The lyrics of a popular Christmas Carol expound upon a series of rhetorical questions, questioning Mary about whether she knew that Jesus would save us, whether she knew that her child once walked with angels… and the short answer to this sequence of “did you know” questions, is Yes! Mary did know. This is succinctly stated in Scripture when the [...]
There is much that we can should contemplate about this feast. The Jews, the Chosen People of God did not realise the fulfilment of God our Father’s promise because they had it in their minds that great works of their heroes of the past. They remembered the great works of these heroes but had forgotten that these great feats of [...]
"Walk with Christ" This was parishioner Sharlyn Quah's team's name who took part in conquering and walking 500km to raise funds for low-income families in need of assistance and support. Sharlyn, the Chair of Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) came together with others from the ministry and the parish and decided to form a team to walk with [...]
When Catechist, Ms Jaqueline Ho asked the 7 year olds, the L1 students in her Catechism class what Advent is about, she got a sense that they did not know what it meant.... the little ones said they heard what Advent is, but do not know what it is about.... That is when when quick-thinking and fun-loving Catechist Jaqueline thought, [...]
A poem, written by L2 parent, Rosalind Tjioe, mother of Isaac who had written about the birth of Jesus and whether we have room in our hearts for Him 🥰 What gives my Lord joy? Little things and sufferings, Offered to the King! Be not afraid of being little, wee and chalk-full of misery. For what need has he of [...]
Have you noticed that our parish has been transitioning from the reflective mood of Advent, and entering into a mode that welcomes the birth of Jesus at Christmas? Nonetheless, many parts are still "half done". If you have observed that there have been no Christmas tree until now and wondered if it is a "little too late". Well that is [...]
The celebrations of Catholic200SG culminated in a concurrent Eucharistic Celebration that was synchronised with perfect timing over 32 parishes, where Archbishop celebrated from the Cathedral of Good Shepherd and Father Terence celebrated from our parish, the Church of St Michael. It is significant that the Church in Singapore has come together to celebrate 200 years of the Catholic faith in [...]
A missing child is a parent’s worst nightmare, often resulting in panic leading to a frantic search. It would have been the same for Mary and Joseph, as they frantically searched for Jesus, which would then be followed by the relief of discovering him in the Temple. His mother knew that there was something special about this boy, just as [...]
The lyrics of a popular Eighties song go, “Oh-oh-oh, what’s love got to do, got to do with it? What’s love but a second-hand emotion?” Love as the world sees it, is confused, conditional, and conflated with other things such as lust. In the worldly eyes of love, “love” is a means to use someone else, is a way to [...]
The Fourth Sunday of Advent tells us that we are approaching the celebration of Christmas. We have prepared ourselves during Advent for Christ’s coming to the world. The readings today are in anticipation of His coming and speak of God’s promise of salvation - reiterating the theme of obedience to his Word. The prophet Micah prophesied the coming of [...]