Wednesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 2:1-11Lk 11:42-46 ‘Master,’ he said ‘when you speak like this you insult us too.’ There are many reasons why we hesitate to acknowledge our shortcomings or mistakes. Some are afraid of the unfavorable repercussions such as losing friends, losing jobs, losing credentials, or losing face. When I... Continue Reading →
12 October, Tuesday – Wisdom
Tuesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 1:16-25Lk 11:37-41 The more they called themselves philosophers, the more stupid they grew... I’d like to touch on a very real trait that is well-known in Singapore society -- ‘kiasu-ism’. The Hokkien term ‘kiasu’ denotes someone who is afraid to lose and would literally do anything to... Continue Reading →
11 October, Monday – Silence Speaks to Open Hearts
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 1:1-7Lk 11:29-32 "This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign..." Don’t you just hate it when someone asks you for some advice on a situation, yet they continue topersist in the same way, until someone else – or two – comes along with the... Continue Reading →
10 October, Sunday – The Look of Love
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him The young man of the gospel today is often a sharp reminder for me of my state in life, wherever Imay be. As I reflected on the scriptures today, I contemplated the image of Jesus and me,encapsulated in... Continue Reading →
8 October, Friday — Catholics In A Strange Time
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Joel 1:13-15;2:1-2Lk 11:15-26 “But on arrival, finding it swept and tidied, it then goes off and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself...and set up house there...” I turned 46 this year. And though 46 is not a milestone birthday by any stretch, the fact that ‘mid-life’... Continue Reading →
3 October, Sunday – Marriage Vows
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-24Heb 2:9-11Mk 10:2-16 What God has united, man must not divide From the very beginning, when He created Adam and Eve, God instituted and intended a union between a man and a woman, they are to become one in marriage. In fact, it is one of the seven Sacraments... Continue Reading →
26 September, Sunday — Jealousy
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num 11:25-29Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:38-43,45,47-48 “Anyone who is not against us is for us.” There is a common theme in today’s First Reading and Gospel. In the First Reading, Moses was asked to stop two young men from prophesying when they were not the ‘chosen’ ones like the elders. In the Gospel,... Continue Reading →
25 September, Saturday — Hidden Meanings
Saturday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Zec 2:5-9,14-15Lk 9:43-45 But they did not understand him when he said this; it was hidden from them so that they should not see the meaning of it, and they were afraid to ask him about what he had just said. Have you ever heard the phrase, “Common... Continue Reading →
24 September, Friday — Who Do You Say You Are?
Friday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Hag 1:15,2:9Lk 9:18-22 “But you,” he said “who do you say I am?”” I have been filling up personal detail forms all my life, ticking boxes and filling in blanks, each form asking me for details about myself: gender, race, religion, age group, occupation and so on.... Continue Reading →
22 September, Wednesday — On ‘Nothing’
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 9:5-9Lk 9:1-6 “Take nothing for the journey...” If not for COVID-19, I would probably be on the Camino Frances now, retracing the steps of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who journey on foot to the town of Santiago de Compostela. I know this because Facebook has been... Continue Reading →
