“To be Christian is to be more than human; it is to be human in the way that God intended for us to be human. To be Christian is to be a human being infused with God’s Spirit.” – Fr. John-Paul Tan OFM, Homily on the Feast of All Saints 2011 To be infused is: […]
Category: Everyday Thots
Ann Cassandra
For years I had regretted the choice of my Confirmation name. At 14, I had felt that my baptism name ‘Ann’ was too plain. I wanted my Confirmation name to make my name more… romantic. And that’s why I chose Cassandra. I thought ‘Ann Cassandra’ had a nice ring to it. As I grew older, […]
Companions
We need to draw a distinction between a friend and a companion. Let us say that a friend is someone who enjoys my company and whose company I enjoy. I have a good time when he’s around. I find myself laughing more, relaxing more. I like his sense of humor and his quirky mannerisms. It […]
The Jesus Mirror
Week II/2 Spiritual Exercises Asking for “intimate knowledge” of Jesus goes two ways – into Jesus and into yourself. You want reverently to feel what Jesus felt, to see with His eyes, to think what He thought, even to do what He did. But such knowledge of any other person is impossible to the one […]
Cleaved by light
I saw a bright light come from heaven, cleaving mountains and cliffs, shattering rock into millions of pieces. I saw the light piercing into the mountain I was standing on. The ray of light thrust through granite into the belly of the moutain, bringing light where there had only been darkness and loneliness. I only […]
Spiritual warfare
The best teacher is God our Father. The most amazing spiritual director to have is the Holy Spirit. Who else can use every aspect of my life to teach me? Direct me to literature that I need at a certain season in my life? And then supplement my readings with real experiences that bring to […]
SMOTA Parish Video #1: One Body
As part of a year long preparation towards our 40th feast day in August 2010, my parish of St. Mary of the Angels has launched the theme “Restore My Church” – the command that Christ gave St. Francis 800 years ago. In one of the efforts to engage the entire parish to make this pilgrimage […]
Sleepless
It’s 2:04 a.m. and I’m wide awake. I can’t remember the last time I was unable to fall asleep. Maybe it’s because I’m hungry. Maybe it’s because I received several interesting and exciting news today that make me wonder at what plans God has for me. Maybe it’s because I found out today that a […]
Christ In Me (Paul The Musical)
Christ In Me Music & Lyrics by Anthony Tay Performed by Timothy Wong Paul the Musial OST Is it finally Christ in me? Is it no longer I but Christ who lives in me? Is it finally Christ that fills my soul completely? Have I finally died to sin? Have I finally emptied all I […]
The grace of being sick
There’s something about being physically ill that seems to help me spiritually. Without my choosing to, I become more docile, softer, and strangely, more patient and forbearing. These are all traits that do not occur naturally in my nature and temperament. The world seems to move past me in slow-motion, and I perceive the gap […]
Journey of the Heart 