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May they all be One
Sep 20, 2020
On Sept 16 we celebrated Malaysia Day. This time it was under the cloud of the coronavirus, an economic downturn and political upheaval.
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Moving beyond mistakes and weaknesses
Sep 19, 2020
The excusable doesn’t need to be excused and the inexcusable cannot be excused.
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What is the minimum that workers should be paid?
Sep 13, 2020
The official minimum wage: RM1,200/ month Employers should not pay their workers less than the minimum wage. But it happens, especially for unskilled work, eg certain restaurant staff and cleaners. And not a few of these workers do not have retirement savings (EPF) or accident insurance cover (Socso).
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Mystical experience and everyday people
Sep 12, 2020
In the popular mind mysticism is misunderstood badly. We tend to identify mysticism with what’s extraordinary and paranormal, and see it as something for the spiritual elite. For most people, mysticism means spiritual visions and ecstatic experiences which take you outside of normal consciousness.
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Trials and tribulations
Sep 06, 2020
This Merdeka and Malaysia Day, celebrations seem a little more subdued. How is it possible to celebrate wholeheartedly when so many people around the world have been hit by the coronavirus, when so many have perished?
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The last temptation
Sep 05, 2020
The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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What if Jesus walked the world today?
Aug 29, 2020
The Temple in Jerusalem also functioned as a major bank or premier financial institution.
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The invitation to courage
Aug 29, 2020
Courage isn’t one of my strong points, at least not one particular kind of courage.
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1.8 … This changes everything
Aug 22, 2020
Something happened over the last few years which has slipped largely unnoticed.
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Pornography and the Sacred
Aug 22, 2020
The ancient Greeks had gods and goddesses for everything, including a goddess of Shame called Aidos. Shame for them meant much more than it normally means to us.
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Sunday Reflection
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Justice and Mercy
Human Resources would not have been happy with that landowner. Sometimes, it seems that Human Resources does not want to come out on the side of generosity. I remember a time that we wanted to pay an employee extra for work on a particular project. We were told that we could not do this unless we re-adjusted that employee’s pay scale for all his work.
