Susie Hii

St Luke painting the Crucifixion artwork

Spending time at the foot of the Cross

6 February 2018 EH

When I was young, during Lent, every Friday, I went to church and took part in the Stations of the Cross with the congregation, feeling deep sorrow for Jesus. As I grew older, I became afraid of the Cross.

Prayer blog: The Treasure Within

2 August 2017

A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by.

Prayer blog: Doubts and Delusions

15 June 2017

I once heard a psychiatrist say that people who believe in God have a delusion. I felt sorry for him that he does not have faith in God.

My mother’s story

24 May 2017 EH

My mother, Angela Yong, passed on to us the most enduring gift – faith. She had inherited her faith from the British nuns who looked after her in a children’s home.

Prayer blog: Hope

8 December 2016

My mother died about a month ago, on 26 October, 2016. On the news recently, we heard of the tragic deaths of young people from meningococcal meningitis, one of whom who had just finished high school. Others have even died from severe attacks of asthma during the storm in Melbourne. On top of all these, the news of the death of a friend's sister literally brought on an attack of dizziness. In the midst of this mental storm, I prayed for silence and stillness.

Prayer blog: The Rose That Never Fades

23 October 2016

A reflection on the feast of St Therese of Lisieux in the ‘Rose that never fades’.

Prayer blog: Loneliness

1 September 2016

I first heard of loneliness from the Dutch Catholic priest Henri Nouwen - in his books. Since then I have read many other people, priests, single and divorced people writing and talking about loneliness. People living on their own may feel particularly lonely because physically, there is no one around them. However, not everyone who is alone feels lonely, and when we are surrounded by people, we may still feel lonely. Being alone and being lonely are not synonymous.

Prayer blog: See how much Jesus loves you

6 August 2016

'Just give Jesus a chance to let you know how much he loves you.' I read those words in an email from a friend at about 10pm on 17 April, 2016. The words brought immediate tears to my eyes but I did not know why. Perhaps, I was feeling sad partly because I was leaving my immediate family to go to visit my mother the next day, and my ever-present fear of flying has been exacerbated by what happened to flights MH 17 and MH 370. All I knew was that I had to suppress them, or I would wake up the next morning with swollen, puffy eyes.

Prayer blog: The memory of the heart

1 July 2016

When I was a child, one of the prayers I said was prayer to St Joseph, patron saint of a happy death. Children don’t think of death but I learnt and said whatever prayer I was taught. As I remember it, the prayer goes, ‘O great St Joseph, patron of a happy death, pray for us and obtain for us the grace that we may die a happy death, as thou didst in the arms of Jesus and Mary, that we may receive Jesus before we die.’

Prayer blog: Do you love me?

29 March 2016

‘Do you love me?’ Jesus asked Peter three times, to Peter’s annoyance (John 21: 15- 17).

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