It always seemed ridiculous to me, to leave 99 sheep behind to search for one that’s lost. And I’m Catholic, and belong to a ministry that reaches out to Catholics who have lost their way and have left the Church. But last night, I got it. I finally did. The story, or parable, of the […] Read more…
http://matthewsmomma.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/god-moment-of-the-day-monday/ I was almost a wreck when I left home for Landings on Monday evening. Matthew was fine in the care of our new helper – all he did was look forlornly at me as I bade him goodbye (in a somewhat upbeat manner to mask the anxiety I was feeling). I was sure he […] Read more…
Many, many, many years ago, the bunch of us classmates-turned-friends from CJC, attended one of the first few wakes together – that of one of our grandfathers. I remember thinking then, this must be the start of adulthood – having to face up to these painful goodbyes. I remember dreading then, how with each wake we […] Read more…
http://matthewsmomma.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/prayer-of-my-heart/ Sometimes, at nights mostly, as I put Matthew to sleep, I still find myself pained by the thought of losing my baby. I say “still find myself” because this is a fear I’m supposed to have worked through. But it still returns, every now and then, when I’m not careful with wandering thoughts, or […] Read more…
http://matthewsmomma.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/my-vocation-away-from-church/ I found the very thing I never even knew was missing from my life, is how I describe my Catholic identity. This photo here, captures that very moment when I was baptised (10 April 2004) and the subsequent years after was when my faith was nurtured, tested, solidified and constantly renewed, with every bump […] Read more…
I found myself travelling back some nine years in time, all from one line in the Gospel reading at Mass yesterday. That line is from John 14:27: “Peace I give you, My peace I give you, a peace which the world cannot give, this is My gift to you. Do not let your hearts be […] Read more…