Monday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 1:1-6Lk 8:16-18 "No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed." In my more than 20 years here in Singapore, there was only one time that there was a power outage. Light has always been accessible to me,... Continue Reading →
6 January, Monday — We see the details in the Light
Monday after Epiphany 1 Jn 3:22-4:6Mt 4:12-17,23-25 The people that lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who dwell in a land of shadow and death light has dawned. Decades ago, I had a job that involved a great deal of overlapping data in record keeping. Things that had to be entered, here,... Continue Reading →
7 January, Sunday — Embracing the Light!
Jan 7 -- Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany, also known as Theophany in Eastern Christian traditions, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus Christ's physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings' Day, and in some traditions celebrated... Continue Reading →
31 December, Thursday – God was there
Dec 31 – Memorial for St. Sylvester I, pope Sylvester (d. 335) was pope in the reign of Emperor Constantine I, who built the Lateran and other churches. He sent legates to the First Council of Nicaea, and was involved in the controversy over Arianism. The spurious Donation of Constantine was supposedly given to St.... Continue Reading →
25 December, Friday — Seeking the Light
Brothers and sisters, this morning we welcome Jaclyn Lam, a cradle Catholic seeking to deepen her relationship with God and to encounter Him every day in everyone around her. Though it usually feels as if she stumbles one well-intentioned step forward only to flounder two emotional steps back, her faith has been strengthened by key... Continue Reading →