Tuesday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Exo 2:1-15Mt 11:20-24 “Clearly that business has come to light.” If anyone has been following the news here in Singapore, you may have noted a few stories on huge, multi-million dollar scams that have been uncovered. I occasionally read the reports just to try and fathom how even... Continue Reading →
12 July, Monday — Choosing God…at what cost?
Monday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Exo 1:8-14,22Mt 10:34-11:1 “...he will most certainly not lose his reward.” Many of us work hard to provide for our families and loved ones. Then, at the end of the year, we look forward to our just rewards in the form of a bonus or even a pay... Continue Reading →
11 July, Sunday — On deaf ears
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Amo 7:12-15Mk 6:7-13 “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” It always happens to those who start dispensing advice, no matter how good the intentions are. At some point, this question will be thrown back at you, “Who are you to...?” And no matter how polite the other party tries to... Continue Reading →
10 July, Saturday – To Save Our Soul
Saturday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Gen 49:29-33,50:15-26Mt 10:24-33 "fear him rather who can destroy both body and soul in hell" In shows with supernatural themes, it is not uncommon to come across a storyline where a character sells their soul to the devil in return for something they want in this world. It... Continue Reading →
8 July, Thursday – Peace Be With You
Thursday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Gen 44:18-21,23-29,45:1-5Mt 10:7-15 "…let your peace come back to you." The Gospel for today is a continuation of Christ’s instruction to the apostles. As I reflect on it more, the more we choose to follow Christ, the more it gets harder. Though they have the capacity to cure... Continue Reading →
7 July, Wednesday – We Are Called
Wednesday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Gen 41:55-57,42:5-7,17-24Mt 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 by my name, I feel something special. How much more if it were Jesus Christ... Continue Reading →
4 July, Sunday — 4th of July
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Eze 2:2-52 Cor 12:7-10Mk 6:1-6 I was given a thorn in the flesh…. to beat me and stop me from getting too proud. Just before Thanksgiving last year, I received word from the United States government that my application for citizenship had finally been approved. It was a surreal feeling,... Continue Reading →
2 July, Friday — Let’s wash our linens clean!
Friday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Gen 23:1-4,19;24:1-8,62-67Mt 9:9-13 “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick.” When I read today’s Gospel, an immediate thought that came to mind was the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Why? Because by confessing our sins to Christ through the priest as an instrument of God,... Continue Reading →
1 July, Thursday — Spiritual health before physical health
Thursday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Gen 22:1-19Mt 9:1-8 “Your sins are forgiven… Get up and walk” I have a physical impairment, and I cannot walk without support. So I have to move around on a wheelchair. I remember when I first read this Gospel many years ago as a child, I often wondered... Continue Reading →
27 June, Sunday – Faith in God
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 1:13-15,2:23-242 Cor 8:7,9,13-15Mk 5:21-43 I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me. The past one and a half year has been a whirlwind of events. The pandemic has brought about tremendous challenges to my faith, and it has been a difficult period time. The change in lifestyle was... Continue Reading →
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