Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 1:1-7Mt 5:1-12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven;” Today’s Gospel reading is my favourite passage from the Bible. To me, it encapsulates all that Jesus has taught. It prepares us for the suffering that we will face in our faith,... Continue Reading →
10 June, Saturday — On Prioritising
Saturday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 12:1,5-15,20Mk 12:38-44 “But she, from the little she had has put in everything she possessed…” When we think of the resources at our disposal, two come to mind most prominently – Time and Money. How we commit either speaks volumes about how we view our priorities. Time,... Continue Reading →
8 June, Thursday — Tough Love
Thursday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 6:10-11,7:1,9-14,8:4-9Mk 12:28-34 “Be kind enough to have pity on her and me and bring us to old age together.” Brothers and sisters, today, we look at what God’s Word says about the more difficult relationships in our lives. We’ve all got one or two of those, people... Continue Reading →
7 June, Wednesday – Back to Basics
Wednesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 3:1-11;16-17Mk 12:18-27 Jesus said to them, "Is not the reason why you go wrong, that you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God?" I am one of those parents with a very Singaporean problem -- coaching my child through primary school mathematics. If you know, you... Continue Reading →
6 June, Tuesday – Rendering to God
Tuesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 2:9-14Mark 12: 13-17 "Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and to God what belongs to God." I certainly have heard this verse a lot when I was a young adult, especially in the context of being able to differentiate things that are of 'this... Continue Reading →
3 June, Saturday — Wisdom
Jun 3 – Memorial for St. Charles Lwanga & companions, martyrs One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, St. Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages aged 13 to 30 from the homosexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged and instructed them... Continue Reading →
2 June, Friday — Have Faith in God
Jun 2 – Memorial for Sts Marcellinus & Peter Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called Petrus Exorcista - Peter the Exorcist; Italian: Marcellino e Pietro) are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded. Hagiographies place them in 4th century Rome. They are generally represented as men in middle age, with tonsures and palms of martyrdom; sometimes they hold a crown each. - Wikipedia Ecc 44:1,9-13Mk... Continue Reading →
30 May, Tuesday — The Gift of Blessings
Tuesday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time Ecc 35:2-15Mk 10:28-31 “...there is no one who has left house…for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who not be repaid a hundred times over...” I have heard many who have quoted the passage above as they confidently talk about claiming God’s promises. Essentially, they... Continue Reading →
20 February, Monday — Being Blessed with the Gift of Wisdom
Monday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:1-10Mk 9:14-29 All wisdom is from the Lord… Today’s first reading reminds us that wisdom is a gift from God, bestowed upon us. I recall various points in my life where I realised I had managed to tide through a difficult circumstance or an obstacle even though... Continue Reading →
19 February, Sunday – Pride, our stumbling block
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lev 19:1-2,17-181 Cor 3:16-23Mt 5:38-48 “… he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise…” A few years back, I was troubled by some issues at work, and in the course of these ‘troubles’, I got into a spat with one of my colleagues. Suffice to... Continue Reading →
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