In continuation of last week’s sharing, why we have the image of Jesus and the Cross in the Catholic Church, which is wrongly understood as against the first commandment, I would like to share and clarify another misunderstood concept: why the Catholics have the statues of the Saints and pray Read more…
One of the Protestant Christians asked me “why do you Catholics worship idols? Is it not a sin against the First Commandment of God?” Perhaps, many of you might have been challenged with such questions by anyone of your protestant friends or your life partner, who is not a Catholic. Read more…
Our readings this weekend invite everyone to a loving relationship with God. Isaiah states that; “my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.” The psalm response states; “O God, let all the nations praise you!” The reading from Romans tells us St. Paul is the apostle Read more…
Some of us, who have been receiving the Eucharist on the tongue, perhaps have an internal debate, whether they are worthily receiving the Sacrament, now, when they receive it in the hand. Which is right: whether to receive the Sacrament on the tongue or in the hand. The answer is, Read more…
When we pray, we are very eager to listen to God’s voice. God’s voice is not like human voice, which one can hear. One might ask, how we can hear God’s voice in prayer. God speaks to us in the silence of our heart. What is this inner silence? It Read more…