One day, while biking with my son, we came across beautiful vines blooming with pink and white lantern-like flowers along the river. We paused to appreciate the sight and offer a prayer of gratitude to God for creating such beauty. As we observed, we noticed busy bees collecting nectar from the flowers. It was a mesmerising scene as they swiftly [...]
The theme of today’s liturgical readings is ‘Wisdom’. What is wisdom? The letter of St James says “…the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.” (3:17) Seeker of true wisdom will find her when we build a closer relationship with God. We can look at [...]
Whatever we proclaim to others we must be able to turn that into our deeds daily. This was unlike the Pharisees and Scribes who did not practice what they preached. All that is said must be put into action straight away and we must follow the footsteps and teachings of Jesus if we were to find his way, truth, and [...]
The prophet Joel exhorts: “It shall come to pass I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” (Joel 3:1) In a person’s typical day, the brain via its neural network of 80 billion neurons, produces five types of electrical activity known [...]
When the people came to become God's People, it was strictly prohibited to sacrifice to the pagan gods. God's laws were often broken, and as a result the Lord God permitted the people's own sins to overtake them. They were tormented by serpents, and put into exile, they lost their victories in battle, and the people became slaves to other [...]
In the medieval and less enlightened times, it was determined that a person’s health had to do with the composition of humours in the body. The four humours were thought and taught to be blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. These four humours needed to be in balance with each other and determined the type of personality that a [...]
“Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God." (Matthew 22:21) In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, we see a futile attempt by the Pharisees and Herodians to trap Jesus with a politically charged question about paying taxes to Caesar. However, Jesus, in His wisdom, not only evaded their trap but delivered a profound [...]
In the Gospel this week, we are presented with a paradox in the story of the Prince’s wedding. First, the people who were invited, made excuses and did not turn up. They even went to the extent of mistreating the servants and the envoys who were sent. This incurred the king’s wrath who sent troops to destroy these towns. Second, [...]
Today’s Gospel at first glance seems bizarre. Why will anyone who receives an invitation from the King not come in haste, dressed in his/her best clothes? It doesn’t make sense. Or does it? In today’s parable, Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. There is parallelism between the King [...]
October has been quite a ride, filled with conflicts upon conflicts. The hot and humid weather in Singapore, coupled with the recent haze, hasn't exactly been uplifting my mood. But what really threw me for a loop was getting caught up in the drama of the Israel-Hammas war. And let me tell you, it wasn't just something I saw on [...]
