Saint Augustine of Hippo Born: November 13, 354, Algeria Died: August 28, 430 Canonised: Pre-Congregation Patronage: Brewers, theologians Details Well educated, lived an earthly and sinful life; Through prayers of his mother, Saint Monica, he converted; Became a bishop; Wrote doctrinal and theological works; Doctor of the Church; Quotes: Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart [...]
On 8 October 2022, Saturday, 3pm, all ministry members were informed to gather for an announcement of a major ministries reshuffle: choirs will no longer be singing, but will be arranging flowers, clicking slides, and praying for the dead; altar servers will longer be serving on the sanctuary, but will be singing on the choir loft. Ministry members were all [...]
Pride, humility, trust in God. These are the themes that emerge for me from the readings and responsorial psalm this week. Pharisees were highly regarded in Jewish culture of that time, while tax collectors, on the other hand, are often thought to have cheated people, fattening their own pockets by charging them more than the required taxes and were despised [...]
Preparing the reflections was a very big task for me. I often felt stressed out as I feel that I am not equipped to write something that people will read or that I would be able to correctly showcase how reflections should be written. After reading the First and Second readings and the Gospel repeatedly, trying to get inspiration, and [...]
“Every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.” – Matthew 13: 52 A central tenet of the faith of a Catholic is that by an act of love, God has revealed Himself and given Himself to man (CCC. [...]
When was the last time you fell ill? What was that like? I recall when I contracted COVID-19. I felt so tired, as if I was weighed down by an unseen rock, unable to get out of bed, coughing, wishing it would end. It was hard even to pray. And when it finally subsided, all I thought was “Oh, [...]
I recently had the honour and privilege of being the responder for the Eucharistic Celebration of the Holy Matrimony of a pair of amazing friends. While I have been for many weddings, I never really gave much thought to the proceedings. The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony really brings to mind in a surprising way, the parable, "And no one [...]
There are some days that I feel that the injustice of this world requires a direct and forceful action from God. Why are the wars around the world still raging on? Why hasn’t hunger and poverty been eradicated despite all our technological advances? Why are we still living in the shadow of the pandemic? Why is my friend still not [...]
There is a misconception that our lives should be lived separately from the Church. On the contrary, the sacred should be interwoven so intricately into the tapestry and fabric of the every day, that it is indistinguishable from the other. The Church celebrates the Liturgical Year and permeates our days with the celebrations that are meaningful to our Salvation [...]
In the Gospel passage, Jesus gave us a practical suggestion to seek the treasure that will last. Yet, so often we are blinded by what is in front of us and that causes us to just cave in to that immediate gratification to satisfy ourselves. A nice car, a new phone or the next NETFLIX series and at times, in [...]
