For most of us, a king or queen is someone who has power and prestige, lives in big castles or mansions, rules over all and probably lords it over all, whose interest is more towards preserving one’s dynasty. Few of us actually have an opportunity to meet him or her in person and even if
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 17 November 2013 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C18 November 2013 – Monday of Week 33 Year 119 November 2013 – Tuesday of Week 33 Year 120 November 2013 – Wednesday of Week 33 Year 121
If you happen to visit different churches in your travels, one question may pop up: is the church a house of prayer or a robber’s den? While having activity around the church may be a good thing, sometimes the activity itself may cause distraction to those who want to have some peace and pray. Also,
Most of us are given opportunities to be a leader in some way. Perhaps we are leaders in our home, perhaps in the office or workplace, perhaps in society, or perhaps in church. But wherever we are called to be leaders, we become aware of the great responsibility and expectation placed upon us. Are we
Most of us would be very protective towards our family and kids, and often we would do our best to provide a secure and happy home. Some would send their kids for lots of classes: music class, ballet, tuition (one after another), taekwondo, etc., hoping that their kids would benefit greatly from such classes and
Some of us look up to movie stars, music stars, and other “stars” who have made a name for themselves in the entertainment, movie, financial, etc. industry. We hope to follow their example and become successful and famous just like them. But how many of us look up to the saints and martyrs as shining
Nowadays, most of us would have not experienced major persecution for practicing our faith. Perhaps we may experience persecution in one form or another but not yet to the point of being put to death. as we generally live in a peaceful and civilised society. However, if we were one day challenged to renounce our
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There comes a time in life where we need to make a major decision. Some would call that a fundamental decision, one which you would stick to no matter what. What decision do we need to make? A decision to choose God and build one’s relationship with Him, or to choose the world and all
Usually, I would try to write reflections in advance so that you can have access to the reflections before the Mass. However, some of you may be unsure about my title system. I write according to the Week and Year the reflection is based on. Thus, for your easy reference, the following is a list
If you were told that tomorrow would be the end of the world, how would you respond? For some people, they may try to stack up food, water, medicine and other items to survive, and then go into hiding in a place they think is safe, because to them, the end of civilisation as we