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Saint Who?

St Katharine Drexel (1858 -1955) Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 26, 1858. Her father, Francis Anthony Drexel, was a business partner of financier J.P. Morgan. Her mother, Hannah Jane Drexel, died a month after Katharine’s birth. In 1860, her father married again, to Emma Bouvier. In addition to their great wealth, her parents were known for [...]

By |2019-05-18T00:03:51+08:00May 18th, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Saint Who?

What happens after the Eucharistic Celebration of the Lord’s Supper?

In the evening, the Maundy Thursday service is held at churches island wide. After the service, the Blessed Sacrament is taken to the Altar of Repose in a procession. The Altar of Repose also holds consecrated communion hosts prepared for distribution on Good Friday. The altar is then stripped. Because the altar symbolises Christ, stripping symbolises the abandonment of Jesus [...]

By |2019-04-13T00:01:47+08:00April 13th, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on What happens after the Eucharistic Celebration of the Lord’s Supper?

Christ-Centred Friendships

On the journey to grow closer to God, we need communities to bring us to Jesus, especially during our times of struggle or spiritual lethargy. These communities can be informal or formal communities like our family or structured church sharing groups respectively. There lies the importance of building kingdom friendships rather than just friendships of utility or pleasure. Friendships [...]

By |2019-04-05T18:01:56+08:00April 5th, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Christ-Centred Friendships

Bad Parenting 101

Are you a Godly Parent, or Are You a No-good Parent? Now, who am I to talk about parenting? I am neither married, nor do I have any children of my own. However, what I do have is an accumulation of 12 years of experience working with children and teenagers from the age of toddlers to youth. Here are [...]

By |2019-03-30T01:18:29+08:00March 30th, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Bad Parenting 101

In The Footstep Of Jesus

About 9 years ago, I found myself alone one day with my mother in her room. Already in the final stages of cancer, I saw this once robust and feisty powerhouse wither away before my eyes. As her round-the-clock caregiver – and juggling a full-time job – the stress was overwhelming.  Emotionally, I was grappling with the grim reality [...]

By |2020-06-20T08:08:20+08:00March 30th, 2019|Featured story, Stories & Testmonies|Comments Off on In The Footstep Of Jesus

Soaring with Humility

A feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements. This is the definition of pride according to dictionary.com. Pride can manifest itself in many ways. It can be in the explicit form of boasting and showing off to others about our own achievements. It can also be rejecting help from others even when we desperately need [...]

By |2019-03-23T02:20:32+08:00March 23rd, 2019|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Soaring with Humility