Court dismisses Novena Church exorcism case

Just hot off the press. A closure to the Novena Church exorcism case.

SINGAPORE: The High Court has thrown out the exorcism case against the priests and volunteers at Novena Church. Read on…

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God’s Blogger Ten Commandments

Sharing an interesting article found in www.4marks.com
Yes, there are some well-qualified, informative and entertaining Catholic God bloggers like The Catholic Herald’s Damian Thompson (Holy Smoke) in England, L’Espresso’s Sandro Magister (www.chiesa) in Italy, and The Tablet’s Rocco Palmo (Whispers in the Loggia) in the U.S. But these gentlemen are bona fide journalists and experts in [...]

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Roundup 2008 in A Quiet Moment

It has been an eventful year in 2008. Perhaps not really that eventful on this blogsite but you may just like to know what were the posts that caught the readers’ attention. Here’s a roundup for 2008.
Top Posts
1. Do godparents have to be Catholic? (2,228 views).
2. Why did the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches split? [...]

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Pope pleads for peace

Sharing an article published in The Straits Time Interactive. Let us join in a prayer for peace.

VATICAN CITY – WAR and economic hardship loomed over Christmas celebrations across the world on Thursday, with Pope Benedict XVI denouncing greed and pleading for an end to violence in the Middle East.
The pontiff lamented that ‘the horizon seems [...]

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Euthanasia and Living Will

A lot of buzz has been going on in the media recently on the topic of euthanasia. Equally, there were different comments on this subject from a variety of viewpoints. I have just received an email where the Catholic Medical Guild of Singapore will be holding a talk on “Euthanasia and Living Will”. The details [...]

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NO to Euthanasia

The controversial subject of “euthanasia” commonly known as mercy-killing. But are you being merciful in terminating the life of another human being even if the person express that desire?
Sharing an article published in The Straits Times Interactive on 3rd Nov 2008 titled “No to Euthanasia”.
Read the Pastoral Letter of the Archbishop on the issue of [...]

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Maghain Aboth Synagogue @ Waterloo Street

Along Waterloo Street, there lies a building which is a place of worship for the Jewish community in Singapore. Built in 1878, it is the oldest synagogue in South-East-Asia where members of the Jewish community congregate to worship. Noticeably, you may have seen Jewish males wearing a headcovering. Known as the kippah, it is worn [...]

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Brain death

When a person is “brain dead”, does it clinically certifies that the person is already dead though the body is kept alive by life support systems that continue to maintain blood circulation? Here’s the position of the Catholic Church published in Zenit titled “Aid Clarifies Church’s Teaching on Brain Death – Vatican Spokesman Responds to [...]

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Go Out To The World

Here’s an event you may like to consider attending.

As part of Boys’ Town 60th Anniversary Celebrations, we are presenting the “Go Out To the World” concert by Chris de Silva. Chris is the first Singaporean artiste-songwriter to be signed with the GIA label. He has launched 2 albums “Images of Love” in 2006 and “One [...]

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Organ transplant – Donation or Trade?

The recent case of kidney-trading have caused much buzz in the media, forums and blogsphere. Here’s a brief of the case from Channel News Asia dated July 12, 2008 titled “Another man charged in kidney-trading case”.
There were various views put forth. Some said it was okay given a free market – willing buyer, willing seller. [...]

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