On the 11th of April 1964, Pope Paul VI broadcasted a radio message. It was to be the start of the first World Day for Vocations. Pope Paul VI then went on to explain how the readings of the day, present Jesus, the Good Shepherd who has a heart to shepherd his people. The presence of healthy vocations to the [...]
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 [...]
There is, in truth, a lot of trash, no cap, that is floating around the Internet biosphere these days. As a wannabe Internet content-creator, I sometimes scroll through the video reels on Instagram and Tiktok, just to see what is trending these days, and some content befuddles me – why are people creating this nonsense, and worse, why are there [...]
It was the year 2020 and the world had just received the news around the time of the Lunar New Year celebrations that a new virus had been discovered and that it was rapidly spreading across the globe. Paralysed by the shock, the world waited with abated breath in the hope that it would be a fad virus and quickly [...]
As Catholics, we belong to a large, united family with over 1.3 billion followers worldwide. We take pride in our faith, which is guided not only by the Bible but also by the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). This book covers important aspects of worship, following Jesus, and prayer. It shows the depth and richness of our beliefs. But [...]
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 [...]
The Jalan Tenteram area has many new and young families, and the Holy Spirit was speaking powerfully to Jennifer Noronha when she discovered that during the parish's recent outreach to that area, that many Catholics and parishioners of the Church of St. Michael living in the vicinity did not know many people and each other. With the Feast Day celebrations [...]
