Fourth Sunday in LentJoshua 5:9-12; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Gospel of Luke 15:1-3.11-32 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 28 March 2019 The Gospel of Luke chapter 15: 1-32 contains three parables: the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin and thirdly, as in today’s…
Third Sunday in LentExodus 3:1-8.13-15; 1 Cor. 10:1-6.10-12; Gospel of Luke 13:1-9 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 24 March 2019 When bad things happen to us, like when we have a bad fall, or meet with an accident or loose a good job or suddenly contact a serious illness,…
Second Sunday in LentGenesis 15:5-12,17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Gospel of Luke 9:28-36 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 17 March 2019 Today’s Gospel of St Luke that we just heard proclaimed presents to us the scene of Jesus’ Transfiguration. Let us first recall the scene and reflect on its context…
First Sunday in LentDeuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 10 March 2019 As we enter into the First Sunday of Lent today, let us first remind ourselves that even as the “Season of Lent” has the recurring themes of challenging us to the…
27th Sunday in Ordinary TimeGenesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-11; Gospel of Mark 10:2-16 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 7 October 2018 My brothers and sisters in Christ, you would agree with me that this topic of “divorce in a marriage is very complex, sensitive and can very easily be misunderstood…
26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeNumbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Gospel of Mark 9:38-43.47-48 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 30 September 2018 As we reflect on the Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, we get the impression that the matters seem disconnected: first, we have Jesus’ disciples reporting to Jesus that…
25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeWisdom 2:12.,17-20; James 3:16-4:3; Gospel of Mark 9:30-37 Preached by Monsr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 23 September 2018 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, when Jesus’ disciples were embarrassed when Jesus noticed that they were discussing who amongst them was “the greatest,” Jesus responded, “if…