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 →
18 February, Friday — Best Efforts
Friday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 2:14-24,26Mk 8:34-9:1 Faith is like that: if good works do not go with it, it is quite dead. How much is enough? When Jesus says, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me”, where do we draw the line and say, “This... Continue Reading →
16 February, Wednesday — There but for the grace of God, go I
Wednesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:19-27Mark 8:22-26 ...my dear brothers: be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to rouse your temper. I watched the movie 'SE7EN' starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt a little over 10 years ago. I thought it was one of the best movies ever (Brendan... Continue Reading →
