Over the years, we have come across certain individuals who commit all sorts of evil deeds and at the same time, appear to be pious and holy. Such persons call themselves Christians and even come to church and worship, but they do not live Christian lives. Some even think that God is on their side
当你表示你会做某些事情时，你是真心的吗？ 有时候我们说：“是”可是潜意识里是“不”。别的时候，我们说：“是”但其实是“可能”。 我们当中有几人可以一贯性的说“是”就是代表“是”呢？ 今天的读经里提醒我们：“不可指天起誓，不可指地起誓，不论什么誓都不可起；你们说话，是就说是，非就说非，免得你们招致审判。”有时候我们会面对不能履行承诺的状况，而造成自己面对尴尬的场面甚至于会造成某种问题。因此我们不可轻易发誓或立下承诺，必须严谨考虑一切后果。为何要“找碴” 或“自找麻烦”呢？ 我们是否因为要取悦别人而做出承诺呢？还是我们是为了光荣天主呢？
I believe most of us are doing our best to remain in good terms with God. Even though we may have fallen and sinned, we pick ourselves up and with God’s grace, try to avoid sinning again. Of course, this is not easy, since the ways of the world tempt us with many kinds of
Why do some of us blame others when something goes wrong? Some blame others because they desire to be recognised, appreciated and respected. Some do so because they want to appear good in the eyes of others. Some do so because they think that they are above mistakes, faults and sins. Some do so because
What does it mean to be a church? Is a church merely a building? Of course not! A church is more than a building, since the early Christians did not even have proper buildings which we call churches today. Instead, a church is the faithful; the people of God; the community and body of Christ;
In today’s reading, the prophet Amos kept warning the Israelites of the impending doom which would happen to them if they did not change their ways and return to the Lord’s path. But Amaziah the priest of Bethel, influenced the king of Israel into thinking that the prophet Amos was a fraud, a fake and
In today’s gospel two men from the country of the Gadarenes were healed at the expense of some pigs. Jesus allowed the devils who had possessed the two men to leave the men, and enter into a large herd of pigs some distance away. As a result, “the pigs charged down the cliff into the
Just imagine for moment you are in a room full of so-called priests who believe that their god is true and all-powerful, how would you feel and respond? Some of us would feel quite uncomfortable and may even begin to wonder whether we are in the “wrong crowd” so to speak. Some of us may
When we want something, we would go all out to get it, hopefully in a legal, fair, just and proper way. For example, if we want to win a marathon, we would train our bodies by putting lots of practice in running marathons; we would go to the gym often to tone our muscles; we
I sometimes wonder whether we are living in an era where people are becoming more and more complacent or taking things for granted when it comes to sin. For example, when it comes to Lent and Advent, the number of faithful who come for the Sacrament of Reconciliation seems to depend on when and where
