The second reading clearly invites us to be cautious of the ways of the world. It is easy to drug oneself with the wine of the world that says ‘We live today and for tomorrow we die.’ The only way out of these distractions is to be rooted in the Word of God. We are remind to be focused and [...]
It was a chaotic cook in the kitchen today. A new homecook had joined us and he ran about the kitchen like a headless chicken. He left the knives dangling by the edges of the table, indiscriminately used the knives and cutting boards for raw and cooked food, left a hurricane of a mess at his bench, did not pay [...]
I recently decided to pursue a hobby in the culinary arts with greater seriousness, and began to practise in my leisure hours certain classic culinary techniques so as to level up and prepare for the time when I would eventually join some cooking competition somewhere, somehow, and have my face printed on the tins of biscuits or travel cakes sold [...]
We've all faced the heartbreaking dilemma of having to choose between our loved ones and our faith. It's a scenario that plays out in our minds, like the classic "who" question - if your spouse and your child were both drowning, who would you choose to rescue? The natural human response is to try to save them both, to find [...]
In this Gospel of Mark, Jesus called to his disciples to rest, for they are like the scattered sheep without a shepherd. We have experienced the barrenness of a busy life, like the Apostles. Jesus invites us to slow down and rest before we breakdown. Ps 23:1 - “The Lord is my shepherd, there’s nothing I shall want “. We [...]
In Singapore, parents wanting to enrol their children in a primary school have to undergo a multi-phased selection process in the following stages: Singapore citizens living within 1km of the school Singapore citizens living between 1km to 2km from the school Singapore citizens living outside 2km of the school Permanent residents living within 1 km of the school Permanent residents [...]
The readings for this Sunday focus on God calling each one of us to be a missionary disciple. In the second reading, St Paul shares about God’s plan of salvation for the world with the eventual goal to “bring everything under Christ as head”. To achieve this, Jesus gave us the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go therefore and make disciples [...]
The year 2024 marks 30 years since Apartheid was abolished in 1994 in South Africa. In terms of lengths and days, we are not too far away from an era of oppression that occurred in the time of 1948 to 1994, which saw the legal system in South Africa segregating South Africans by the colour of their skin into the [...]
In today's Gospel reading, the people during the time of Jesus, had seen many of his works and were also astonished by his wisdom when they heard him. However, they still took offense at him and questioned him. So, what is keeping them away from believing? Reflecting upon the scripture passage, there are 2 possible causes. First, pride is stopping [...]
“Did God really say, ‘You shall not eat from any of the trees in the garden’?... You certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.” (Genesis 3:1, 4-5). If you are familiar with the story of Adam and Eve, [...]
