I sometimes come across people who don’t like certain church rules, practices or customs. Such persons voice their displeasure over such rules, practices or customs, and some even leave the church to join another Christian denomination, or even join some other faith entirely. This is because such persons expect rules, practices and customs to suit
我们是按照天主的旨意生活，还是按照我们自己的意愿来生活呢？很多时候我们说我们承行天主的旨意，但事实上我们是在做自己想要做的事。我们也常会做我们觉得比较舒服和容易的事，而避免去做我们不喜欢的事情。 在今天的读经里，我们看到亚当厄娃和圣母玛利亚的反应，有着强烈的对比。亚当不遵从天主的旨意而吃了禁果，后来在恐惧和羞耻中躲避了天主。另一方面，玛利亚谦卑地回应天主说：“看，上主的婢女，愿照你的话成就于我吧！” 即使玛利亚完全不知道她的未来会是怎样，但她还愿意依照天使对她说话去做，并相信天主会看顾一切。有时候我们对未知的未来感到害怕，也希望可以由自己来决定未来的生活。但是有多少人愿意以玛利亚为模范，对天主交托给我们的事情，向祂说“主，我愿意”呢？让我们向玛利亚学习，反省我们是如何回应天主的召叫。天主邀请我们生活在祂的爱内，让我们不再害怕及时常与祂同在。
Blind people may not be able to see, but at least they can still communicate reasonably well with others. A person who is deaf, on the other hand, may experience much frustration and challenges, since such persons depend on sign language to communicate, and sometimes such sign language may be challenging to interpret. Moreover, a
Are old people wiser than others? Some think that just because a person has reached a certain age, or as some say, the person has eaten more salt or rice than others, then that person ought to be wiser than others. But as we have seen throughout history, old people are not necessarily wiser, since
I find it interesting and baffling how certain persons can be so particular about what is clean and what is unclean when it comes to certain matters, and yet remain clueless or indifferent when it comes to other matters. For example, such persons can be so particular about certain types of food that can be
We sometimes take on more than what we can do, or say more than what is necessary, especially because we want to show how capable we are or how clever we are. At first, it may seem as if we are getting things done without breaking a sweat, but the reality is that, in our
In today’s reading and Gospel, we come across two different persons who came to Jesus for help. One came because she had tried all sorts of treatment to cure her haemorrhage, to no avail. The other, Jairus, came because his twelve-year old daughter was at the point of death or already dead by the time
We sometimes come across people who refuse or who are reluctant to admit their guilt. Even when they are confronted with facts and evidence proving their guilt beyond reasonable doubt, such persons would still refuse to admit or accept their guilt, and some even try to find a scapegoat and blame others such as a
Are we generous or big-hearted only towards certain persons or certain groups? Or are we big-hearted or generous towards all? Sometimes, we may have been big-hearted or generous only towards persons or groups we like, or we can get along with, or when it is convenient to us. But what about those persons or groups
How many of us are willing to give another person a second chance? Some of us may do so out of compassion, but there are also some of us who rather let the person be condemned or ostracised, especially if the person had done something to hurt us. What if we are the ones who
