Sunday Reflection

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  Prayers, persistence and perseverance

  Jul 22, 2022

  The life of the early Church shows us that regular formal prayer is essential to preserve our sense of God.

  
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  Distracted by many things

  Jul 15, 2022

  Mary and Martha represent two ideal types of individuals. Martha appears to be pragmatic and active. When Jesus came to town, she did what the woman of the house usually did in those days: Prepared a meal for the guests and made certain everybody was comfortable.

  
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  Do you recognise yourself in the parable of the Good Samaritan?

  Jul 08, 2022

  Today’s Gospel is about the essence of our religion: faith in God is expressed in concrete acts of love.

  
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  Responding to the call of mission

  Jul 01, 2022

  Answering a call to mission is never an easy task. It is likely that when one is called to respond to God’s mission, it fills us with anxiety and worries.

  
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  In the footsteps of Jesus, the Son of God made Man

  Jun 24, 2022

  Both the first reading (1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21) and Gospel (Luke 9:51-62) of this 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time help us to reflect on the nature and demands of discipleship. Jesus wants to wake us up to this truth that, as disciples, HE is to be the centre of our lives.

  
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  The living Word becomes the Eucharist

  Jun 17, 2022

  We all know very well that the Eucharist celebration comprises of two major parts, the Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist.

  
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  Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

  Jun 10, 2022

  St Augustine once wrote this about the Most Holy Trinity that “in no other subject is error more dangerous, or inquiry more laborious, or the discovery of truth more profitable.”

  
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  Reject mediocrity, embrace vibrancy

  Jun 03, 2022

  “The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the head pours out on his members, builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church” (CCC, No. 747).

  
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  Truth waits for us to come forth

  May 20, 2022

  In the context of the whole Easter season, the Scripture readings today come as a review for the final exam, much as a school teacher will conduct a revision before the final exam.

  
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  Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Dr Steven Selvaraju

  May 13, 2022

  Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Dr Steven Selvaraju