A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
In my last blog entry I shared that I have accepted that God created me a free spirit. And that is true. I had long denied my deep need for freedom to be who I am because I did not trust my desire for freedom. I did not trust my emotions. I did not trust my own […]
As I reflected on what 2015 has meant to me, I realised that this is the year that I reaped the fruits of the difficult years of growth before it. After a much needed year of sabbatical, I began to be able to piece together what I have learned about myself in the previous 6 years […]
“Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common…” – Acts 4:32 Dear Friends, If you have been reading my blog for a while, you would already know that my […]
Loneliness – I still have it from time to time. But I’m not afraid of it anymore. I have realised that it is a threshold. Instead of running away from it, I can go towards it, welcome it, embrace it, and walk through it. When I cross the threshold of loneliness, I enter into Solitude […]
The truth is that not all evangelising efforts are effective, and not everyone who sets out to evangelise is spiritually fruitful. Frequently, we attempt to look for external reasons for why our efforts do not give us the results we seek. It is all too easy to forget that when it comes to evangelisation, it […]
St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a child I cannot choose a favourite among the saints. They come to me in my hour of need bringing their vast array of gifts as our Lord commands, and by their lives, teachings, and prayers, they each bring me great encouragement and inspiration that cannot be duplicated by another. I have […]
Recently I watched the Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez movie The Way for the second time. This time around, I was really struck by the lyrics of the Alanis Morisette song, “Thank You,” which could be heard poignantly at the part of the story when the main character reached a breakthrough. Thank you India Thank you terror […]
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” – Lk 11:23 One of the chief ways I experience my inner brokenness is fragmentation and scatteredness – the lack of harmony within my soul. For example, I can quickly tell that I’m not in a spiritually […]
In yesterday’s and today’s Gospel readings, Jesus had some harsh words for the pharisees – “You appear to people from outside like good honest men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” – Mt 23:28 Poor pharisees. As unsympathetic as they are in the gospels, I identify with them. I know what it is […]
Jesus crowns Mary Queen of Heaven Today marks the 3rd anniversary of my consecration to Mary – something I would never have undertaken on my own. Since I was closer to Jesus than to Mary, I never thought that I would need devotion to Mary. After all, I already know her Son, and wasn’t that […]
Journey of the Heart 