel states that people put new wine into fresh skins instead of putting it into old wineskins; if they do the latter, the old wineskins will burst. Jesus is referencing this to the ministry... Continue Reading →
7 July, Friday — Letting go and letting God lead
Friday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Gn 23:1-4,19;24:1-8,62-67Mt 9:9-13 …he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. In today’s Gospel passage, Matthew the tax collector was at work, sitting at the customs house, when Jesus walked by and said to him, “Follow me”. And he got up and followed... Continue Reading →
2 July, Sunday — We have died with Christ
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11,13-16Rm 6:3-4,8-11Mt 10:37-42 “…and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.” An Exorcist Tells His Story -- I am now reading this book breathlessly. At the end of my reflection, you will know why. For many years during Sunday mass, I often wondered what was... Continue Reading →
1 July, Saturday — Our Hearts Recognize the Lord
Saturday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time Gen 18:1-15Mt 8:5-17 …just give the word and my servant will be cured. It is not clear whether the centurion was a follower of Jesus Christ before this event. I wonder how he managed to get to know Jesus so much that he put his trust in him.... Continue Reading →
26 June, Monday — God Positioning System
Monday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time Gn 12:1-9Mt 17:1-5 So Abram went as the Lord told him... My family gave up the car in 2015 because of the high cost of maintaining it. This has resulted in me becoming a bit rusty in navigating roads and thus increasing my reliance on the GPS to... Continue Reading →
25 June, Sunday — Sin entered the world through one man
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13Rm 5:12-15Mt 10:26-33 “…fear him rather who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Danger. Fear. Enemies. Trust. Strength. Surrender. These six words flood my mind as I ponder today’s readings. Jeremiah was on a fruitless mission to change the hearts of the Jews. They resented his message... Continue Reading →
23 June, Friday — The true treasures of this earth
Friday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 11:18,21-30Mt 6:19-23 “Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth…” We all know that we should not store up treasures on earth. So it doesn’t hurt to be reminded again and again because we often forget. After a while, we start to buy things we... Continue Reading →
20 June, Tuesday — How do we approach the call to love others?
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 8:1-9Mt 5:43-48 “… in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike.” I have always found today’s Gospel... Continue Reading →
18 June, Sunday — Not a Zero Sum Game
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 19:2-6Rm 5:6-11Mt 9:36-10:8 “You received without charge, give without charge.” Recently, my significant other shared with me that one of her close friends asked her, “I don’t know how he does it.” She was referring to my apparent busyness when she heard about how I was keeping up my... Continue Reading →
15 June, Thursday — “Father knows best”
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 3:15-4:1,3-6Mt 5:20-26 “But I say this to you” I always chuckle when I come across this verse. I picture Jesus, in a very Singapore accent, saying in Hokkien (a local dialect), “Nim peh ka ler kong…” that loosely translates to “Your Father tells you this…” and... Continue Reading →
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