Prayers

All Saints’ Day, also known as The Feast of All Saints, commemorates all those who have died and are now in Heaven. Generally, November 1, The Solemnity of All Saints, is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church. The word “Saint” often refers to those men and women whom the Catholic Church has […]

Our parents play the most significant role in our life. According to the theory of the Stages of Psychosocial Development by Erik Erikson, parents are our significant others during the first two stages. During the psychosocial crisis between trust and mistrust and between autonomy and shame, our parents helped us to seek hope and will.

When was the last time you argued with your parents? Why? Perhaps you wanted to buy something or do something, but they rejected you. You might think they are just too mean to say no to whatever you want to do. Or they just lack confidence in you and are just being over-protective. But is

At the time, the writer of the story was 14 years old, his mother had suddenly become very ill; she had frequent medical and mobility difficulties, she literally couldn’t support herself. The writer thought she was invincible and would just get over it. His mother battled the illness for two year without ever being admitted

Have you ever consciously thought about your parents? Do you remember the last thing they said to you before you came to school this morning? Their facial expression? Their tone of voice? Let me give you a chance to do that now. Place your feet shoulder width apart. Close your eyes. Relax your shoulders. I

Do you know why October is the month of the rosary? On 7th of October 1571, Turkey was a strong country with a mighty fleet, they possess the most powerful navy in the world, attempting to dominate the entire Europe and destroy the Catholic Church and the religion. Their navy had between 12,000 to 15,000

What is love? It’s an abstract concept isn’t it? To love your parents, you must act, you can’t just tell your parents that you love them, you should show them with your actions. Let me tell you a story of loving your parents. One evening, a son took his father to a high-class restaurant. After

“When and where you are born, what your parents did for a living, and what the circumstances of your upbringing were made a significant difference in how well you do in the world.” Malcom Gladwell once said that in the book “Outliers”. Our parents play a huge role in our lives, they gave birth to

Once a son used to live with his mother. They were poor and could earn just to manage their needs. Mother had only one eye and because of that, son used to think of her as an embarrassment. One day when Mother went to son’s school, everyone in school laughed at him and taunted about

Who is your best friend? Your classmate? A friend you knew for decade? On Chung Yeung Festival last week, I told my son that I was going to visit his Grandpa who “lived in” far far away. He was curious that I also have father at first, then he shared an interesting idea with me: