The First Commandment states: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or [...]
I have a bucket list which I will go through and tick off every now and then. When I converted to Catholicism in 2016, my bucket list included going to somewhere in Europe. Indeed, I went to Poland but on a holy pilgrimage with 100 others from OYP (Office of Young People) for World Youth Day. It was also though [...]
I was having a casual chat with a youth whom I work with, when he revealed in honesty, “Brian, I just went for confession, but I cannot. I wank every day. Really, porn is life!” There were sniggers around, then a younger youth, “Yah, I watch also. How ah?” Access to pornography is ubiquitous today, in comparison to the days [...]
Let’s say that there is a major athletics race or tournament at the end of the year that you have signed up for. Would you prepare for the competition by stuffing yourself with doughnuts and watching how other athletes train by watching as many Youtube videos as you can, or would you begin a dedicated Strength and Endurance training, followed [...]
Very often, there comes a film that speaks deeply about and makes commentary of the psyche of the society for its time and its age. This year, Joker (NC16), directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the protagonist, Arthur Fleck, otherwise known as the Joker, is one such film. Arthur Fleck is a member of a company of [...]
“With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.” Ephesians 6: 18 The exhortation by St. Paul to the Ephesians rings true today. With our modern day obligations and work, how do we “pray at every opportunity in the Spirit”? Perhaps, we [...]
We could pray it in a church, in our room, in our office. Or we might pray it in the car, on the exercise machine, in the supermart, while doing housework or going for a walk. Bringing our hearts into the rhythm of the rosary is something we can do intermittently throughout the day. Got 2.5 minutes? That’s all a [...]
How Have We Changed As a Community? Reflecting as we approach Feast Day 2019, I have grown leaps and bounds in my faith in the last year, and so have many others in CSM who have testified they too that they have changed drastically to be more and more like the person God made us to be. The faith formation [...]
The LORD GOD in His majesty, wisdom, and providence created both visible and invisible beings. Angels are spiritual beings created by GOD, and are normally invisible to the human eye. They are created to fulfil a specific purpose in the universe. In Scripture, we read of exceptional cases when human beings encountered these beings usually in some guise, for example [...]
“Catholic education is more than helping our students to get good grades or to compete for entry to the best schools. Our young people are looking for something more, something that is all encompassing. They seek for those things that can truly give them meaning and purpose in living a fulfilling life. Catholic education seeks to give them a holistic [...]