40 years. The number sounds familiar? Well, that was also me ignoring the Holy Spirit. In my 20s and 30s, the only times I made the sign of the cross – Father, Son & Holy Spirit, was when I entered the church. It was not until I attended Life in the Spirit Seminar in my 40s, that my eyes were [...]
This year, each catechism level at CSM is making candles to be distributed to our parishioners during Easter Vigil. Parent volunteers and 17 kids from Level 6 (about 12 years old) gathered on the morning of Saturday 11 March to make beeswax candles. You heard it right, beeswax! As many of us already know, we need candles at Easter Vigil [...]
Adapted by ChatGPT and Karen R-Fong Two roads diverged, in a mysterious wood Each leading to a future, so long I stood A choice I did make, for a path unknown My journey begins, at times feeling alone We must ponder, and seek divine will For the way we choose, can have a lasting thrill The Bible teaches us to [...]
Match Day: Altar Servers vs EMHC The idea of having a soccer match against the EMHC had been brewing on the minds of the altar servers for several months as they had been playing together frequently and were a confident team. The soccer field was eventually booked at St Wilfred’s for 1st January and the teams were formed at short [...]
Our columbarium Elisha's Spring Daily 7am to 7pm
My alarm goes off at 7.58am. I could sleep a bit longer. I shut my eyes. The next moment it is 8.05am. Uh-oh! Quick log in, the Liturgy of the Hours started already! The Liturgy of the Hours has become my morning prayer. However, it is a commitment that I struggle with. Some of you may have noticed that I [...]
Some of you may think this a preposterous question. Jesus had 12 disciples with him. Beyond these close confreres, Jesus also had personal friends like Lazarus, Mary and Martha.1 Perhaps I never really thought of Jesus having friends. Since young, I have hummed the hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear…” Jesus [...]
Looking up to the sky, Fr Sam said that he had asked for a sign from heaven that there are angels. No answer. His phone rang. Caller id: St Michael. When Fr Sam related this incident during his homily, I found it particularly intriguing (and amused) as I had just watched a YouTube video that morning about the existence of [...]
The Formative Years with the Mandarin Youth Legion of Mary “In the past, if I knew that something had happened to someone, I would go up to that person and comfort them. However, now if I see that they are not doing anything, I go up to them and ask - are you okay or not? Before I joined the [...]
Reflections on Ezekiel: Eat. Love. Hope. The dramatic Book of Ezekiel captures the creative side of God that I have come to love in the parables that Jesus told. Written by the prophet Ezekiel himself, we see God’s message delivered to His people through pantomime and great imagery. Though I was not able to attend all the recent talks on [...]
