Play on Spotify to listen to the podcast: Once we begin a trip, most of us know where we are going and what we are going to do. Most Singaporeans plan their holidays out properly or join a tour group which has their itinerary known from beginning to end. But when it comes to our spiritual lives and our ultimate destination, we leave it to chance or have no plan on getting there. Very few Catholics I know have planned out a path for their spiritual growth or what they are going to do to get to...

Play on Spotify to listen to the podcast: The 25 th topic of the A-Z of DiscipleSHIP, “Y”, is about the history of the Church. In 2018, Easter fell on April Fools’ day. And the comic in me marveled at the timing. And I started to imagine the following conversation among the Roman guards who were assigned the task of guarding Jesus’ tomb. (Matthew 28:1-15 [1] ) They do their duty. Its (Holy) Saturday. To pass the time, they crack jokes. One of them says to the other. "The governor says the...

Play on Spotify to listen to the podcast: The Psalmist laments in Psalm 13, “ How long, O Lord? Will you forget me for ever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all the day? ” In our present times and in our personal situations, there are manifold examples of suffering, both physical and moral. Let us ponder what the Bible, the Church and the Saints teach us about this crucial topic [1] . May our reflection on this topic...