Every once in a while, we come across people who try to scare others into believing that the world is going to end. They then try to cajole such persons into parting with their wealth, supposingly in preparation for the end of days. But if the end of days is really coming, why would anyone
我们许多人花了很多时间等待。我们等待宝宝出生，等待我们的孩子长大，甚至独立，我们等待我们的退休，我们还必须等待迟到的人，我们等待公车或火车等等。很多时候，无论我们正在等待什么，迟早会显示出来 。 在今天的福音中，我们看到西默盎和亚纳在等待，他们已经等了很久，最后他们的愿望被实践。当玛丽亚和若瑟献耶稣于圣殿，应验了天主将带来救世主的承诺。天主的救恩已来到，祂的子民带着祝福的蜡烛和灯光游行，象征着救赎的光已经在教会和世界闪耀。救赎之光已经照耀着我们，但我们仍然等待。我们正等待我们能与主永远同在的那一天。 直到我们最终能再与主同在，让我们像玛丽亚和若瑟，西默盎和亚纳，在祈祷中继续等待天主，并做好准备，回应祂的旨意。
What do you do when you are really down in the doldrums, when you feel as if there is no hope, when things look bleak and there does not seem to be any way out, when there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel? Would you give up and think that
I believe most of us would not want to appear unkempt or smell bad, especially when we are outside. Even in our homes, we would want to keep clean. We spend a lot of time and effort in our personal hygiene, so that our bodies would remain fresh, clean and healthy. But all these efforts
当我们面对仇恨时，我们能做什么？我们是否以其人之道还其人之身？还是我们把希望和信任交由给天主并在不伤害对方的情况下保护自己又或者对对方进行报复？当遇上不幸时我们很容易屈服在“以牙还牙”的状态下，但身为天主教徒的我们能做些什么，又该如何回应呢。 在今天的福音中，达味遇上了双重打击。以色列人民的心都归向他的儿子阿贝沙隆的身上。不仅如此，他不仅遭到撒乌耳人史米投石袭击还被其羞辱与咒骂。当时遇上这双重伤害的达味其实可以为了捍卫自己的王权和尊严对亲子阿贝沙隆以及史米进行复仇，但达味有这样做吗？他没有。因为他说：“也许上主怜恤他的困苦恩赐我使我变得更好…..”。他选择在天主的面前保持谦卑的心，并将自己交在天主的手中。即使遇上危机达味依然相信上主用谦卑以及忏悔的心去面对。 我们呢？我们是否能够以达味做榜样选择如此的回应方式去面对不幸？又或者我们会任由骄傲与自我控制我们最终选择去复仇？愿我们怀着谦卑的心与信任天主，并让天主带领我们。
Some people seem to think that only priests and religious are shepherds, and all others are sheep. Actually that is not the case, since each and every one of us are shepherds in different situations, and we have a responsibility towards the people under our care. For example, a person who teaches catechism is like
Can a person be successful, wealthy, well-known, famous or admired by others, and stay humble at the same time? Yes, it is possible, but it is certainly not so easy to do so, since such success, wealth, fame and other achievements could cause people to so easily become proud and arrogant. We have seen time
How do we treat our family members and friends? What about our enemies? How do we treat them? Do we treat them as persons, to be loved, respected and with dignity; or do we treat them as things, to be used, abused, and discarded? Unfortunately, some of us treat different people differently according to who
If you find out that your husband or wife has been unfaithful and has prostituted himself or herself, all for the sake of money, would you forgive him or her? What if you find out your girlfriend has become pregnant because of her loose living which you discovered, would you forgive her? It seems easy
What does it mean to be great? Some of us may think that to be great, we must have lots of money and property. Some of us may think that to be great, we must be highly educated. Some of us may think that to be great, we must have lots of titles and honours.
