My dear brothers and sisters,The peace of the Risen Lord be with you! Peace is the first gift of Easter which the Lord imparted to His disciples. Peace comes from the victory of Christ over sin and death. With His resurrection, we know for certain that everything has been overcome and conquered. Evil is not [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,It is difficult to be a Christian in the world today. We are living in a time where there is a sense of hopelessness; in a world that seems so divided, where people are lacking meaning, purpose and direction in life. Many no longer know what they are living for [...]
My dear brothers and sisters,We have just inaugurated the Jubilee Year of Divine Mercy. Celebrating Christmas is truly a celebration of God’s mercy for humanity. We were once living like orphans in exile, without knowing our true identity and our destiny.As St Paul wrote in his letter to Titus, “But when the goodness and loving [...]
Q: Why are there evil spirits? One would have thought that God, with His infinite goodness, wisdom and foresight, would not create anything that would become evil. Now that they exist, why doesn’t God wipe them out? – Anthony Oei A: This is a good but rather complex question. Firstly, I am assuming that by [...]
Fr Ignatius Yeo explains the meaning of indulgences ahead of the launch of the special year on Dec 8.1. What does the Church teach about “Indulgences”?The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), the official synthesis of the essentials and fundamentals of our faith, states that: “An Indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal [...]
My dear brothers and sisters in ChristAlleluia! Christ our Lord is Risen! This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Indeed, we say, “Paschal triumph, paschal joy, only sin can this destroy!” This is our message to the world that is on the brink of despair and hopelessness. [...]
SFX Bulletin, 21 December 2014 We celebrate today the fourth and last Sunday of Advent. With the preparation season of Advent coming to a close and the vigil celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord just three days away, we are invited today to consider if our spiritual preparation are in tandem with the change [...]
SFX Bulletin, 28 September 2014: “Repent!” is not a word we like to hear. Our pride is such that we like to think well of ourselves all the time. We may even blame God for our sins. When we do this, we are not unlike the elders of Judah who were in exile in Babylon [...]
SFX Bulletin, 7 September 2014: The gospel today is taken from a section of Matthew often called the “Ecclesial” or “Church” Discourse. The word “church” is used only two times in the gospels (Mt.16:18; Mt.18:17) and in both instances, refer to the authority Jesus gives to “bind and loose”. This authority, as the Catechism tells [...]
A HEALTHY spirituality is one that joyfully surrenders to God’s Will, offering all sufferings and humiliations in a spirit of reparation so that even the downside of life is seen as a blessing. This surrender to God includes die way we accept ourselves and our own life. Let’s face it, some lives are messier than [...]