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Liturgical reflection for Palm Sunday (Year B)

God has encouraged us in the first reading of his providential love for us when we allow ourselves to rely on Him. His grace and providence are depicted in the life of a servant who submits himself entirely to God. However, living a life well covered with His providence is not without suffering. But the consolation and strength come from [...]

By |2024-03-24T01:36:31+08:00March 24th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical reflection for Palm Sunday (Year B)

Liturgical reflection for 5th Sunday of Lent (Year B)

In today’s first reading, Prophet Jeremiah spoke about God’s promise of the “New Covenant” because the old covenants were broken by the people’s iniquities. The new covenant will be made through Jesus Christ His Son. As Jesus came to show us how to live as a child of our Father through obedience, we are called to imitate him. The willingness [...]

By |2024-03-15T20:32:41+08:00March 15th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical reflection for 5th Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Liturgical reflection for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year B)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” A well-known verse in the Bible impresses on us just how much God loves us and how far He is prepared to go to extend his love for us. His love for us is unconditional. I [...]

By |2024-03-08T23:11:50+08:00March 8th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical reflection for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year B)

A Personal Journey – Lent 2024

"This Lenten season, I took a personal journey to be closer with God. Even with my grueling work schedule, I took the time to finish whatever I could within the working day and make it to church to be part of the 3-day Recollection and Stations of the Cross. From deep within your heart, when you know you want to [...]

By |2024-03-06T09:16:25+08:00March 8th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on A Personal Journey – Lent 2024

Liturgical reflection for 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B)

There is a story of a hawker who sold his only asset, his house, in order to finance the overseas education of his only son. He lived a hard life and understood the financial security of a good education. Hence, he gave up his comfort and risk the fact that his son may not be grateful for his act of [...]

By |2024-03-01T23:16:28+08:00March 1st, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical reflection for 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B)

A Christian Approach to Sacrifice

The Lenten season is a timely reminder for us to embody the spirit of holiness and sacrifice, but for many of us, our sacrifices are in fact shameful, shabby, and shoddy. We are so stingy with what we give, giving thus the leftovers, the broken things, the things that we are getting rid off in our spring-cleaning, the things about [...]

By |2024-02-25T14:55:16+08:00February 25th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on A Christian Approach to Sacrifice

Liturgical reflection for 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Faith is a gift that must be unpacked through actions that reveal the gift. Faith is the ability to act when there are no logical facts supporting the action. This is supernatural in the sense that it is not normal. One cannot take this step unless one is given Grace by God to do so. This gift is further strengthened, [...]

By |2024-02-25T15:11:03+08:00February 25th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical reflection for 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Liturgical Reflection for 1st Sunday of Lent (Year B)

We begin Lent with two very familiar stories: Noah and the Ark, and Jesus in the wilderness. As a Catholic who was baptised in infancy, these were the stories  that I had heard from my earliest years and these same stories raised many questions in my mind. How could two of every animal fit on the Ark? Wouldn’t the lions eat [...]

By |2024-02-18T10:16:15+08:00February 18th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story, Liturgical Reflection|Comments Off on Liturgical Reflection for 1st Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Don’t mind me, I’m just spending 40 days in the Wilderness

The Lenten season often takes on a sombre, solemn note, However, if we trace the etymological origins of the word, “Lent”, it surprisingly means “Spring” or “Springtime” in the Old English, lencten and was meant to describe the lengthening of the time of sunshine allotted in a day, when the colder season of Spring transited into warmer days (Online Etymology [...]

By |2024-02-18T10:11:50+08:00February 18th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Don’t mind me, I’m just spending 40 days in the Wilderness

Cleaning out Syncreticism in our Faith

When the Lord God, set apart His chosen people, He gave them a set of rules to adhere to. First of them, was “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me. You shall not make for yourself an idol or a [...]

By |2024-02-10T15:02:58+08:00February 10th, 2024|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Cleaning out Syncreticism in our Faith