The Bright Side

Jacinta is a mother of two baptised children, who have stopped going to Church. She shares how she balances the need to surrender and trust in God to bring her sons back to the faith and how she makes the effort to introduce them to faith activities in the Church.

CatholicSG Radio's presenters together with 3 listeners share their highlights and challenges in 2022, giving thanks to God for His blessings!

Dominique Nelson recently completed her 6-week marriage preparatory course with her fiancé, Ian. She shares some of the things that went on in the course, some pleasant surprises, and also facing issues like finances and in-laws as part of the bigger equation to the biggest commitment of one’s life— marriage.

Cassandra Seow talks about work challenges, and how she has had to adapt to new people and surroundings as well as a different work culture. She shares how she navigates through these challenges, and how God always reminds her that the difficult people she works with are still children of God to be treated with love and dignity.

Julianne recently presented at the Young Stewards Conference, and empowered her participants with her determination and passion for life, thanks to her battle and survival with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. On our programme, she shares her fears, her surrender, and her miracle.

Our Kenny Ngo recently received an unexpected call to become a godfather to a boy he'd never met. Unlike most godparents who get to know the person first, and then decide whether this role is suitable, Kenny's decision-making process was cut short because the boy's baptism was to happen in a week!

Kenny shares how his 'yes' had similarities to St Joseph's, who said yes to become Jesus’ foster father, even though there was much uncertainty in living out his parental role. On the bright side, Kenny reckons that saying yes does trigger spiritual reflection, resolve, and a turning to God to for the grace needed to become a spiritual role model.

Life coach Delphine Ang believes that every feeling is a friend. It is on that basis that she developed a deck of cards to help individuals - including children - name and tame their emotions. These cards are also designed to help people realise that seemingly insignificant emotions are the actual reasons for fear and discomfort, which can in turn manifest in disharmony in one's relationships with others.

Ophthalmologist Dr Gerard Nah speaks about different eye diseases as well as how we can care for our eyes. He also shares his journey of what inspired him to specialise in eye care.

Johannes took a 180 degree turn in his career as a digital journalist, and responded to God’s call to serve as a youth pastoral associate. He shares his journey, and how a lot more is needed to ensure the youth find their voice in the Catholic Church.

Vivianna Wou is a Catholic certified nutritionist. She shares her knowledge of how diet plays a huge role in not just weight loss, but curing certain chronic medical conditions where medicinal drugs fail.