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Nicholas Lye

Tea with God

On Holy Saturday, God invited me to have tea with Him out on the lawn of St. Gerard’s Monastery. Sitting there with a cup of

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Noel Ethan Tan

Mystical John 21

John 21 is one of my favorite chapters because it has so much mysticism behind its powerful symbolic references: Simon Peter said to them, “I

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Erin Cain

God in Our Midst

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why

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Nick Chui

Prodigally Cheap Grace?

The Prodigal son story is not about “cheap grace” or simply “saying sorry”. It is about the cost and damage done to self and others

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Nicholas Lye

Total Dependence on God

One might think that after having to end a relationship, give up dreams of marriage, and spend 8 long years in the seminary to answer

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Noel Ethan Tan

Paradoxes

A friend once shared his experience on the birth of his first child. What stood out most for him was a mysterious combination of pain

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Erin Cain

Hidden Fruits

He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many came to him and said, “John performed

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Noel Ethan Tan

Jesus’ Last Words

There is something inescapably sacred about a person’s last words. When a dying person speaks, their last words reveal the true intentions of their hearts:

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Noel Ethan Tan

Death of the Son

Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This

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Erin Cain

Rooted in Love

The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than he. And to love

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Kat Larson

Drink Up

“Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him

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Br. John Joseph

‘Nor do I Condemn You’

A Gospel reflection: Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:1-11) Aware that “the Judeans sought to kill him” (7:1) Jesus nevertheless makes his

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Nicholas Lye

Images

In line with the theme for our School of Mission, we took time to pray for an image of what might God be molding us

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Parable of the Talents
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Noel Ethan Tan

An Accounting

There is an accounting that will happen at the end of our lives. The usage of our gifts and talents that we possess will be

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Nicholas Lye

Bonding

The first week of the School of Mission was about BONDING. Through introductions, games, meals, picnics, and more, we BONDED with one another by spending

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Noel Ethan Tan

Mornings and Forgiveness

There is a mysterious serenity and peace in the early hours of dawn, just before the sun rises. There are times where we feel tired

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Kat Larson

One Less Day From Dying Young

One of my favorite music groups back when I was in middle school was Match Box Twenty. The lead singer was Rob Thomas who eventually

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Nicholas Lye

Rest

“God Blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day he had rested after all his work of creating.” ~ Gen 2:3

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Noel Ethan Tan

Commitment to Change

A friend of mine texted me last night. This was a friend who is quite intellectual, but he enjoys talking about conspiracy theories such as

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Nicholas Lye

Transitions

We often think of TRANSITIONS as moving from one place to another: transitioning from one school to another, one workplace to another, one life stage

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