Category: Faith Formation

Faith Formation

Called to be Saints

By Trina Chong Have you ever been called a saint for your kindness or after performing a good deed? Innocence and goodness are qualities associated with the common understanding of

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Faith Formation

Why We Need the Church

By Keith Chan Why we need the Church can be condensed into 3 primary reasons. For it is in the Church, the collective gathering of Christ’s faithful as the body

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Who is the Pope?

By Nicole Terese The Pope is known as the vicar of Christ. The word “vicar” means to be a representative of; the pope is our leader who acts on behalf

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Infant Baptism

By Jodi Chan Infant baptism is practised in the Catholic Church. It is stated in the Canon Law (the guidelines and regulations given by the Catholic Church authority) that parents

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The 3 Pillars of the Church

By Joshua Elias You may have read that “Catholic” comes from the word Universal: The Catholic Church is the same in Singapore as it is in Japan, Portugal, Mexico. If

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The Sacrament of Confirmation

By Trina Chong During the rite of Confirmation, the bishop places his hands on the confirmand’s head and traces a cross with the Oil of Holy Chrism across his/her forehead.

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Doctrine vs Discipline

By Sean Toh St. Paul writes in his first letter to Timothy, “Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,” (1 Tim 3:12). Doesn’t this contradict

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The Sacrament of Baptism

By Vania Anne Baptism is the gateway to both salvation and all the other Sacraments. Therefore parents usually baptise their babies shortly after birth, in the presence of the community

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Who is Jesus Christ?

By Matthew Soo Pause for a moment and reflect on what comes to mind when you think of Jesus. Is he a man with long hair facing away from you?

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Why Go to Mass?

By William Hartono Why should one go to mass? Because it fulfills the very essence of what it means to be human – communion with God. Go to the Mass

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Who is the Holy Spirit?

By Kristen Yeo The reality is that understanding who God is is far beyond what our human minds can comprehend, and more profound than any language can encapsulate. In this

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The Holy Mass

By Joshua Wong From a distance, the Mass seems old and traditional with the repetition of “stand-sit-kneel” at different points of time.  However, up close, the Mass is something rich,

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The Eucharist and The Early Church

By Sean Toh The Catholic Church teaches that “In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist “the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus

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Who is the Trinity?

By Joanna Ong In our diverse society today, there seem to be religions with many Gods. So do Catholics have more than one God? No, Catholics only worship one God.

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Introducing the 7 Sacraments

By Isabel Tan The purpose of the seven sacraments may be understood better when they are grouped into the following: the sacraments of Christian initiation, the sacraments of healing and

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The Holy Spirit, A Gift Without Measure

Through Jesus, we have access to this same Spirit not just at Pentecost, but in every moment of our lives. He hovers over us and is there for us without any limits for He is God’s gift of love to us! A gift without measure. All we have to do is call upon Him.

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Made to Thrive

From Self-Led to God-led (Part 2)

The catalyst for my journey from being self-led to God-led occurred during a preaching. A priest exhorted, “If Jesus Christ is truly God, then give everything to Him. He is

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