Singapore Catholic

On the evening of 1st May 2012, a malicious attack on SingaporeCatholic.com was carried out by Altiiever, an Indonesian muslim hacker from Team Xcode Yogyafree, an Indonesian hacker group. He left his signature in the form of the words “F*** you catholics . . ) by Altiiever” in the WordPress Administration login. Within 6 hours, the entire SingaporeCatholic.com site and all…

Sometimes, I wish I could see a menu pop up when I face a difficult scenario in life. If you play computer games, you will know what I mean. I have watched my husband play role-playing computer games and a menu occasionally appears on the screen during a conversation with a character. In an argument, your options could be: A….

I promised a continuation of my earlier story, so here is is. As we would expect, our time in National Service is meant to be representative of Singapore society and thus would allow us to meet people of all religions, non-believers and Catholics included. Quite surprisingly, many of the men with whom I did Basic Military Training (BMT) professed a…

“The Glory of God is the human person fully alive” – St. Ireneaus, bishop of Lyon. For St. Ireneaus and for the best of the Catholic tradition, God is not a competitor with the human being. He is actually delighted when we flourish and are truly happy, like a loving parent who delights in his child’s achievements. Yet what constitutes…

By now you would likely have heard about the brouhaha surrounding Church of St. Anthony’s dress code. In case you haven’t heard, Eric Alagan is “outraged” that people from parish of St Anthony have “threatened” to stop his wife from entering the church. This issue of dress code in church resurfaces in the Catholic community every one to two years; I’ve been…

I’m encouraged that the plight of caregivers has been raised through the report “Caring for the caregiver in the new year” (Catholic News, 15 Jan 2012, pg 16). People who devote themselves entirely to the care of a chronically ill or disabled family member are the most prone to caregiver burnout. The demands of caregiving can be overwhelming, especially if…

One afternoon we were tasked to do some menial work. We had completed a training exercise and had hundreds of sand bags to clear. The task involved loading said bags onto a truck before unloading them at another location. Now I’m not sure if you’ve lifted a sand bag before but those things are heavy! Coupled with the heat, it…