Category: Catholic
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“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
On a recent morning, I captured this image of the early light shining through the stained glass window of one church and landing right among the pews in front of the icon of Christ. This image made me think of the possibility of the Angels and Saints visiting and listening attentively to the Lord in […]
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Spring Cleaning on Ash Wednesday
It is a tradition to do a thorough “Spring Cleaning” prior to Chinese New Year. It is most auspicious to have a clean and organized house so as to have a great start for a New Year. I am thinking that, perhaps, Ash Wednesday will be a perfect day for Spring cleaning! I just read […]
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How quickly can you answer to “Do you know Jesus Christ?”
A good teacher once proposed the scenario where someone approaches me and asks, “Do you know Jesus Christ?” If you were confronted with this question, could you answer it as quickly as you would if someone asked if you know your mom or dad? I challenge you to answer the question! What would you […]
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How g(x) = 1/x expresses Matthew 16:24?
In Matthew 16:24, we have Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me… This actually explains Peter’s problem when he denied Jesus three times in the high priest’s courtyard following the arrest of Jesus. He was a righteous person […]
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Several Minutes of Silence
I felt privileged and blessed to have the opportunity to attend a sacred music concert at the newly rededicated St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in Toronto on September 30th, 2016. Articles about the restoration project of the Cathedral have been featured on all major newspapers. Reports on this beautiful sacred place in Toronto have been […]
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God answers in unusual ways
Have you ever asked God a question and have your question answered? Perhaps, I am one of the lucky ones. During my faith journey so far, I have had numerous “encounters” with God. I would like to record a few here. My former spiritual director said that one knows God not just through the usual […]
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What does Jesus Christ mean to you?
I can tell you what I do as a person. Perhaps, I can even tell you why I do certain things a certain way because I am a Catholic. However, it will be difficult for me to give a two -lines answer to the question “What does Jesus Christ mean to me?” to a non-Christian […]
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Studying Christology Mathematically
When I first considered taking the Certificate of Pastoral Ministry program at St. Peter’s Seminary, I had some doubts about how I might handle studying, what is in my mind, the “Arts” subjects. After all, I once spent 10 years at university studying Mathematics and I was sure that one would need different mind-sets for […]
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Motivation for being Catholic
It is interesting to read about the interview that Pope Benedict XVI gave in Oct 2015 that he was deeply concerned why any Christian should bother keeping up or where will be the motivation for missionary work, when document from Vatican II state that there can be salvation for all. Andrew Brown further wrote a piece […]
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Meeting my Dad in my Project
It has been a little while since I last spent some time on this website whyatbreakfast.com or organizing a breakfast talk. It’s not that I lost interest in learning about the Catholic faith and, therefore, this website. On the contrary, I wish to learn so much more about the Catholic faith and church teachings that […]