As we celebrate the mystery of our Triune God, three persons in one God, in one existence, we are called to meditate on this mystery. Mystery is our Father revealing Himself and not hiding Himself. The understanding of this mystery is ongoing according to the time and effort we put aside to enter this revelation of our Father, Himself. There [...]
Flashback to Ministry Recollection Day. One of the contemplative questions was “God, what do you want me to change?” As ministry members slipped out of the room to find a quiet place for reflection, I stayed put in St Michael room. Change? I just want to run away. Freedom from work. Freedom from responsibilities. Freedom from having to do anything. The [...]
The powerful manifestation of the Holy Spirit could not be ignored. They heard the Holy Spirit moving their hearts and they responded by giving testimony to Jesus Christ. Their testimony was not an apology, it was a loud proclamation. They were hiding from the Jews and with the power of the Holy Spirit, they came out to all and told [...]
The apostles understood the work of the Lord had to be continued. Certain of this they elected another follower to become an apostle. Let someone else take his place. Judas' place was that of an apostle. The work was to announce the Good News of salvation. The field for the announcement was hostile. Jesus prayed for our protection knowing full [...]
We receive the Holy Spirit at baptism. This is the precious gift of God’s Love to us. God shows no favoritism but loves everyone unconditionally so that we can also follow his example to love others. In today’s gospel, God wants us to keep his commandment “Love each other as I have loved you”. However, we know loving others is [...]
When we think of rules, very often what comes to mind are the many things that we are not allowed to do because of these “laws” that are in place. For example, “No using of handphones during lessons” or “You must dress formally when you come to office”. These are just some of the examples of rules that we may [...]
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks about the vine and the branches. There is an entire science behind the pruning of the vine to bring about an optimum harvest and yield that would be most fitting to make the best wines. The timing of the pruning has to be right, and the type of pruning that occurs needs to be carefully [...]
The parable of the vine and its branches illustrate how he is the source of life for us believers, and how we must remain connected to him in order to bear fruit. To be a follower of Jesus is not just to try to be a good and honest person, but a follower of Jesus must stay close to Jesus [...]
Did I raise your hopes up? Wish there was a One-time password (OTP) to Heaven? The answer as you know is a simple ‘No’ but I must say we need all the help we can get to that mansion in the sky! And thus I remember reading about another way to Heaven? Tongue-in-cheek but yet not altogether untrue. So here [...]
The doughnut had been purchased with the anticipation that it was going to be decadent and I was expecting it to blow my socks away, but when I cut into it, I was met with the disappointment that the cream filling inside the doughnut had curdled. The baker had overworked the cream and had added tea - it was supposed [...]
