Pins and Needles Dear Chosen Soul, Have you ever hammered a nail into wood before? Or put a screw in to assemble a rack or furniture of some sort? During winter once (while…
The Crab Mentality Have you ever eaten crabs? Depending on the species, some are colorful, some are muddy, some are huge, some are small and some are like spiders. But have you ever…
The Supernatural Virtue of Hope Hope. What is hope and how can it change me or change the world around me? Hope is a supernatural virtue in which we desire and await eternal life that God…
Mary, Our gardener Dear Chosen Soul, Recently, when I was working in the garden, I noticed a pretty butterfly flying around my plants. It had pale, yellow spots on its wings and a dark,…
Ferdinand: It’s a Matter of Attachments In a scene from the movie Ferdinand (2017), we see a situation in which many of us can identify with the main character’s way of acting. In this particular scene…
Encouragement Do you have a younger sibling at home? Have you ever observed an infant learning to turn over? How they struggle using their whole body – flailing limbs and all…
A Sacrifice! Wait… of what? “Let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God.” – Heb. 13: 15 Have you ever heard that phrase before? A sacrifice sounds like something I have to give…
Go Big, or Go Home! Today, I was blessed to participate in the confirmation mass of the youth in my parish in Singapore. The archbishop of Singapore celebrated the mass and he gave a really…
Is Halloween all that bad? To many of us, getting dressed up and going trick-or-treating does not sound like anything bad... Halloween is a very common practice, but do you really know what it is? It is…
5 Typical Temptations Just in case it wasn’t already clear: the devil exists and we humans are not exactly his favorite cup of tea. And since he can’t do direct harm to God,…
Live your Life “Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.” – Aristotle “We all have a vocation. We believe that God has placed us in this life…
Losing Everything “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Mt 10:39). The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small,…
