This past week, as the world was still remembering the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, a high school principal in Washington State posted on
The last two weeks of my life have been a whirlwind. God somehow managed to pack so much into them, I find it hard to
A couple of weeks ago, the news story broke: Kobe Bryant, the basketball great, was dead at 41. Along with his 13-year-old daughter and several
Some people think they can imagine a creature which has free will but has no possibility of turning bad. I cannot. If a creature is
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! ~ Matthew 5:4 There are two kinds of mourning. The first is the kind that
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening,
Pope John Paul II was once asked by a reporter, “What was the most significant day of your life?” There could be lots to choose
“Do you believe that I can do this?” Jesus asked the two blind men who came to Him pleading to Him to restore their sight.
Back in 1995, pop singer Joan Osborne had a hit song, “One of Us”, in which she asks the question, “What if God was one
This weekend was a time of great significance. The Church celebrated the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday (“Rejoice” Sunday), but it was personally significant
We are now fully immersed in the season of Advent – a time of anticipation for the joy of our Savior’s birth. As we make
These days, everyone is chasing after material goods. Good grades, good career opportunities, good finances. And yet, despite attaining all these, there is still a
Our Orthodox Jewish brothers and sisters are quite strict in keeping the Sabbath. They take God’s command to “not work on the Sabbath” quite literally.
Yesterday I was browsing through channels on my TV, searching for something to watch, when divine intervention led me to the movie Titanic. I hadn’t
When assessing the purity of others, it is necessary to make certain that our own house is clean first. The Gospel of Matthew instructs us
While driving down the road for morning Mass, I saw that dreaded white flash which all drivers fear. I was shocked, and immediately thought —
This week we celebrate the great American holiday of Thanksgiving, so my bulletin column today will be about the sin of gluttony. Just kidding, it’s
The Nasi Lemak Burger, when it was first introduced to Singapore, was a runaway hit. Based on a popular Malay rice dish, it contained a
What with all the kerfuffle over the Pachamama carvings, I wonder why Our Lady Aparecida has been so overlooked. At World Youth Day 2013 in
Suppose a Catholic loves Kentucky Fried Chicken and talks about it incessantly. His fellow co-religionists may find it odd, worry about his arteries, but would
It is interesting that the working document from the Amazon synod uses the word “dialogue” 68 times — while the Name of Jesus is used
