Kelly Tan  Jesus told two simple yet profound parables: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has…

2 Jan 2023 I was thrilled by the twists and turns of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France. The match began with Lionel Messi converting Argentina’s first penalty kick, followed shortly by a goal from Ángel…

I desire to spend my birthdays with my maker in a retreat. As I could not go at the end of last year, I reminisced about my retreat in Peter Canisius House in Pymble, New South Wales, Australia, last year;…

Picture of Salvator Mundi In the documentary, The Lost Leonardo, a New Orleans auction house sold a painting, ‘Salvator Mundi’, for $1,175 to Alexander Parish. Parish is a sleeper hunter who recognizes unvalued paintings by better artists that the auction…

The mark of ashes on my forehead on Ash Wednesday reminded me of my mortality and need for repentance and forgiveness. Concurrently, I recalled the recent funeral of Auntie Tessie, witnessing her coffin wheeled to the furnace in the crematorium and…

“A lump has shown up in your mammogram and the ultrasound confirmed it.” I doubt anyone ever expects these words to be said to them, yet they were said to me here.  The doctor proposed a keyhole procedure to remove the lump to…

I was thrilled by the twists and turns of events in the World Cup Football Final 2022 between Argentina and France, beginning with Messi’s first penalty kick and followed shortly by a goal to the credit of Di Maria. I…

During a recent trip to the nature park, I experienced photo shooting with a macro lens for the first time. In my usual ‘blur’ self, I signed up not knowing that the subjects were mainly insects, and my heart sank a…