This Old Man

I met up with an old friend a few days ago. And when I say old, I mean old. He’s 87 years old this year, if I remember correctly, and still fit as a fiddle. He plays tennis, and commutes to Tanglin Club from his home in Tampines about three times a week, sometimes everyday. [...]

Tuesday, Nov 28 - Self-giving

Revelation 14:14-19
In my vision I, John, saw a white cloud and, sitting on it, one like a son of man with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Then another angel came out of the sanctuary, and shouted aloud to the one sitting on the cloud, “Put your [...]

Monday, Nov 27 - The 12 Steps Of Freedom

The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
Service Material from the General Service Office

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care [...]

Bad judgement

I had a momentary lapse of judgement the other day. I was on a double-decker bus passing through Orchard Road on Friday night. Talking on the phone, I watched the Christmas decorations from my seat on the upper deck, when it suddenly hit me that I was in a good position to take a photo. [...]

Gays and lesbians

“Writer, what is the state of gays and lesbians in the Catholic community here?”
Someone asked me this question during an interview, and I must say, that caught me by surprise.
“You will never hear a Singaporean ask that question,” I said, before responding that there is no support for Catholic homosexuals here, as Singaporeans [...]

Sunday, Nov 26 - Truth and Justice

Daniel 7:13-14
I gazed into the visions of the night.
And I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven,
one like a son of man.
He came to the one of great age
and was led into his presence.
On him was conferred sovereignty,
glory and kingship,
and men of all peoples, nations and languages became his servants.
His sovereignty is an eternal [...]

Saturday, Nov 25 - Truly Christian

Revelation 11:4-12
I, John, heard a voice saying: “These, my two witnesses, are the two olive trees and the two lamps that stand before the Lord of the world. Fire can come from their mouths and consume their enemies if anyone tries to harm them; and if anybody does try to harm them he will [...]

Radical

I just read TODAY’s headlines about how a radical experiment in Iran has led to the legalization of the sale of kidneys, which has led to wiping out the waiting list for the organ transplant.

While patients in Singapore and most other countries wait desperately for kidneys that may take years to come — or [...]

Friday, Nov 24 - Faith and Reason

Revelation 10:8-11
I, John, heard the voice I had heard from heaven speaking to me again. “Go,” it said, “and take that open scroll out of the hand of the angel standing on the sea and land.” I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll, and he said, “Take [...]

Pornography and Sex Addiction: From Shame to Healing

The Nov. 10 issue of The Colorado Catholic Herald featured a special, 12-page section on the effect pornography and sex addiction is having on families, as well as some recommendations on dealing with and healing from the problem. The section was created, in large part, as a resource for parishes to use in bringing this [...]