Friday, July 16, 2004
What's that? To date I've met only 2 priests who were doctors before they chose to serve God as a pastor. A priest of Opus Dei from Hong Kong (whose name I cannot remember) and the second I met this Thursday evening at a mass and gathering of doctors and friends, which was celebrated at Justina's beautiful home.

Fr Leon Pereira, Dominican or the Order of Preachers.
 
Fr Leon left S'pore 15 years ago to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor at the Uni of Leeds. He graduated and started working as a house officer.  During his years spent in England, he had come into contact with the Dominicans (no, not the Republic of Dominica) at their various retreat houses, and considered himself akin to the spirituality of this particular Catholic order. Soon into his house officer years, he felt the call to become a religious, and after discernment and nudging from his Dominican friends, he said goodbye to his medical life and took the next step toward becoming another kind of healer.
 
The Order of Preachers, started by St. Dominic, is as its name implies, an order of articulate and intellectual religious. At a time when the Church was facing one of her greatest heresies; and only Bishop of the diocese was the pre-eminent preacher & homilist, St. Dominic felt the need for all priests to be effective and articulate preachers, so that they could address the questions of their people and provide ample rebuttal to the heretics (sounds familiar? heh).
 
As Fr Leon and his deacon friend shared their lives and thoughts on spirituality, one would not have thought that this same person used to throng the halls of RJC, or attend to patients at the ED.  They describe their spirituality as simplicity, just as God is, ironically, so simple that we cannot understand Him.
 
We had a sumptous spread for dinner and bantered the night away... abt ward work, ward gossip, church, family and corny jokes.  There were only 3 med students, Angela, Ian and myself; the doctors present included Chris Lien, Martin Chiu, Edward, Victor, Alfred, Cat, Adrian, Tim, Madeline, & Justina, our host.
 
 
wildcardChucky's brain blurted out on 11:37 PM



the brain.....
Chucky Leong
lowkun with a hx/o
- NVD 230979
- Good Shepherd Kindergarten
- Maris Stella Pri Kindergarten
- Maris Stella Pri '86-91 1B-6B
- Raffles Institution '92-95 1D,2D,3C,4C
- RI Tennis '92-95 - Silver,Silver,Silver,Bronze
- Raffles Voices '92-93
- Raffles Junior College '96-97 1S03C,2S03C - Ms Ho Poh Fun's class
- RJC Tennis '96-97 - Gold,Gold
- SAF 3SIR/ SAFSA Tennis '98-00
- NUS Medicine '00-05
- NUS Tennis '00-05
- Genesis II Choir '94-present
who now presents with multiple addictions to:
- blog
- Genesis IIChoir / Holy Fam!
- mugging
- slacking
- tennis


past thoughts.....
July 04 blurts
August 04 blurts
September 04 blurts
October 04 blurts
November 04 blurts
December 04 blurts
January 05 blurts
February 05 blurts
March 05 blurts
April 05 blurts
September 05 blurts
October 05 blurts
December 05 blurts
January 06 blurts
February 06 blurts

other brain .....

Alex / YC / Camper
Alex Tan / Camp Banyan
Andrew / YC / St David's
Andrew Fang / Medicine
Ann-Nee / YC
Anthony / GII / Nurse!
Are we there yet?
Brenda / GII / Landmine
Boon / Oxford Uni
Candice / YC
Cherie / GII / Netball
Chris Raj / GII / Soccer
Claire
Clara / GII / Softballer
Daniel / St David's
Daniel John / GII / Tenor
Darren Spruyt / GII / Sprutyson
Darryl / GII / daleong
Duane / GII / Elmo
Edwina / GII
Felicity
Fr Aloy
Geri
Glenn / GII / Swimmer
Greg / GII / Holy Drummer
Isabelle / GII / Violinist
Jason / YC / YF
Jazryl / GII / Punk
Jeremy Chai / GII / Rafflesian!
Joanna Cabodoc / GII / Tennis kaki
John Goh / SFX / SFXYC Lyanna / YC / Post-Con
Marcus / GII / Godson
Marissa / GII / Maestro
Michael / Servers / Kristokos / P&W
Natasha / GII / Dancer
Nicholas Tan / Servers / P&W
Nicolai / Leipzig Uni
Nicole / GII / mamabear
Noel Tan / YC / GII / the wet one
Peter / YC / Lector
Rhonda / GII / Netball
Samantha / GII / NPCC
Sarah Tan / YC
Sarah Yang / GII / Artist
Sharon / YC
Shannon / GII / Puss in boots
Stacy / GII / Rocker
Suelyn
Zachary / GII / Saxophonist
Holy Fam YC
Sub Rosa / Boon's Band


knock my brain.....


brain thanks.....
Jazryl Sim - chief architect


fellow thinktanks
Pooh Bear Medical School Notes
Orthoteers UK