Gratitude & Thanksgiving

16 Sept 2018 Sun -  Sharing notes of homily by Rev Fr Alex Chua @ The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd *Note: these notes do not cover the entire homily, just the particular points which prompted me to take down Today’s Gospel - Mark 8:27–35 27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And he charged them to tell no one about him. 31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you ...

15 Sept 2018 Sat - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sharing notes of homily by His Grace, Archbishop William Goh @ The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd *Note: these notes do not cover the entire homily, just the particular points that touched me among all that His Grace spoke about   Often we may think we are seeking justice, but in fact we are seeking revenge.  Our intention is to punish the offender for the wrong he has done and to destroy his reputation so that ours may be restored. This is not Christian justice. It is evil. It is not the way of God. Revenge in the guise of justice causes more resentment and more hurt, leading to destruction of self and others.  Sin leads to more sins. Sin has power. The more we commit sins, the more we allow evil to take hold. True justice is healing. It is the restoration of equilibrium, the restoration of the persons - the one who is being hurt, and the one who is hurting the other. It makes things right in a way that there is pe...

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sharing notes of talks by Msg Philip Heng @ Holy Hour at The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd