When I was in my twenties, I wanted to start a company. I was then reading up a lot on Greek mythology. And I wanted to name the company Pyro Communications. In Greek, Pyro means fire. But I hesitated. Perhaps not so much that I was a Christian (and should not be trying to name my company after a Greek [...]
Theme – The Lord who works marvels Today’s Gospel reading on “The Blind Bartimaeus” story is a symbol of what we must do to be drawn out of the blindness and misery we experience in life. We are blind and are spiritual outcasts meaning we cannot attain Heaven by ourselves. We need to humble ourselves and see ourselves as people [...]
First Reading Jeremiah predicts that the day would come when everybody would know God. It contains great promises concerning the gathering of lsrael. Jeremiah points out the stupidity of the people in thinking they can do as they wish and still expect God to save them. Second Reading, ln this passage, the writer of Hebrew explains how Jesus humanity makes [...]
A few years ago, I chanced upon these two Christian classics, Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawence and Abandonment to Dividend Providence by Jean Pierre De Caussade. These two books left a deep impression on me as they gave me very practical tips on daily Christian living, despite being written almost three centuries ago. Incidentally both authors [...]
Theme – Christ, the Suffering Servant of God In today's Gospel reading on “Ambition of James and John,” the story reveals to us how our fallen human nature is always tempted to desire worldly greatness, prestige, honours and admiration. Always wanting others to think well of us and envy us, and this is a sin. Through the passage, our Lord [...]
The Gospel today encourages us to rethink our understanding of leadership as shown in Jesus’s example. Especially in a world which often celebrates power, Jesus calls us to a way of life marked by humility and service. James and John’s request to sit at Jesus’ right and left in glory reveals a desire for recognition and influence, a longing that [...]
Theme – Christ, Our Wealth In today's Gospel reading, the story of 'The Rich Man,' is about how easy it is for a person to become attached to his early wealth, that he fails to obtain the riches of Heaven. Jesus spoke about greed and attachment, with not just material wealth, but any other form of attachment that are attached [...]
To follow Jesus, we should always be ready, just like His first disciples who left everything to follow Him without hesitation. The story of the rich man in Mark 10:17-30 teaches us that our true treasure should be in heaven, not on earth. The rich man was sad when Jesus asked him to sell his possessions and give to the [...]
Growing in Faith Together We have been gifted with each other. God’s love binds us together in a supernatural way from our baptism where we learned to call God, our Father. We are one body in Christ (Romans 12:5). In celebration of our 63rd birthday as a parish, our 3-day Triduum brought home the message of growing in faith as [...]
Theme – The Family of God Today’s Gospel reading on “Marriage and Divorce” is not only on earthly marriage but also on our marital covenant with God and our love of others. The marriage bond Jesus speaks here is to reveal to us the depth of commitment that God has made to each one of us and the reciprocal commitment [...]