19 Mar – Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Joseph is a descendant of the house of David. A layman and a carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and foster and adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He was a visionary who was visited by angels, and... Continue Reading →
19 February, Wednesday — Talk is cheap
Wednesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 8:6-13,20-22Mk 8:22-26 A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord. I feel that God has decoded a mystery to me in the scripture readings today – that there is more than one component to having faith in God. The words of the Responsorial Psalm stuck with... Continue Reading →
14 February, Friday — He Listens, He Answers, He Builds.
14 Feb -- Dedication of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District. Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road (which runs perpendicular to both streets), the cathedral sits within shaded grounds. Much of its... Continue Reading →
1 February, Saturday — Keep Calm and Go Forward
Saturday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time Heb 11:1-2,8-19Mk 4:35-41 …longing for a better homeland… Today, we still see news of asylum seekers trying to find a home, away from all their previous settlements due to war or political instability. They always look forward to a place where they can settle in peace and begin... Continue Reading →
27 November, Wednesday — Persevering in hope
Wednesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 15:1-4Lk 21:12-19 "Your endurance will win you your lives." I always feel slightly unsettled by the readings at mass every November as the liturgical year draws to an end, especially with the passages from the book of Revelations. The nightmarish images of frightening beasts and destroying angels... Continue Reading →
4 October, Friday — Job’s faith
Oct 4 – Memorial for St. Francis of Assisi Francis Bernardone (1181–1226) was the son of Pietro Bernadone, a rich cloth merchant. Though he had a good education and became part of his father’s business, he also had a somewhat misspent youth. He was a street brawler and some-time soldier. He was captured during a... Continue Reading →
29 September, Sunday — He is speaking to me
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num 11:25-29Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:38-43,45,47,48 cut it off….cut it off… The words spoken by Jesus in the gospel today don’t really fit the Jesus2024 that the mainstream media portrays at all. As Dr. Peter Kreeft points out, here we find the most kind, loving, generous, compassionate, forgiving, merciful man who ever lived... Continue Reading →
19 September, Thursday — A leap of faith
Sep 19 – Memorial for St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr St. Januarius (d. 305) was arrested on account of his profession of the Christian religion during persecution of Christians. He was cast into the fiery furnace, through which he passed wholly unharmed. On the following day, along with a number of fellow martyrs, he was... Continue Reading →
14 September, Saturday – Sign for our times
Sep 14 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The feast was celebrated in Rome before the end of the 7th century. Its purpose is to commemorate the recovering of that portion of the Holy Cross which was preserved at Jerusalem, and which had fallen into the hands of the Persians. Emperor Heraclius... Continue Reading →
11 September, Wednesday — “Rich Man, Poor Man.”
Wednesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 7:25-31Lk 6:20-26 “How happy are you who are poor…” “Do you want to be rich and be condemned or be poor and have eternal life in Heaven?” As Christians, I wonder what our answer would be. For those of us that didn’t have very much when... Continue Reading →
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