What is forgiveness? Forgiveness is to allow the other person not to be God. Forgiveness says, “ I know you love me, but you don’t have to love me unconditionally, because no human being can. “ I remember the many times people lamented to me about how they had tolerated a particular person for the longest of time and [...]
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 [...]
24 Level 3 children, received their Sacrament of First Holy Communion on 3rd of November 2018 at the 5.30pm Eucharistic Celebration. Catholics recognize the importance of the Sacrament of First Holy Communion as it is the core focus of the sacramental life in the Catholic Church. We come to receive Christ in the body (bread) and blood (wine) at [...]
Living because of God’s Love Prior to the Holy Spirit retreat, my prayer life was not of any significance to me and it was always dependent on my mood or how tired I was, thus leading to me frequently brushing it aside. The idea of praying 1 hour daily seemed too overwhelming for me, and I never did [...]
Living in Jesus my Home: A Letter Jesus, you are my home. As I am writing this letter to you, I have the song “home” by Kit Chan playing on my playlist. Jesus, you are my home and it’s “where I know I must be” and being with you is my dream. I know you’ll always be waiting [...]
True Happiness Finding the true meaning of happiness which is getting to know God I was once a Catechist, nearly 10 years ago at Church of the Risen Christ. I stopped being active at church after I lost my late father. I ran away from reality and drifted from my responsibilities to my family. I felt a sense [...]
Touching Hearts, Touching Lives “She was drenched from the top to the bottom. Barefooted at the void deck.” She said. “ I took off my shoes and offered it to her because I could not bear to see her like this. She did not accept my shoes but she went away with a radiant smile on her face.” [...]
Whom Am I Trying to Please? Many of you will have seen the 1998 Disney animated film, ‘Mulan’. Or you may have listened to the movie’s soundtrack, ‘Reflection’. The song is performed as Mulan returns home after a humiliating attempt to impress her matchmaker. The lyrics express how Mulan feels about wanting to show the world who she [...]
The Beckoning Call of the Holy Trinity Dexter, tell us more about the first time you heard God’s call. When I first received God’s invitation to discern this call to priesthood, I was actually quite shocked because I never wanted to be a priest. In fact, I always frowned when people said that they were praying for me [...]
The Hiroshima Chronicles The Summer heat of Hiroshima, 2017 was searing. It was as if the particles of the air were charged with some microwavable quality of the aftermath of the atomic explosion. The buildings retained a staunch industrial vibe of the post-war era and were slabs of concrete put together – ugly but utilitarian. The saving grace [...]