Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:7-16Mt 5:13-16 “No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house.” In the Gospel of St John, it says: 'And the Son of Man must be lifted up as Moses... Continue Reading →
20 March, Sunday — Time and Tide Wait for No Man
3rd Sunday of Lent Exo 3:1-8,13-151 Cor 10:1-6,10-12Lk 13:1-9 “...for three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut it down: why should it be taking up the ground?” These days, with two kids to manage, time has become a precious commodity to me. What’s... Continue Reading →
1 March, Tuesday — the Rat Race
Brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we are blessed to welcome Gerard Francis, who describes himself as always and forever a student…thirsting to learn but who has evolved to not just academic pursuits but also to learn about being a more compassionate and loving person. Gerard is a cradle Catholic who attends the parish of the Church... Continue Reading →
28 February, Monday – God and People above Things
Monday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time 1 Pet 1:3-9Mk 10:17-27 'who can be saved?' A few years back, I came across two very different stories. In the first, a man was working on his car when his three-year-old son took a screwdriver and scratched the car. Enraged, the man spanked his son’s hand, not... Continue Reading →
27 February, Sunday – Working on Ourselves
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 27:5-81 Cor 15:54-58Lk 6:39-45 ...the defects of a man appear in his talk. A few years ago, I was working on attaining a professional qualification and, for a few months, was attending nightly classes to master the material. I met many amazing folks from various walks of life, all... Continue Reading →
26 February, Saturday — Prayers from the Burning Heart
Saturday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:13-20Mk 10:13-16 Let my prayer come before you like incense, O Lord. One of the things that I feel very blessed being a Catholic is that we can always pray with our senses. With our sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, our prayers become more experiential. At... Continue Reading →
25 February, Friday — Yes/No
Friday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:9-12Mk 10:1-12 If you mean ‘yes’, you must say ‘yes’; if you mean ‘no’, say ‘no’. Our world is so dependent on ‘yes’ and ‘no’. The fundamentals of computer language are based on a yes/no logic. With a combination of yes and no, we have achieved so... Continue Reading →
24 February, Thursday — Don’t Lose Your Saltiness
Thursday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:41-50 “Salt is a good thing, but if salt has become insipid, how can you season it again?” I must admit that I’ve read and heard from the Gospel about salt losing it’s saltiness so many times and yet, I didn’t really know how salt can... Continue Reading →
20 February, Sunday — Surrendering the battle, to win the war
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 26:2,7-9,11-13.22-231 Cor 15:45-49Lk 6:27-38 “Here is the king’s spear…” At the main altar in the Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church), is the stained glass of our Lady of Ransom. Amongst the many titles of our Blessed Mother, this is perhaps one of the lesser-known ones. In 1218,... Continue Reading →
19 February, Saturday — On Teaching
Saturday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 3:1-10Mk 9:2-13 Only a few of you...should be teachers, bearing in mind that those of us who teach can expect a stricter judgement. In my job, I am privileged to work alongside learned educators and seasoned industry professionals tasked to educate, train and mentor young adults who... Continue Reading →
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