The first reading speaks of our God who humbled himself to take on the role as a servant. No where in the religions of the world, do we see deities suffering together with humanity, but Jesus, the incarnate face of God, does precisely that because of his deep love for us. We are not alone in our suffering, but God [...]
Money and wealth were not condemned or frowned upon by Jesus. The view St. Timothy was trying to impress upon his community of believers echoes what Jesus emphasised all throughout his ministry. The love of money is the root of all evil. The love of money reveals that money has overtaken the person. Money is a thing and not a [...]
The premise started off promising, but as the evening wore on, it became clear that the speaker had neglected to put in the necessary preparatory work and was merely rambling and repeating the same points in a manner that lacked logic and cohesion. This was lazy catechesis, and its lacklustre fruits could be seen around the room, as the participants [...]
In the timeline of the Earth, there have been five major cataclysmic mass extinction events that caused life on Earth to cease either almost completely or definitely. The first occurred around the end-Ordovician period around 450 million years ago. The Ordovician period was marked by a diversity of marine invertebrates. With the presence of tetrahedral spores dating to this era [...]
Theme : Kingdom Of God Genesis 1 reminds us of God’s intention and desire for creation. He observes that “it is not good that man should be alone”. Hence, he attempts to find a helper. This is a gift from God alone in which the rib built for man was used lovingly to shape a second human being called [...]
Many years ago, in 2015, thereabouts, I was praying at the Perpetual Adoration Chapel at the Catholic Spirituality Centre when completely tired out, I fell asleep. When I awoke it was about 2 or 3 in the morning. I had missed the timing for the last bus home, and the only options were to stay on in the adoration chapel [...]
Knowing and Loving God is only possible with the help of the Archangels. Our Father knows each one of us: Our joys, strengths and weaknesses, our successes and failures, our faith, our intentions, needs, hopes and dreams... Jesus knew us before we even learnt about him. He saw us under the fig tree that is heaven. Not only does [...]
The first reading tells us about how the virtuous will always be challenged by non-believers. Non-believers challenge the church’s teachings and our beliefs as they do not understand what it means to be living in Jesus’ footsteps. They do so because it is easier to criticise and judge rather than to accept and change, especially when what we say or [...]
The Church is facing an unprecedented crisis that had been steadily creeping up over the past twenty years. The alarm bells should have sounded, when the early warning signs came about, but complacent in its status as a moral authority and as an institution, the Church did not pay heed to the grumblings and rumblings that were felt on the [...]
I was recently asked by a friend who is currently undergoing a difficult time, “Why must people suffer?” and “Why is there suffering in the world?” We all know the head knowledge about how suffering is redemptive, and that which would eventually lead us to deep joy when we find meaning in the suffering and when we unite our suffering [...]