Liturgy
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Mercy, joy and the nearness of God
People arrive at liturgy seeking love and mercy but leave without feeling them. The gap between what the words intend and what worshippers experience raises an urgent question: what is the liturgy actually revealing about the God we gather to meet?
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Fake symbols lead to fake worship?
Bread is baked. Wafer is boiled. No one would serve a communion host alongside soup at a dinner table. The gap between what we call ‘bread’ and what we actually use reveals how far convenience has drifted from the gospel’s original gesture.
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The words we pray shape who belongs in the Church
The language used in Catholic worship is not a neutral tool — it actively shapes who feels seen, welcomed, and addressed by God. When liturgical words no longer resonate with the lived experience of the assembly, the Church’s ability to gather all the baptised is quietly undermined.
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Juxtapositions: Lent, liturgy and life
From Ash Wednesday dispensations to Ramadan night bazaars and Iranian strike headlines, this Lent in Singapore refused to stay tidy. Fifteen days of overlapping seasons, obligations, and emotions came to the liturgy — and were held together without any of them being erased.
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From the Upper Room to the rule book
When “rubrical correctness” becomes the ultimate measure of faith, the celebrating Body of Christ is left behind. We examine the rise of self-appointed observers and their impact on the local parish experience.
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Restorationism divides
Restorationism promises clarity where ambiguity dominates. It offers programmes, pipelines, and reforms. But the Gospel teaches something scandalous: God scatters seed recklessly, trusts mixed fields, and reserves judgment for harvest. Control is not the language of faith.
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Marking the rhythms of human life and Christian spirituality
As winter wanes and spring approaches, Lent invites us to revive our spiritual rhythms through prayer and reflection. This season offers both individuals and communities a chance to align their inner lives with the natural turning of the earth toward renewal.
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What 600 million Pentecostals know about worship that we’ve forgotten
Where people found healing, story, song, and embodied gesture—where they encountered transcendence through colorful devotions, Marian piety, and the communion of saints—faith flourished. Pentecostalism’s worldwide explosion offers clear evidence: people hunger for mystery, not explanations; for symbols, not signs; for mythos, not merely logos.
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Global South shut out again: Synod’s liturgy team under fire
Reactions to the new Synod liturgy working group focus heavily on diversity. With limited involvement from the Global South, the dominance of clergy and few women represented, many suggest the credibility of the group’s synodal aims is weakened.
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Liturgy needs a living voice, not a frozen page
Worship often sounds more written than spoken, as if directed at God rather than spoken with God. Liturgy that stays on the page risks sounding noble but distant. Translation is not imitation but incarnation.
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