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How to defend atrocities committed by God?

God worked 10 plagues to force Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Every time, from the perspective of Israelites, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh so that he refused to release them (Exodus 7:13, 22, 8:15 etc.). God con…
Paul before the Jewish Council

After bidding farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul travelled on and reached Jerusalem. James, the brother of the Lord was the leader of the Church in Jerusalem (Acts 21:18). Peter was preaching abroad after an angel rel…
The valley of dry bones

Ezekiel was a prophet of vision. He saw many strange images. Based on his description, some authors in the last century wrote books such as Chariots of the Gods (1968), feeding the western psyche with the idea that God w…
Jesus' first miracle in Jerusalem

Ezekiel was a prophet of visions. In his last vision, he saw the new Temple and much living water come out from the south of the altar flowing to the east (Ezekiel 47:1). This living water goes down into the Arabah and w…
Eating sour grapes

At a time when a man's survival depended on the support of a community, the prevalent morality would be very different from that found nowadays. The morality today leans very much towards individualism. With the advance …
Feast of Christ the King

When Jesus told the parable of Sheep and Goat in Matthew 25, he must have Ezekiel 34 in his mind. In Ezekiel 34, God complains against the shepherds of Israel, the rulers who have done a poor job. They have not taken goo…
Feast of St. Cecilia

The legend of St. Cecilia is beautiful and romantic. She is the patron saint of music and I have been a choir member even before I was baptized. Therefore, St. Cecilia has been very dear to my heart. However, her feastda…
Winning the soul of a brother

Times and again, we are embarrassed by the morality stipulated in the Old Testament. Quite a large number of the precepts are culturally conditioned and may not be universally applicable. Take the example of keeping the …
Do we love God enough?

I haven't written about my mum for one week. Last Saturday, after spending six days in Chai Wan, I left unhappily. Everyday, before mum drank, we could talk sensibly. When alcohol reached her stomach, literally, all hell…
Feast of St. Pius X

I was baptised, a modern Catholic after Vatican II. I have never attended any Mass in Latin. Therefore, I may not appreciate how enormous an impact these new changes have introduced into the life of the Catholic Church. …