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Meeting Christ in the poorest of poor

While a proper house would cost about S$20,000 and the monthly electricity bill works out to be about S$5, many of these households make about S$2 a month from the odd labours that they undertaken and can barely feed themselves, much less afford a proper house.  By Brian Bartholomew Tan  

By |2020-06-20T08:08:20+08:00June 29th, 2019|Featured story, Stories & Testmonies|Comments Off on Meeting Christ in the poorest of poor

Ageing Gracefully in Christ

Recently, I had the chance to reconnect with old classmates whom I have not seen in over 30 years. Ironically, this reunion took place at the funeral wake for a friend. As we celebrated her life, we also rejoiced at being able to see each other again after all these years. Everyone looked great – but truthfully none of us [...]

By |2019-06-22T00:02:47+08:00June 22nd, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Ageing Gracefully in Christ

Prayer for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit! Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He commanded his apostles to “wait for the promise of the Father” in Jerusalem (Acts 1:4-5). Nine days later the apostles celebrated the Jewish feast of Pentecost, and God fulfilled his promise by sending the Holy Spirit. It was the first “novena.” In a unique way, we can imitate their example and [...]

By |2019-06-01T00:04:43+08:00June 1st, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Prayer for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

About St Andrew Kim Taegon

Saint Andrew Kim Taegon was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korea. In the late 18th century. Kim's parents were converts and his father was subsequently martyred for practising Christianity, a prohibited activity in heavily Confucian Korea. After being baptized at age 15, Kim studied at a seminary in the Portuguese colony of Macau. He [...]

By |2019-06-01T00:03:55+08:00June 1st, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on About St Andrew Kim Taegon