Put out into the deep It’s impressive how the Gospel speaks to each one of us. A person could read the same passage several times without it saying anything to him, until suddenly one day,…
Called to Greatness “Great things depend on us acting as God demands.” There are times when we forget to aspire to great things and try to live in the most comfortable way possible. …
The Value of Sacrifice “A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.” This is a quote from Unbroken, the movie that tells the story of Louie Zamperini, athlete and soldier. His brother…
"I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored." "I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored." This is one of the promises Jesus made to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. When…
12 Promises of the Heart of Jesus Our spiritual life depends greatly on the idea we have of God. If we think that God is some sort of tyrant that forbids us from doing what we like,…
The 9 First Fridays Jesus made this promise to us through St. Margaret:"I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy…
A Precious Gift Friendship! What a precious gift for all stages in life! “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure” (Sirach 6:14). How fortunate…
What significance does the Old Testament have for Christians? If we read the Old Testament well, it can teach us how to "read" our own lives correctly. We can learn to see God's hand in our everyday lives. He…
Mary, Model During the Eucharist How can someone participate actively at the Eucharist? The step from going to Mass because our parents force us to, to going on our own initiative can be a huge difficulty…
The Month of Mary May is the month of Mary, the Mother of God and our Mother. Although we should always honor Mary, the Church sets aside this month especially for her. The whole month…
Spiritual Combat: Will you pick up the challenge? Up until this point you might not have seen the Spiritual Life as a battle, but sooner or later you will understand that it is certainly the most important battle…
Try these Resolutions So how did those New Year resolutions go… have you lost those 10 pounds yet or hit the gym more? Ok, so maybe not so good? Why do we continually…
Good Books for Lent Have you decided to intensify your spiritual life this Lent by reading something uplifting that can bring you closer to Christ? Quite a few people use the 40 days of…
Ideas for Lent Lent is coming up, have you thought what you can do for the next 40 days to grow in your love for Christ and have a deeper conversion? Some people…
A Spark, a Flame, a Fire Have you ever played with sparklers? Those hand-held fireworks that burn slowly – you can even use them to write words in the air using a camera with long exposure.…
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…
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…
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,…
3 Reasons why you should dive into the Heart of Jesus 1. Because you think you’re strong, but your enemies are stronger than you. Alone you can not defeat the world, which without ceasing, assaults you with promises of glory that always…
The Dangers of Sadness “Remove sorrow far from you, for sorrow has destroyed many, and there is no profit in it.” (Sirach 30:23) One of the worst things about sadness is the majority of us…
