As I was contemplating

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  Living life in the Spirit

  May 03, 2024

  Moving on in the season of Eastertide, we will soon celebrate the Ascension. The Apostles had to experience the physical absence of Jesus and hence, a sense of loss. Yet there is also the promise of His abiding presence.

  
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  Living the new life of Easter ....to the fullest!

  Apr 04, 2024

  We are an Easter people, Alleluia is our song”

  
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  From fasting to feasting

  Mar 01, 2024

  We are well into Lent now and I guess many are fasting in some way or another, whether it is abstaining from certain foods, or partial or whole day fasts and perhaps it’s also the time when some of us might feel like giving up as well.

  
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  The Year of Prayer: An invitation to communion with the divine

  Feb 02, 2024

  Prayer is definitely going to be a hot topic in the Church, now that Pope Francis has just inaugurated a Year of Prayer ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, calling on the faithful “to pray more fervently to prepare ourselves to live properly this grace-filled event and to experience the power of hope in God.

  
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  Welcoming the stranger in 2024 – and discovering a sister/ brother!

  Jan 05, 2024

  Another year goes and another year comes. Is there anything new under the sun? Certainly, ‘cos life presents new adventures, opportunities and challenges — thus, I welcome this new year even as I have barely gotten over the Advent confessions, Christmas liturgies and festivities and attempt to start the new year with as much energy as I can muster.

  
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  Awaiting the Christ in Advent

  Dec 01, 2023

  Advent is a time of waiting. As a child, it was all about awaiting Christmas Day itself. That was the ultimate goal!

  
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  Pray as you can, not as you can’t!

  Nov 03, 2023

  My journey in prayer has gone through the ups and downs of life and I have discovered different methods and styles of prayer that have served different stages of my life. As a child, I was introduced to set prayers by my parents who taught me basic prayers.

  
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  Listen!

  Sep 29, 2023

  Observing the posts that come from one of my parish WhatsApp groups makes me wonder whether to laugh or to cry as I watch the antics that go on.