The Hail Mary prayer or the prayer known as the Angelic Salutation, in the version that we know today, can be traced to its earliest printed copy in the breviary of the Camaldolese monks, a monastic order of hermits founded by St. Romuald. The official recognition of the Hail Mary in its complete form, as formalised in the Council of [...]
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus as follows: “For which reason, after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of Truth, for the glory of Almighty God [...]
Whispers of Empowerment: Unveiling the Quiet Power of Subtlety and Humility in Women, Inspired by Our Blessed Virgin Mary. I recently watched the movie “BARBIE” with my best friend, her sister, and our kids. Before reading any reviews or spoilers beforehand, I didn't expect much, just hoping for a chance to relax while the kids enjoyed the movie and [...]
The Prophet Elijah in today’s First Reading took on 450 Baal worshippers and had them executed as a witness to the true living God of Israel. After this, this brave man of God became intimidated by a single woman Jezebel who threatened to kill him and so he ran away to hide in a cave. When one goes through [...]
In my current capacity, and for a time and for a season, my day job sees me working with a cluster of Catholic schools to build Catholic ethos and identity in these schools. During my orientation week, I had the honour and privilege of sitting in for a lesson observation for a Religious Education class held in one of the [...]
Before I started my journey in the faith, the Bible was a vast book using very complex words, and most of the time, I had no idea what they were talking about. Even when I started attending RCIA, I didn't believe reading the Bible would help me know God. But in December 2022, I came across a YouTube video [...]
There is often a piecemeal approach to Scripture. People are confused because they take bits and pieces of Scripture, or they pick and choose the Scripture passages to suit their own purposes. These commit a serious fallacy, presenting an imprecise and erroneous way to approach Scripture. Scripture is not considered in its entirety and as a whole. For example, people [...]
Why would our Lord Jesus Christ bring only three of his apostles up a mountain and leave the rest behind? The choice of the Lord dwells within the mystery of his plan of salvation for each person. We can only propose opinions without any clarity as to how close we are to the truth or how distant are we from [...]
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." During the time of Jesus, the people are used to hiding their treasures in case of raids from their enemies or theft. Therefore, the treasure does [...]
The Taylor Swift craze in Singapore has reached insane levels, with fans reaching great lengths to secure tickets for her concert. However, with ticket prices soaring as high as SGD$ 1228, it's disappointing that you don't even meet her in person after shelling out such a vast sum. But imagine if God held a concert! The best part is that [...]
