God is both refuge and strength for us, a help always ready in trouble; So we shall not fear though deadlines are too many, KPIs are impossible to meet, God’s love for us is a surety when we are obedient, thankful and have a contrite heart, Bad bosses come and go, a job lost opens the door to a better [...]
We each suffer differently in our journey towards holiness, living the life that God calls us to. The nature of our struggles and the way we cope differs from person to person and they are often a reflection of our relationship with God. Before we try to make sense of what suffering is, it is important for us to first [...]
In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us glimpses of the pathway to heaven by using parables - finding a hidden treasure buried in a field; a pearl trader searching for a pearl of great price; and a large fishing net full of every kind of fish to be sorted. Jesus used these parables to explain and give us a glimpse of [...]
Psalm 62 I awake at the break of dawn I hustle and bustle at the tasks that lie ahead I have no time to slow down I stumble and trip and mistakes abound I have no time, be quick in your response Don't disturb me I tell my son I stop, I pause Rain-drops hits the window pane Cool air [...]
In writing about the nation, and drawing upon concepts coined by Anthropologists such as Victor Turner, Sociologists such as Benedict Anderson have written about how the idea of a nation is a social construct and is by and large, "an imagined community" - "imagined" because "the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow-members, meet [...]
I thank you Lord with all my heart! Though the roads are fraught with danger. Though I walk amidst reckless strangers. You stretch out Your hand over me, Thrice today protecting me from errant cyclists! Thank You for all the answered prayers. Thank you for the times You said "Nay" For Your way is surely better. Walking humbly with You [...]
Our Father is indeed merciful and patient, loving and forgiving, He stays faithful to His Covenant and waits patiently for us to return. The psalmist is so convinced of God’s mercy and love that he becomes a willing servant and seeks God for strength to go through the trials to do His will. This is the response that we are [...]
Lord, Your Sacred Heart has stirred within my soul, filling my weakling heart with Your Merciful Love. At the time of Adoration on Corpus Christi Sunday, You came when I most needed You. And today, on this very early morning Saturday of the Immaculate Heart, with that steady tread of rain pouring down from You, it is You, O Lord, [...]
"Disappointments are markers on the road of life, saying: Perfect happiness is not here. Though your passions may have been satisfied, you were never truly satisfied, because while your passions can find satisfaction in this world, you cannot. Start with your own insufficiency and begin a search for perfection. Begin with your own emptiness and seek Him who can fill [...]
In this week’s Liturgy of the Word, God is reminding us to set our sights on our end goal, our destination: which is the glory and grandeur of His kingdom at the end of our lives. Now how are we supposed to reach there? What is the path we must take? The First Reading points us to the Word [...]