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Liturgical Reflection – 3 MAY 2020
“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.” -John 10: 1-2 On the 4th Sunday of Easter, we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday. Most of us have heard about the parable of [...]
The Church as Community
“Through Him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” Ephesians 2: 21-22 For a long time, the Church and its members have existed in silo – each person going about doing their own thing. While [...]
Do my views and pleasures come before the community?
If our views and pleasures came before the community, what would our community look like? How could this happen? Imagine if our view of what we think is good, bad, right, or wrong, is determined by ourselves, we would not have a reference point but would be trending popular beliefs or opinions. Suppose we put our pleasures first before others [...]
Liturgical Reflection – 29 MAR 2020
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11: 25-26 Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, sent word to Jesus that his friend was ill. Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, [...]
Forgive Offences Willingly
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Eph 4:31–32) Wrath, Anger, Slander In the political and corporate world, secular leadership means to win at all times and often at the expense of [...]
Jesus, Light of the Nations: An Introduction to Lumen Gentium
When Pope John XXIII announced the creation of the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II) in January 1959, it shocked the world. There hadn't been an ecumenical council - an assembly of Roman Catholic religious leaders meant to settle doctrinal issues - in nearly 100 years. In his first encyclical Ad Petri Cathedram, June 29, 1959, he stressed [...]
Litugical Reflection – 22 MAR 2020
“Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” John 9:3 Is your spiritual visual acuity 20/20? Today, we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Lent and are encouraged to reflect on our personal spiritual vision whilst we read of Jesus who healed on the Sabbath, a man [...]
No Eye Has Seen: Saints for Your Eyes Only
“What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him” 1 Corinthians 2:9 Are you an aspiring Ophthalmologist, Optician, or optometrist? Maybe you have blurry vision or perhaps, your eyes have been wounded? Here are some buddy saints whom you can turn to, [...]