At the Table: Recent Episodes
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At the Table is a programme hosted by a bunch of young Catholic friends in Singapore. With each conversation, we celebrate the spirit of communion, the joy of homecoming, and the simple truth that there is always room for all at the table of the Lord. Follow the team on Instagram at @atthetable.sg
If you found out that you only had 24 hours left to live, how would you live life differently?
Join Daryl, Nic Ng and Nic Law as they get down for the last episode of the season, on death! We know it sounds like a morbid episode 🙊 but we promise you, it’s not! The hosts talk about the meaning of death, grieving and final goodbyes, and the ultimate aim of our one precious life. 🫀
Memento Mori, friends. Perhaps keeping our eyes on death, does indeed free us to truly live LIFE! 🤍🤍
Challenge of the week!
How can I live my life more for the Lord? Do I recognise that every decision I make now has cosmic impact on generations to come?
It has been an amazing Season 4 with all of you, and thank you pals for joining us At the Table. If our podcast has blessed you, let us know on Instagram! @atthetable.sg 🥰🥰
Is family a place where you can be your TRUE self? Do you feel like your family’s Golden Child or perhaps the Problem Fixer?
Yep, in this house we are STILL talking about Bruno!!!! 🎤🎵 In this episode, join Joel, Nicole and Joanna as they DEEP DIVE into Disney's ENCANTO and reflect on finding freedom in our families. We talk about the roles we often play, the narratives of brokenness and healing, and God's desire for reconciliation and restoration in the family. Join us as we break into song and tears in this super fun episode!!!
Challenge of the episode!
What are some little actions of love you can show your family today?
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS is a Christmas vacay turned whirlwind romance turned fairytale wedding turned happily ever after… Is that too much to ask??😫❤️💚⛄️ Besties, it’s THAT TIME OF THE YEAR again… where the mistletoe and cringey Christmas romcoms abound. Amidst the flurry and fantasy of this magical time, we remember our ONE TRU LUV Jesus 👼✝ who is the reason for the season, and who shows us the reality of total, faithful love in His mission to come down and save us ❤️🌟Join Gretel, Nic and Michy as they ponder this mystery through loads of giggles, embarrassing teenage romance stories, and YOUR very own sharings of what true love has looked like for you (THANK YOU so much for submitting!!!!🥲💖🙏)
Challenge of the week!
Reflect how the elements of true love can be strengthened or received in your life now! 💪
Hello and welcome to the #BROMANCE episode!! 🫡
Are you a Lone Ranger ™, i.e. a man who acts alone/is without community? 👨🏽🌾 Do you find yourself silently comparing yourself to other men and struggling to be vulnerable with your brothers? 🚩What does brotherhood mean to you?
Join us this episode as hosts Daryl, Joel and guest 🌟 Jonathan talk about the male ego and its pitfalls, accountability and true acceptance and the ultimate gift of brotherhood.
“As men, we need other men in our lives. There are some things that only men can do for other men.” - Daryl
Challenge of the week!
Ponder on the words, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Go to prayer and if a name comes to mind, reach out to the brother and reconnect. 🤝
OnlyFans🦵🏽, Self-sabotage🫀, EROS💋and…. cervical mucus💦 ?? ??
Yep, all in one episode! 😂😂😂 Join us as our (passionately female) hosts Gretel, Nic Ng and guest 🌟 Rebekah marvel at the wonder of woman and unpack the many ways we have distorted and rejected the feminine gift. Woman; the crescendo of creation, pearl of the Father, bearer of life…how many of us actually believe this and live out this truth? ❤️
With women's gifts of beauty, emotion, maternity, sensitivity, our world is surely more colourful and alive! 🥰 Dear sisters, we celebrate you and hope you enjoy this episode!
“Too often, though, the beauty that is thrust upon us is illusory and deceitful, superficial and blinding… It is a seductive but hypocritical beauty that rekindles desire, the will to power, to possess, and to dominate others… Authentic beauty, however, unlocks the yearning of the human heart, the profound desire to know, to love, to go towards the Other, to reach for the Beyond.”
Pope Benedict XVI, Meeting with Artists 2009
Challenge of the episode!
(For sisters) How can I live out my womanhood more fully?
(For brothers) How can I help sisters to embrace their womanhood?
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‘Like this post to MANIFEST $20,000 into ur bank account….🛎💸💸’
Ever wished $20,000 could just magically appear in your bank account?💰 Seen this ~ ✨manifesting ✨~ trend on tiktok and don’t quite know what to make out of it? Look no further, we gotchu fam! Nic Ng, Nic Law and Ann muse all about manifesting, what it tells us about desire and the human heart, and how true surrender and freedom is found in trusting God with everything. 🥰
From all kinds of manifesting mEMEs (@capybara.affirmations we love u 🐿🌝💜💜) to cai fan to biblical declarations💒, this episode will bring you to many unEXpEctEd places - often like what God does with us when we give Him permission to take the wheel!!!
Challenge of the episode!
What have you been trying to “manifest” in your life (control using your own effort)? What would it look like to surrender that to God?
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Broken wings don’t mean you can’t learn to fly again ~~ 🎤👼🏻
Wounded hearts. Painful pasts. It's hard to accept, but we all have them, we all struggle. This episode, Daryl, Gretel and Mich go deep into the stories of their wounds and their journey with God to a place of breakthrough. If you're tired of scrubbing away at your imperfections, if you're yearning to be free from what holds you back from wholeness, then this episode is perfect for you ❤️
“We can try to limit suffering, to fight against it, but we cannot eliminate it. (...) It is not by sidestepping or fleeing from suffering that we are healed, but rather by our capacity for accepting it, maturing through it and finding meaning through union with Christ, who suffered with infinite love.”
Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi, 37
Challenge of the episode!
What is one area in your life that needs God's love? Be vulnerable with someone you trust or someone of authority and bring it to the light.
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... and we are BACK!! It's been too long bestie!!! ❤️🩹❤️🩹 and boy are we glad to be here with you 🤩
This season, we're BREAKING FREE to delve deep into the mystery of freedom ✝️ What does Freedom really mean? What do you do when being Catholic feels like a bunch of rules... 😤 and all you can think about is Rebellion......😳💨
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom! Join our incredible anchors Daryl and Nicole as they explore the true meaning of freedom and how we can live freely as children of God 🥳🥳🥳
Freedom is yours, bestie! Will you choose to live in His freedom today?
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Besties, we have ARRIVED. Here’s our last episode of season 3!!! 😍😍
How does a girl feel if a guy calls her 'bro'? Why do girls hold hands?? What do girls find most attractive in guys???…..and other random questions…..👠
This fun episode is ALL ABOUT THE GALS from a brother’s perspective. Dan, Bea and Ann tackle the brothers’ girl-related questions with their honest answers 🤷🏻♀️ we hope you enjoy this episode and have as much fun with it as we did! 🏄🏻
We’ll be taking a break after this season to rest & pray & recharge and will see you when we’re back :)❤️❤️ If you have thoughts on what you’d like to see next season, or just want to be friends, we’d LOVE to hear from u!
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If you're reading this at 3am, and your Google calendar is packed from morning to midnight with more colours than a double rainbow... this episode is for you 😶😶😶
Not gonna lie, this episode was one big call out 🥵🥵🥵 but PRAISE be to Jesus who has CALLED US OUT of our purposeless busyness and into intentional FREEDOM, who shows us how to give our time, efforts, and hearts with love (including self-love!) 🧡 Join Dan, Michi and Ann as they get real about the pressure of productivity, the pains of being a #girlboss (or #guyboss), and the toxic need to constantly hustle.
Friend, we are made for MORE than just dragging ourselves from one sleepless night to another. The Lord is inviting you to sit in peace with Him - so make that tea, give yourself a beach day, sit in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Get yourself that spiritual rest!
Challenge of the episode! How can you live out Sacred Stillness in your week?
“I just want chocolates on Valentine’s Day… and someone to hold hands with…” #canrelate #sobs 👉🏻👈🏻🍫💐
Ahhhh, nothing like the holiday season to remind us of the pain of being ‘single’. 🥲 For some of us, our singlehood can often feel like one big agonising, beautiful, hot MESS! But what if there was something more to this pain? What if we actually believed that God doesn’t just want us to survive but THRIVE as a single person? Get ready to get REAL with Dani, Joel and Nic Ng as they share their experience of singlehood, call out unhelpful thoughts and behaviours related to the season, and get practical on how we can live out singlehood with freedom and joy. ❤️
Challenge of the episode!
What is one practical way you can own your singlehood?
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IT'S....CHRISTMAS!!!! 🎅⛄️🎄🥳 what a season of joy, celebration, and love as we rejoice in our Saviour's birth!
And what better way to celebrate... than with CHRISTMAS TRIVIA??? (clearly this was Joel's idea 🤪🤪🤪) Who invented gingerbread men? What happened on the eight day of Christmas? And just how many Christmas movies do we watch??
O Come All Ye Trivia Fans! Join us this episode as we dive into the wonderland of Christmas carols, holiday movies, nativity scenes and festive feasts. Blessed Christmas dear friends!! 💚❤️💚❤️
Dear friend,
How are you? Really.
In this age of filters and virtual backgrounds, it's easier to cover up rather than admit that we are not ok. But friend, there is no shame in admitting we need help. This episode, our lovely friend Naomi shares her courageous story of walking through the valleys of mental health challenges. We remember that hope is found in the darkest places, that the burden is easier when shared, and that every small victory is worth celebrating.
Dear friend, if you are struggling, you are truly not alone. Do not be afraid to let Jesus and others into your journey!
If you or anyone you know need support, check out the following resources:
💙National Care Hotline 1800-202-6868
💙 Clarity Singapore https://www.caritas-singapore.org/clarity-singapore-limited-clarity/
Please also note that this episode mentions the topics of depression, anxiety, and suicide. Do listen with your prayerful discretion 💛
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….aaand we’re back with part 2 of our conversation on Vocation, with the one and only Friar Derrick Yap, OFM!
Once upon a time, Joel thought that answering God’s call meant spending 3 hours in prayer every day, giving up Lady Gaga songs and (gasp) listening to Gregorian Chants all the time. (No shade on anyone who does this tho - good on you!!!!) In this episode, Friar Derrick, Joel and Daryl speak into the misconception that following your vocation necessarily means giving up the joys of life, and the fundamental truth that vocation is about listening to the voice of Love. For anyone discerning your purpose in life, or just wanting to understand vocation more, this is a jam-packed ep not to be missed!
This episode covers:
🌟 Learning to receive your vocation as a gift to be unravelled
🌟 The importance of finding a mentor to discern with you, and how that can be healing
🌟 “If God really cared about me, why won’t He just give me what I want?”
🌟 The purpose of suffering and sacrifice in the context of vocation
🌟 How to trust the ‘slow’ work of God in an instant-answer world
…. And MORE!
If you haven’t caught part 1, we encourage you to do so before listening to part 2!! ❤️
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VOCATION. 😳‼️
As young Catholics, this word can legit t r i g g e r all kinds of big emotions and questions. What does God want me to do with my life? Is there just one plan that I have to follow? Arrrghh God can you pls just speak clearly to me???!! 😫
This week we welcome our FIRST EVER GUEST 🔥🔥 at the table, Friar Derrick Yap OFM!!! Joel and Daryl speak with Friar Derrick about the meaning of vocation, what Beyoncé can teach us about listening to God, and the way real life reveals where we are called to love. This episode’s a major treat for sure!!!🍩🌟
p.s. this is the first part of a two episode special on vocation - the guys will continue their convo on the next episode,,,, stay tuned! 😍
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Hands up 🖐 if you've ever found yourself sleepless at 3am, overthinking about what people think of you. The pain is real😰😰
This episode, join Mich, Nic Law and Dan as they dive right into another new buzzword of the century - Imposter Syndrome - and suss out what's REALLY behind the desire to "fake it till you make it." Friend, there is beauty in the becoming, and the Lord meets us right where we are. May you rest in that truth today!
Challenge of the episode!
What is one way you can be real with someone this week? In what area of your life do you need to #getreal?
Real men don’t cry? Should men be Alpha? And why do bad boys get all the girls?! Ohhhh boy! 🤪
This episode, Joel, Daryl and Nic Ng go spelunking into the man cave in search of the elusive masculine heart. We open up about our experiences with unhealthy masculine norms, and talk about the vision of holy, integrated masculinity as modelled by our main man Jesus Christ. Listen in and tell us what u think!! 🌝
“Men, we need to grow more in confidence. Be confident in who you are as a man. The objective truth is that you are man enough. God has made you YOU, and that is GOOD. ” Daryl
Fr Mike Schmitz “The Marks of a True Christian Man” https://youtu.be/M7VkO9tNB5w
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Friends, adulting is TUFF😵🙃🙅♀ It can be crazy trying to navigate these unchartered waters of major decisions and life transitions - but we are not meant to make it through alone. Join Joel, Nic Law and Joanna as we bemoan the complexities of income tax, share how our faith grows as we do, and dwell in the reminder that Jesus is faithful, constant, and good even amidst our changing circumstances 💛
Challenge of the episode!
What is one struggle you face amidst adulting, and how can you respond to that?
WE'RE BACK! Welcome to Season 3 dear friends, rest assured the wait has been worth it 🙌 And on the note of waiting, guess what this episode is all about? Join Joel and Dani as they share more about owning our seasons, trust and anticipation, and what it means to wait on God.
Challenge of the week!
What is the one uncertainty you would like to wait better on?
What's so great about St Joseph? Spoiler: EVERYTHING!! It's Joel and Joanna back again for the season wrap up 🎁 and Father's Day special! This episode is all about fathers - God the Father, St Joseph, dad jokes, and Disney's The Mandalorian. Say what?? We share the struggles and joys of journeying with St Joseph, and how he reflects God's fatherhood to us. Dear friend, whether you feel like the favoured child or an orphan out in the cold, know this: you will always have a Father who will welcome you home. Join us on this last episode and know that you are SO loved ❤️
Challenge of the week!
Identify and give thanks for the father figures in your life ✨
Check out Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter Patris Corde:
https://cr.catholic.sg/patriscorde
Here’s a secret for you: homegirls (and homebois) are WOUNDED — and that’s totally okay. In this episode, Mich, Dani, and Joel speak into what it means to come face to face with our brokenness, and in fact to embrace that brokenness and allow it to become the channel for our healing. We don’t need fixing, dear friends — but God himself reveals that wounds can be made beautiful; for in Him, weakness becomes strength.
Lord, help us to become better stewards of our brokenness!
Challenge of the week!
Where are the places in your life that need healing? Invite God to dwell in those places.
Into the unknown is where we’re often called to go but we all know it brings about a lot of fear and change. To all you FROZEN II fansss ✨ out there, this is an episode you wouldn’t want to miss!!! Nic Ng, Jo and Mich gush over their favourite Frozen II moments, how our battle with fear belongs to the Lord, and the beautiful truth that it IS enough to just “do the next right thing.”
p.s. stay till the end for a very special bonus track from the girls!!!!
Challenge of the week!
Bring one fear to the Lord. Dream what Freedom could look like for you.
Happy freedom!!
Do you see the world around you in full colour or are things starting to appear grayscale? Joel invites Nic Law and Mich to reflect on the disposition of wonder and the creative heart of the Divine Artist, as we round off the mini-series on Saint John Paul II's Letter to Artists. Friends, may we never lose our ability to marvel and rejoice as we search for “epiphanies of beauty” in our ordinary circumstances.
Challenge of the week!
Where in your life have you lost the sense of wonder? What will you do to reclaim it?
Check out our fav #catholiccreatives on insta
Michelle (@overbundantgrace)
Nic Law (@nou_rishthesoul/@nicannlaw_)
Wonder by Hillsong Worship
https://open.spotify.com/track/3vHJGrzLg4cr6LqevVi5Jr?si=xfteOt0kSwK4NVUB5hOkvg&utm_source=copy-link
Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists
http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists.html
“The beauty of created things can never fully satisfy. It stirs that hidden nostalgia for God.” (Pope John Paul II, Letter to Artists) Join Nic Law, Ann and Joel as we share about the “art attack man”, artist imposter syndrome, happy accidents and the role of beauty in our lives as artists and as co-creators with God.
Challenge of the week!
What is one act of creation that you have been holding off?
Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists: http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists.html
We all know that feeling when the Lent bootcamp’s over. Whether you’re fizzled out or bouncing in a new spiritual high, it's never too late to start anew! Join Jo, Nic Law and Bea as they chat about gym routines, growing your spiritual muscles, and taking major trust falls with the Lord of new life.
Challenge of the week~
What is one thing that you can do to restart or sustain your own spiritual journey?
Nic: Try out Visio Divina in prayer
Bea: Incorporate prayer as I exercise!
Jo: Renew wonder in the Sacraments
Crushes in catechism class? Heartbroken and friendzoned? Our feelings-driven culture can be so confusing at times but Jesus wants your FREEDOM. Joel, Daryl and Nic Ng share their personal experiences navigating the messy, wonderful world of male-female friendships, and how to guard your heart while you receive the gift. Tune in to this episode to hear it ALL!!! (sips tea)
Challenge of the week ~
Reflect on your friendships with the opposite sex. How do they bless you?
Friendship happens when both people have the good of the other in their hearts. The three gal pals Joanna, Nic and Bea are back this week to discuss good friendships, what holds us back from connecting with each other, and the ultimate best friendship - with Jesus Christ Himself.
p.s. prepare to be hit by lots of girly giggles and laughter in this episode (we couldn’t help ourselves!)
Challenge of the week!
Bea: Affirm and bless a long time friend.
Nic: Reach out to a distant friend, ask them out for coffee.
Jo: Be a friend to(!!) Jesus - love Jesus as how you would love a friend.
"I come to give you life, and life to the full" - John 10:10
It isn't always easy to believe this promise that Jesus has made to us. In our lowest moments, it may seem that He isn't really with us. Join Joanna, Dan and Daryl as we talk about spiritual dryness and discouragement, our experiences with it, how grace still always carries us through!
Challenge of the week!
Joanna: To talk to someone about my feelings and not bottle them up.
Danielle: To journal daily.
Daryl: To be more intentional in examining my day.
What does it mean to fall - and stay - in love with God? In this episode, Joanna and Joel discuss the poem "Fall in Love", rom-coms, spiritual highs, and a good dose of friendship trivia.
Challenge of the week ~
Encounter or express your love for God!
Jo’s challenge: Dive into the Word and affirm others with those truths.
Joel’s challenge: Spend quality time with someone without KPIs.
"Fall in Love" (https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/prayers-by-st-ignatius-and-others/fall-in-love/)
Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.
We present to you our very last episode of the year! This week, we recap the goodness of the Lord over the wild ride of season 1, and share what we’ll be praying for during this upcoming Advent.
Thank you for joining us at the table this year. You are most precious, deeply loved, highly favoured - and may God be with you in this blessed season. Till next time!
Is there only one fixed way of praying? Do we have to be ‘super holy’ to pray? Is prayer just a monologue, or does God actually speak to me, too? Join us as we unpack these questions and share our personal experiences with prayer!
“I’ve learnt different ways to grow closer to Jesus, and how to have that communication with Him… Prayer is communication, just to go to Jesus as we are and to speak to Him in different ways.” (Beatrice)
The world taunts us with imitations of true beauty but we can celebrate and rest in our uniqueness knowing that the One who formed beauty in the very beginning said that [we] are good. Join us as we contemplate together the original meaning of true beauty and how God invites us to illuminate this beauty into the world.
“We do not merely want to see beauty... we want something else which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” CS Lewis
In this episode, we talk about 5 Cs: Coffee in the time of Covid, and Christ in the Centre of our Community! Too often, we get lost in the daily grind... and then try desperately to self-medicate with methods that just weren’t made to heal. Even our favourite Kopi-C doesn’t cut it! We talk about allowing Jesus to be enough for us in this achievement-oriented world, and leaving our comfort zones to follow him.
“Sometimes we do need to take some time away from everything and not get too consumed. Living in the world and then out of it... And to also recall that Jesus is the greatest physician out there, sometimes we need a different kind of healing, that kind of healing that antibiotics cannot bring about.” (Nicole)
In this season of change, we may feel a sense of loss in our familiar routine and even question who we are and whose are we. Join us as we share how we cling to the only constant in our lives: Jesus!
“Even though we ask ourselves who am I, I think we really need to remember to also question WHOSE am I... Jesus Christ is the potter and I am the clay.” (Michelle)
This week, we open up about our struggles, frustrations, longings for the Eucharist but also the joys and graces of this season of “long-distance relationship” (LDR) with God. You also get to hear our first-hand experience going back to Mass after a really long while!
"I urge you with all the strength of my soul to approach the Eucharistic Table as often as possible. Feed on this Bread of the Angels from which you will draw the strength to fight inner struggles, the struggles against passions and against all adversities." Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Join us in this episode as we share about how the Lord uses our desires to bring us into deep communion and joy in life with Him.
“The fact that the Lord transforms and makes higher our desires is something really beautiful to me… The Lord does not work against my desires.” (Joel)
In this episode, we share our faith journeys and what sacredness can look like amidst the trials, tribulations, joys and blessings of our lives.
“[God] uses what we have, the sins, the failures, the imperfections; even in our deepest wounds He seeks to be glorified - and this is the beauty of living a life with Christ, to know that you are not alone. God is with us.” (Danielle)
In our first episode, we talk about how this podcast came to be, our friendship, and what being at the table means to us.
“I think of the table as a place like that… that is not complete until each of us are present. If I feel that bit of joy whenever I’m gathered together with people I love, that is just a small taste of the joy that is present when the Lord invites us to His table.” (Joanna)