Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

My Sins Did This

In the Old Testament, sins were forgiven through sacrifice. That sounds rather basic, but consider what a sacrifice means. It means that the sinner must

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

God Loves You So Much

The irony of love, people say, is that we ignore those who adore us and adore those who ignore us; we hurt those who love

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Joy Is Worth the Cost

Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has

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spiritual maturity
Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Spiritual Maturity

It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

Silent Retreat: Prayer

Spending 2.5 days in silence was certainly a new and enriching experience for me and my spiritual life. I wrote and read so much, it’s

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Cleansing of the Temple, El Greco (1591)
Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

Signs and Signposts

One Sunday morning I set out very early to go for a 7:00 a.m. Mass in a parish that was about 110 kilometers away. The

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Columnists
Nicholas Lye

Blasphemy against the Spirit

‘Let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness: he is guilty of an eternal sin.’ This was because they were

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Columnists
Erin Cain

What Are You Looking For?

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples

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Scripture
Kat Larson

To Be a Witness

“Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyreneans and

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

By Their Fruits You Will Know Them

2 Kings 22:8-23:3, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:15-20 Faith, Hope, Love, Fear of the Lord, Humility, Patience, Obedience. These are hallmarks of the greatest fruits we

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

He is All and in All

The Celebration of Christ the King also is an expression of a joyful hope of the second coming of Christ. The Gospel of Matthew speaks

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Books
Guest Writer

Praying the Psalms

We are pleased to share an excerpt from Dr. James L. Papandrea’s book “Praying the Psalms: The Divine Gateway to Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer”

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Columnists
Jean Elizabeth Seah

Exorcism: Spiritual Pest-Control

Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. —1 Peter 5:8 In my

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

My Jesus Mercy

So here is your Jeopardy question of the day: what famous American has on his tombstone the epitaph “My Jesus Mercy”? Answer: Al Capone. One

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

You’re in the Bible!

Did you know that you’re in the Bible? Yes, you! Despite the fact that it was written two thousand years ago, YOU might have made

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Pride & Humility

Do you know how the devil became the devil? God did not create him evil. Rather, according to Scripture, the devil was created as one of

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Feasts
Fr. Gerald Musa

Saints as Role Models

We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Eat and Be Satisfied

In the readings for August 5, we saw two different stories of God providing for His people. In the book of Numbers, the Israelites are

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