Our parish's inaugural Catechism for children with different abilities had just started last weekend. Hallelujah! Michael coloured this so colourfully upon entering the worship hall and seeing all the stained glass windows with Jesus in it. There is a common saying… God our father gives special kids to ordinary parents. But there is another perspective too- could we [...]
The story of Cinderella can be traced to a 1634 anthology of collected folk tales that had been compiled by an author known by the name of Giambattista Basile, who was a soldier in Napoleon's regime. In 1697, Charles Perrault from France, embellished the story by adding details that we are still familiar with today, such of that of a [...]
The readings for today implicitly and explicitly invite us to “trust”, “believe”, and also speak of “blessings and woes”. Babies learn to trust their parents, especially their mothers, when they constantly care for them - when they are fed, changed, cuddled when they need it, and when they baby talk to them. As soon as they learned to [...]
Millions all over the world celebrate the Lunar New Year for a total of 15 days. For Christians, this season of spring ushers in a new year filled with joyful hope from our Lord. As we welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, we give praise to God our Father from whom all blessings flow. A way we celebrate this heralding [...]
Theme: Discipleship The first reading reveals the solemn calling of Isaiah by God to be a prophet. However, due to the death of king Uzziah, Isaiah was filled with sorrow. He was then unable to recognise that it was the Lord sitting upon the throne and not that it was empty. Similar to Isaiah, many of us with all our [...]
In the first reading we see that God did not call us by accident - the call was a deliberate action from God who knows us personally. We are tasked to proclaim the good news to all nations. Just like how Jeremiah the prophet had to preach to corrupt kings and religious leaders of ancient Judah who opposed him fiercely, [...]
In the Japanese culture, there is an artform known as Kintsugi. It is the process of restoring and mending broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum dust. In Kintsugi, there is no attempt to hide the damage, but to celebrate, accept, and even highlight the parts that which have been broken. The broken areas, and the repair [...]
As we approach the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we thought we could look back at what happened in December for the source of our hope in every liturgical season: The Nativity of Jesus came alive for us in late December 2021 - all of us from the parish and those of our neighbourhood who had come across the [...]
In the first reading, Ezra, the priest, proclaimed the Law of God before the assembly, on the first day of the seventh month. This day, also known as Rosh Hashanah, is one of the most holy days in the Jewish calendar and is also the first day of the Jewish new year. Nehemiah, leader of the people, said “Go eat [...]