Monday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:1-10Mk 9:14-29 All wisdom is from the Lord… Today’s first reading reminds us that wisdom is a gift from God, bestowed upon us. I recall various points in my life where I realised I had managed to tide through a difficult circumstance or an obstacle even though... Continue Reading →
1 April, Friday — On Justification
Friday of the 4th Week of Lent Wis 2:1,12-22Jn 7:1-2,10,25-30 Let us...since... Today’s first reading smacks of arrogance, impatience and even a ‘know-it-all’ attitude. If this all sounds familiar to some of you, I think you probably know that it exists in many of our ministries and parish communities. We think we know better, and... Continue Reading →
10 December, Friday — The devil always collects what is due to him
Friday of the 2nd Week of Advent Is 48:17-19Mt 11:16-19 “Yet wisdom has been proved right by her actions.” At the cusp of the Second World War in late 1930s, the world was in a very dark place. In Germany, Fascism and the cult of personality worship of one individual called Hitler, was gaining momentum and rearing its... 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 →
3 April, Saturday — Learning about the importance of wisdom
Holy Saturday -- Sixth Reading Bar 3:9 – 15,32 – 4:4 Who has found the place of wisdom? As someone who has not attended the Easter Vigil for years (or more accurately, decades), the Oxygen reflections were a good chance for me to find out more about the passages featured in this ‘mother of all... Continue Reading →
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