Feast Day : 9 September St Peter Claver was born in Catalonia, Spain, and the youngest of 4 children of a well-to-do country farmer. At 13, Peter already decided to become a priest. At 16, he went to Barcelona to study at the university where he became acquainted with the Jesuits, and wanted to become one of them. Whilst [...]
Having attended the previous two Inter Ministry retreats in April and Oct 2018, I was wondering what will be in store for us this time round in this retreat on 9/10 Mar 19. (Even as I write this, I just realized that 9+10=19 – looking at the dates of the retreat, even the dates were so specially picked, no [...]
The term “Lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word, lencten, meaning Spring, and lenctentid, meaning March, the majority of which this liturgical season falls. By the sixth century, Christians were generally practising 6 weeks of fasting. However the Mathematics was not quite right. 6 weeks, not counting Sunday, which is a day of celebration with no fasting on that day, [...]
As a story goes, a man acquired a new property. After some time and effort, he had managed to renovate and to clean it up. He had also taken time to replace his appliances which were short-circuiting or had worn out due to wear and tear. As part of the renovation process, he had also installed a new security [...]
How I made it to the CSM Parish Retreat 1-3 March There were many calls to attend a CSM retreat in 2018 but alas, I am a freelance English teacher and my main income came from my weekend teaching sessions – I taught 4 classes on Saturday of 8.5 hours and 3 classes on Sunday of 6.5 hours. I [...]
Reflect: The Wilderness may seem like a place of desolation - it is an open, vulnerable place where there are possibilities of attacks from wild beasts and temptations, but it is also a place where as Psalm 144:1 says, “Blessed be the LORD my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.” The Israelites were [...]
The season of Lent is a time for reflection, repentance and renewal when we are invited to prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Here is a compilation of scripture verses we can read and reflect on reflect on during this week in Lent. Mark 1:12-13 At once the Spirit drove Him into the desert and He [...]
We are together with all of creation, exhorted to go forth “from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:21). According to Pope Francis, Lent is a time and season which embodies this sacramental sign of conversion. Lent is also a time for us to live more profoundly and truly, the Paschal [...]
My husband and I are currently attending a 5 month catholic program called School of Mission (SOM), organised by the ICPE Missionaries in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Being in such an environment really challenged me to come back to who God really says he is, and what this means for me, therefore allowing my faith to be real and practical [...]
How often do you log in to your workplace devices in a day? Many of us have to lock our computers when we leave our workstations and type in passwords upon returning. We retype the password to our devices at least 6 to 8 times on a normal day! We type the same passwords over and over again. What [...]