Theme – The Lord who does all things well In today’s Gospel reading on “The Healing of a Deaf Man” where Jesus uses His finger and His saliva to heal the deaf man. Jesus chose to use His body as an instrument of His healing power. Revealing to us that Jesus’ humanity became the source of unity between God and [...]
Jesus' power to heal had reached the ears of many. Wherever he went, crowds of people followed him and many sickly people were brought to him for healing. Many who followed him, would have already witnessed his power to heal when they brought this deaf and mute man to Jesus and begged him to enable this man. When Jesus first [...]
When Mother Mary visited Elizabeth, she brought Jesus with her. Now when I heard that, similar to Mother Mary, since the time I was baptised, the Holy Spirit dwells in me, and hence, I have been, all along, bringing the Holy Spirit to visit others too. Mind blown. I had to step back for this to sink in. The ‘hannor [...]
In today's Gospel reading on “The Tradition of the Elders” - “Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gather around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.” Mark 7:1-2 The Pharisees and scribes were concerned that Jesus’ disciples failed to follow the precise, careful [...]
Write about a way in which one can gain wisdom. Faced with the above essay question, one of my students blurted out "the Bible". Face palm. My slew of ideas as I prepped to teach this lesson did not include the Bible. Call myself a Christian. Cheek slap. Although my student attempted another essay in the end, it got me [...]
The externals are what we observe in our daily lives. There are people in the MRT and we see they are seated and they are on their mobile devices. We do not know what they are thinking about, and we often do not even know what they are feeling. As it is in today’s Gospel, the Lord tells us that [...]
Encounter Holy Hour Friday, 6 Sep 2024 7pm Bethel Holy Spirit Retreat 6-8 Sep 2024 $120/pax Majodi Centre, Johor Bahru Scan the QR code in the image above to register. Registration closes on 25 Aug 2024. Feast Day Triduum 25-27 Sep, 8pm Bethel Join us at Bethel, as we [...]
Encounter Holy Hour Friday, 6 Sep 2024 7pm Bethel Holy Spirit Retreat 6-8 Sep 2024 $120/pax Majodi Centre, Johor Bahru Scan the QR code in the image above to register. Registration closes on 25 Aug 2024. Formation Burning Bush Starts Sun 25 August 2024 2.30pm [...]
Encounter Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary A Day of Obligation 14 August, Wed (Vigil) 8pm 15 August, Thursday 6.30am & 8pm No 6pm EC on both days There will be NO Praise & Worship session in August 2024 Formation Please note there will be [...]
Encounter Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary A Day of Obligation 14 August, Wed (Vigil) 8pm 15 August, Thursday 6.30am & 8pm No 6pm EC on both days There will be NO Praise & Worship session in August 2024 Formation Please note there will be [...]
