Wednesday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Hos 10:1-3,7-8,12Mt 10:1-7 …proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand… Would you agree that calling us by our name is very pleasant to our ears? When a person calls me bymy name, I feel something special. How much more if it were Jesus Christ who... Continue Reading →
7 July, Tuesday — On Disunity
Tuesday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Hos 8:4-7,11-13Mt 9:32-37 And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. The Book of Hosea is a difficult read. The premise of Hosea is of a prophet who continues to love and forgive... Continue Reading →
5 July, Sunday – Surrender your burden to God
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10Rm 8:9,11-13Mt 11:25-30 "Come to me all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest...Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light." All who are burdened – that’s all of us, is it not? It seems that we who have much, have also collected... Continue Reading →
2 July, Thursday — Jesus Sees Our Faith
Thursday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Amo 7:10-17Mt 9:1-8 “Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.” Some time back, a friend returned back home to spend time with her 12-year-old nephew, who was in his last stages of cancer. The family were struggling to come to terms with his illness. From shock, to hope,... Continue Reading →
1 July, Wednesday — Cast off Your Scruples and You Invite Evil In
Wednesday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Hate evil, love good, maintain justice at the city gate... I recall a time in a certain workplace which required me to coordinate with many different clients, consultants and stakeholders. My role was complex and I had to manage many individuals who were much more senior to me.... Continue Reading →
30 June, Tuesday — Rebuked by Consequences
Jun 30 – First Martyrs of the Church of Rome These holy men and women are also called the “Protomartyrs of Rome”. They were accused of burning Rome by Nero, who burned Rome to cover his own crimes. Some martyrs were burned as living torches at evening banquets, some crucified, and others were fed to... Continue Reading →
28 June, Sunday — Winning Heaven
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11,14-16Rm 6:3-4,8-11Mt 10:37-42 “Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it.” There is a phrase that often surfaces in Singapore -- “Don’t lose out.” It shapes how we study, work, save, invest, and even how we plan... Continue Reading →
26 June, Friday — If You Want To…
Friday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 25:1-12Mt 8:1-4 “…if you want to, you can cure me.” There’s something so humbling in the way the leper asks for help. By simply adding, “if you want to” or “if you are willing”, it is an act of surrender in itself. I find this sentence... Continue Reading →
25 June, Thursday — Humility Revisited
Thursday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kg 24:8-17Mt 7:21-29 "…and what a fall it had!" Today's readings see the fall of the kingdom of Judah and the house built on sand. The message, at first glance, seems rather depressing; but I feel there is an important theme in these two readings -- the... Continue Reading →
23 June, Tuesday – The Narrow Gate: Conversion and the Interior Life
Tuesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 19:9-11,14-21,31-35,36Mt 7:6,12-14 "Enter by the narrow gate, since the road that leads to perdition is wide and spacious, and many take it; but it is a narrow gate and a hard road that leads to life, and only a few find it." The gate is narrow... Continue Reading →
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