The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus as follows: “For which reason, after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of Truth, for the glory of Almighty God [...]
Whispers of Empowerment: Unveiling the Quiet Power of Subtlety and Humility in Women, Inspired by Our Blessed Virgin Mary. I recently watched the movie “BARBIE” with my best friend, her sister, and our kids. Before reading any reviews or spoilers beforehand, I didn't expect much, just hoping for a chance to relax while the kids enjoyed the movie and [...]
Encounter ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Tuesday, 15 Aug 2023 14 August, 8pm Vigil 15 Aug, 6.30am & 8pm EC No 6pm EC on both days Evening Brew Fri 18 Aug 8pm A time to ask questions about the faith without worry and a time to talk about what you think about our [...]
The Prophet Elijah in today’s First Reading took on 450 Baal worshippers and had them executed as a witness to the true living God of Israel. After this, this brave man of God became intimidated by a single woman Jezebel who threatened to kill him and so he ran away to hide in a cave. When one goes through [...]
In my current capacity, and for a time and for a season, my day job sees me working with a cluster of Catholic schools to build Catholic ethos and identity in these schools. During my orientation week, I had the honour and privilege of sitting in for a lesson observation for a Religious Education class held in one of the [...]
Before I started my journey in the faith, the Bible was a vast book using very complex words, and most of the time, I had no idea what they were talking about. Even when I started attending RCIA, I didn't believe reading the Bible would help me know God. But in December 2022, I came across a YouTube video [...]
There is often a piecemeal approach to Scripture. People are confused because they take bits and pieces of Scripture, or they pick and choose the Scripture passages to suit their own purposes. These commit a serious fallacy, presenting an imprecise and erroneous way to approach Scripture. Scripture is not considered in its entirety and as a whole. For example, people [...]
Why would our Lord Jesus Christ bring only three of his apostles up a mountain and leave the rest behind? The choice of the Lord dwells within the mystery of his plan of salvation for each person. We can only propose opinions without any clarity as to how close we are to the truth or how distant are we from [...]
Our family recently attended a Family Camp 2023 in Batam, organised by our parish Church of Saint Michael. It was a new experience for us, as my husband is a free thinker, my son is in the beginning stages of his faith with Catechism class level 1, and I am still learning about my faith through RCIA. It was also [...]
Drinking more deeply from the living waters of our faith Young one, words of wisdom, you must listen! To refuse, you cannot. Retreats are woven into the RCIA process to give our catechumens opportunities to encounter God, delve more deeply into our faith and bond with one another. The second retreat of our journey, the Faith and Life Retreat, was [...]
