As children, some of us may have dreaded taking a bath. Some of us may have run away screaming or crying, not wanting to be given a good washing or scrubbing. Sometimes, our parents would find ways or means to trick us into having a bath. Eventually, as we grew older, we began to realise
In this world, we often expect to be rewarded according to our job performance. We expect better pay, better benefits, better bonuses and better working conditions, especially if we think we are performing well or better than others. When we don’t get what we expect, some of us may become upset, angry, disillusioned or in
Some of us may have a lot of baggages in our lives. We carry our baggages wherever we go. These baggages may not necessarily be items or things, there are even baggages that others do not see, and to a certain extend, baggages that we ourselves do not see. When we have these baggages, we
What is the stumbling block which is preventing us from truly loving God and becoming closer to Him? For some, it is pride, making them think that they are the greatest, smartest, or fastest. For some, it is anger or jealousy, being unable to control their temper and being jealous of other people’s abilities or
Some people think that their race or ethnic group are superior or special. They think that others must give in or “kow tow” to their every whims and fancies. Even among people of the same race or ethnic group, we see segregation and discrimination. People treat others unfairly and with contempt, especially those whom they
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 10 Aug 2014 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A11 Aug 2014 – Monday of Week 19 Year 212 Aug 2014 – Tuesday of Week 19 Year 213 Aug 2014 – Wednesday of Week 19 Year 214
Life seems tough. We see people struggling day by day, some trying to make ends meet, some going through mental or physical pain, some worrying about what is going to happen in the future, some devastated by the recent lost of a loved one. So many things happening around us could cause some to feel
Forgiveness is not something which should be taken lightly. When we pray the Our Father, we say, “forgive us our tresspasses, as we forgive those who tresspass against us.” But do we realise the implications of receiving forgiveness? Do we understand what is forgiveness? In today’s Gospel, a master had a servant who owed him
Each of us at some point or another may have gotten into a misunderstanding with another person. Such a misunderstanding could be a small squabble, or an argument due to differences in opinion, or even a heated exchange of words. Sometimes the misunderstanding could also be due to some wrong doing committed by one party
Some of us may think that to be great, we must have lots of money and property. With such wealth, we think we can buy respect and admiration from others. Some of us may think that to be great, we must be highly educated, thinking that people would treat us like a sage or a
