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  Readying my heart to see Him face to face

  Dec 21, 2024

  Advent, which began so coincidentally on December 1 this year, lasts until Christmas Eve, and is a season dedicated to preparing our hearts and minds for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

  
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  From saints to celebrities: our evolution in admiration and imitation

  Dec 21, 2024

  When I was a young boy growing up in a Catholic community, the catechesis of the time tried to inspire the hearts of the young with stories of martyrs, saints, and other people who lived out high ideals in terms of virtue and faith

  
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  We become heralds of Christ’s coming

  Dec 13, 2024

  Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD

  
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  The priest as catechetical leader

  Dec 13, 2024

  In this article, I will focus specifically on his role as the catechetical leader in the parish.

  
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  Putting Christ back into Christmas

  Dec 13, 2024

  Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus Christ. For Roman Catholics, the First Sunday of Advent is when we begin preparing ourselves spiritually for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

  
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  A spiritual feast for your home

  Dec 13, 2024

  The Second Vatican Council teaches that “the treasures of the Bible are to be opened more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God’s Word”.

  
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  Penitence; Do it now!

  Dec 06, 2024

  Stay Awake! “Watch and pray constantly; Make ready the way of the Lord; Blameless when Jesus comes; Arise Jerusalem these are some of the words that we hear during the season of Advent.

  
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  No children, no church

  Dec 06, 2024

  Everyone knows the best thing about monthly BEC gatherings are the makan sessions following the reflection sheets. Despite parish priests making known that the provision of food at these gatherings was not mandatory, the collective Malaysian sense of hospitality is appalled by the thought of simply

  
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  Mindfulness, Ignatian Spirituality and the Search for Balance

  Dec 06, 2024

  Once, before the pandemic, thinking that I was on the cusp of burnout at work due to my constant whining about work, a friend suggested that I attend a one-day mindfulness workshop conducted by a friend.

  
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  Heaven isn’t the same for everyone

  Dec 06, 2024

  Daniel Berrigan once said: Before you get serious about Jesus, think carefully about how good you are going to look on wood!