Gebirah - Making It Easy To Do Good

THE HIDDEN CRY BEHIND FATHER'S DAY

A few weeks ago, during one of our humanitarian missions, a young boy ran across a dusty field the moment we arrived.

He wasn't running towards the sports equipment we had brought. He wasn't excited about the snacks. He wasn't even interested in the activities.

He simply wanted someone to notice him.

For the next hour, he stayed close by, helping me carry supplies, asking endless questions, laughing at jokes that were not particularly funny. When it was time for us to leave, he quietly asked, "Will you come back?"

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A MOMENT THAT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN

A little girl sat quietly in the corner of a refugee learning centre during one of our missions. She smiled whenever someone spoke to her, but she rarely spoke back. A volunteer later discovered that it wasn't because she was shy—she simply could not understand the language being taught.

Another child needed medical attention, but the nearest specialist was hours away.

An elderly woman living alone had no family to check on her.

A fisherman in a vulnerable coastal village received no warning that a storm was approaching until it was almost too late.

For most of history, we would have accepted these as tragic realities. We would have prayed, helped where we could, and moved on, knowing that many problems simply had no practical solution.

Today, that is no longer true.

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A MOMENT THAT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN | Tony Tan A MOMENT THAT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN A little girl sat quietly in the corner of a refugee learning centre during one of our missions. She smiled whenever someone spoke to her, but she rarely spoke back. A volunteer later discovered that it wasn't because she was shy—she simply could not understand t...

WHEN A PLAYING FIELD BECOMES A MISSION

Pope Leo XIV has chosen "For the Values of Sports" as his prayer intention for June 2026, reminding the world that sport should be "a school of fraternity, not of empty rivalry, a space of encounter, not exclusion, a path of peace, not violence."

He invites us to rediscover sport as a universal language that brings cultures together, unites peoples, and sows respect, solidarity, and personal growth.

In a world increasingly divided by war, politics, race, religion, and economics, a simple game can still achieve what speeches often cannot.

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WHEN A PLAYING FIELD BECOMES A MISSION | Tony Tan WHEN A PLAYING FIELD BECOMES A MISSION Pope Leo XIV has chosen "For the Values of Sports" as his prayer intention for June 2026, reminding the world that sport should be "a school of fraternity, not of empty rivalry, a space of encounter, not exclusion, a path of peace, not violence." He invites us....

CARRYING THE LIGHT TOGETHER: When Faith Becomes Mission At The Charis Gala Dinner

The ballroom felt different last friday evening.

Not because of the formal setting, but because of the people who filled the room.

Senior government leaders and missionaries from the field. Religious sisters who had spent decades among the poor shared tables with business leaders, philanthropists, professionals, and young volunteers. Clergy, benefactors, and members of Catholic organisations gathered not as separate groups, but as one community.

There was a quiet awareness in the air that something more than a dinner was taking place.

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THE WORKS THAT FOLLOW US INTO ETERNITY

It started, as many sacred things do, with a quiet knock on a door.

A widow stood there—grief pressed into her face like a weight she could no longer carry alone. Her husband had died suddenly in a factory accident. Three children waited at home. No savings. No safety net. No future she could see beyond survival.

And in that moment, a young priest named Fr. Michael McGivney felt something many of us feel when faced with suffering too large to fix: helplessness… followed by a refusal to accept that helplessness as the final answer.

That refusal would quietly change the world.

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THE WORKS THAT FOLLOW US INTO ETERNITY | Tony Tan THE WORKS THAT FOLLOW US INTO ETERNITY It started, as many sacred things do, with a quiet knock on a door. A widow stood there—grief pressed into her face like a weight she could no longer carry alone. Her husband had died suddenly in a factory accident. Three children waited at home. No savings. ...

THE TAXI THAT REFUSED TO DIE

Most cars never make it past 300,000 kilometers before someone decides they are no longer worth repairing.

When the repairs become expensive, when the engine begins struggling, when newer and shinier models appear, people move on. Scrap it. Replace it. Upgrade.

But one man in Greece refused to think that way.

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“SERVIAM IN THE STORM”: WHAT BLESSED GUADALUPE TEACHES US ABOUT FINDING GOD IN THE HIDDEN CORNERS OF HUMAN SUFFERING

The rain had not stopped for hours.

Inside a cramped shelter in Southeast Asia, a young refugee mother sat quietly beside her feverish child while volunteers distributed food, hygiene supplies, and basic necessities. One volunteer noticed that despite her exhaustion, the mother kept apologising for “being a burden.” She had lost her home, her country, and almost all hope, yet she still worried about troubling others.

That night, after the mission team finished packing supplies, one of our volunteers whispered, “How do people still smile after so much suffering?”

The answer did not come immediately. But perhaps Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri would have known exactly what to say.

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CHARIS Gala Dinner 22 May 2026

THE SCANDAL OF PLENTY: HUNGER IN AN AGE OF WASTE

Over the years, during our outreach missions and humanitarian work, I have come to realise that hunger often hides behind silence.

It is difficult to explain what hunger truly looks like unless you have stood close enough to see a child licking the last grains of rice from a plastic container, or watched a mother pretend she is not hungry so her child can eat slightly more.

Recently, Pope Leo XIV’s May 2026 prayer intention reminded Catholics around the world to pray “that no one might lack the food they need” and to rediscover gratitude, simplicity, and solidarity.

In another reflection connected to the Holy Father’s intention, the phrase that struck me most was this: “The real issue is not hunger and waste existing side by side. It is how easily we have learned to live as if that were normal.”

That is perhaps the tragedy of our modern world.

Not merely that hunger exists. But that we have slowly become desensitised to it.

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THE SCANDAL OF PLENTY: HUNGER IN AN AGE OF WASTE | Tony Tan THE SCANDAL OF PLENTY: HUNGER IN AN AGE OF WASTE Over the years, during our outreach missions and humanitarian work, I have come to realise that hunger often hides behind silence. Sometimes it is the homeless elderly man who quietly queues for a hot meal without making eye contact because shame has....