Two weeks of school holidays, two weeks of bliss. But it is back to school again tomorrow. ‘School is very depressing,’ my very eloquent, smart eight years old said. ‘Sad face…’ such is the language of kids who grow up in the Youtube and social media age. It denotes Frankly, I agree with him. School [...]

Posted on June 12th, 2011 by Lilian
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Whenever I have very early morning lector’s duty, my greatest fear is the loose phlegm that somehow appears mysteriously when I start to open my mouth at 6.45 am in the morning. By now, after so many years of reading the Bible, I have sort of become calm and collected. I can remind myself to [...]

Posted on May 16th, 2011 by Lilian
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If you haven’t notice, each time our Christian faith is challenged, you do not see any angry rebuke. There is no NGO that crops up like mushroom, bearing weird names using races and religion to protest. We do not see individuals screaming, with headbands running on the streets. We do not see retaliation. We do [...]

Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Lilian
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I wrote a Good Friday reflections every year. Last year was 7 years and counting. This year, it is going to be 8 years. I think there is nothing good about Good Friday. It is the day we remember how Jesus died on the cross. It is suppose to be a sad Friday. The only [...]

Posted on April 22nd, 2011 by Lilian
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I know I am still alive when I am capable of crying till my eyes puffed up. It may be nine years ago but sometimes, like now, something will trigger off that dam which floods. Lent always do this to me. So, in a way, I am glad that I do feel the sombre mood. [...]

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by Lilian
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The Catholic church is always full of pomp and pageantry when we have special days. Today is Palm Sunday. It is about palm leaves, procession and reading of the Passion. It is also called Passion Sunday. Passion is about going back to the time when Jesus was about to be crucified and died. It is [...]

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by Lilian
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I am probably one of the hardest to impress Catholics. I expect exceptional homily and sermons. Before I go further, I only learned the difference between homily and sermon yesterday. Anyway, both are boring stuffs in church and unless and until one hits your nerve, they make no difference. Homily is basically the Word of [...]

Posted on April 10th, 2011 by Lilian
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