A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” I read an interesting piece this morning titled “What if the Prodigal Son met the Older Brother First?” In it, the author shares a reflection about how “prodigal sons” seeking to return to the Father often never make it back home (to the Church) when they encounter the self-righteous, unwelcoming […]
Joseph Schooling after winning the 100m Butterfly at the 2016 Olympics in Rio You and I – all of us – were created to be part of an epic story that spans the length and breadth of Eternity. The human heart was created with a desire to be part of something greater than ourselves, and […]
Bishop Robert Barron on the Queenship of Mary Last year, on the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary and the 3rd anniversary of my consecration to Mary, I blogged about what led me to make the consecration when I had felt there was no need for it because I felt I already knew Christ – […]
This year as we crossed into our wedding anniversary, we are both tired and worn out. Initial plans for a home-cooked dinner yesterday was tanked when he was held back due to an emergency meeting at work. When he came home past 11pm, he was so exhausted that instead of taking out the dinner […]
I was gently exhorted today by a priest to let myself be ministered to by others. His caring words (after a wonderful confession) almost made me tear. The truth of my lived experience is that unless I intentionally, consciously sought out to be ministered to, I rarely am. Even when I was working full-time in […]
There is no necessary correlation between the amount of time a person spends in church or being involved in church activities and the quality of his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Parents – I think you should know – that having your child spend more time in church does not necessarily decrease the chances of […]
I admire the beauty of mastery greatly. Whether it be watching Gordon Ramsay fillet a salmon, or Michael Phelps swim, or Mikhail Baryshnikov defy gravity on the stage, or listening to Yo-Yo Ma play the haunting scores of Ennio Morricone, I love to witness mastery in motion. I don’t particularly enjoy watching the fumbling attempts […]
Humility is a rare virtue among the accomplished. It is also rare among the spiritually converted. There seems to be built deep into our psyche the desire to be all that we believe others want us to be. When we are faced with a demanding boss or parent, we often find ourselves pedalling harder than ever […]
Be careful when you ask God to do whatever he wishes in order to make you ready for union with him because HE WILL DO IT. And nothing that he does will be what you could expect or predict or even prepare yourself for. Fortunately, the Holy Spirit prepares you for it, though whether or not […]
It seems to me that there are three ways in which we often err in following God: 1) We fail to keep our hearts quietly focused on God at all times, 2) We fail to move when He moves, and 3) We move before God asks us to. 1) When our hearts are not focused on God The […]
Journey of the Heart 