Each and every one of us has an impact on others in one way or another, whether we like it or not, and whether we are aware of it or not. For example, a child would follow or imitate your habits, words and expressions, and after a while, the child would become accustomed or used
Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one’s self
Whenever you come to church, what is the first thing that you normally do? Some of us may kneel down in prayer, some may sit and spend time with the Lord, some may meet up with friends and chat a little, hopefully outside the church. But how many of us would make effort or go
At some point of our lives, we would have lost someone to death. We would have experienced the pain of losing a loved one, a grandparent, a parent, a sibling or even a close relation. Some of us may feel as if we would never see the person again, and some may feel quite sad,
What is a saint? Some people seem to think that saints are special or outstanding people living special or outstanding holy lives. Some people seem to assume that saints are able to perform amazing works of miracles or great acts of piety such as praying long hours, enduring great sufferings for Christ and remaining sinless.
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 25 Oct 2015 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B26 Oct 2015 – Monday of Week 30 Year 127 Oct 2015 – Tuesday of Week 30 Year 128 Oct 2015 – Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles –
What is an extremist? An extremist is a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action. In each religion, we would encounter extremists in one way or another. It is precisely such extremists who give the religion a bad name, since what they do
At some point of our lives, some of us may feel as if life is quite difficult to continue living, especially when we are being ill-treated, persecuted, going through all sorts of suffering as Christians, or even facing the possibility of being put to death for our faith. Some of us may feel as if
One of the things which we Christians should never forget is that, in church and in our community, there should be no strangers, since we are all sons and daughters of God, brothers and sisters in Christ. This means that we need to be friendly and welcoming towards new members and those we may have
There are some people who seem to think that just because they have been baptised, they have been assured salvation. Some of these people also believe that nothing that they do, no matter how big or small, would cause them to lose their “saved” status. Some have even claimed that they could commit serious sins
