A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
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 […]
A strange thing happens when you’ve decided to drop your nets to follow Jesus – you find yourself on a constant journey of noticing that you still have more nets to drop if you wish to keep following Him: 1. You start noticing that your good works are all about you You notice that you […]
We are 8 years into our marriage now. Are we happy? Yes. Are we contented? No. We are happy because we are indeed deeply loved by God and each other and we are rich in the love of family and friends. We are filled with gratitude every night when we do our examen of consciousness. […]
In the circles I move in, I often hear the term “discernment.” We ask people to discern before they make major decisions. We hear people saying that they are discerning what programme to study, what job to take, or whether they should marry. We hear people saying that they are discerning their mission or personal vocation. […]
It will cost me everything. I both fear and long to be completely committed to it. It feels far beyond my ability, yet the path always appears when I take another step. I am speaking of discipleship. The path grows increasingly and startling alone the deeper I walk, for this is a journey that everyone […]
The one philosophy lecture I remember most vividly from my undergraduate days was about freedom. In a course on St. Augustine, we learned about freedom of the will and the important distinction between two kinds of ‘freedom’ – liberty and license. License is “the freedom to do whatever I want” and liberty is “the freedom to choose the Good”. […]
Yesterday evening, I was musing on how I had come to love and seek out Solitude and Silence when once I would have run from them. The reason that I have come to love them is because I have found that they help me so much in coming to really know and love God and […]
Journey of the Heart 