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Three issues to watch out for in the run-up to the general election
Apr 20, 2018
As the election approaches, some of us may have made up our minds; others are still reflecting and pondering over their choice
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Reasons to believe in God
Apr 19, 2018
Today, belief in God is often seen as a naiveté. For many, believing in God is like believing in Santa and the Easter Bunny, nice, something for the kids, a warm nostalgia or a bitter memory, but not something that’s real, that stands up to hard scrutiny and, indeed, stands up to the dark doubts that sometimes linger below the surface of our faith.
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2018 general election: Discerning before we vote
Apr 13, 2018
Now that we are fast-approaching election day, it is time for us to evaluate the various parties, their manifestos and their candidates.
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When time stands still
Apr 12, 2018
The theory of relativity tells us that space and time are not what they appear to be. They’re relative, meaning that they don’t always function in the same way and they aren’t always experienced in the same way. Time can stand still.
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Putting God on trial
Apr 06, 2018
In both our piety and our agnosticism, we sometimes put God on trial and, whenever we do that, it’s we who end up being judged. We see that in the Gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus, particularly in John’s Gospel.
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In outcry over anti-fake news bill, the question ‘what is truth?’ is still relevant
Apr 06, 2018
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been caught up in a public outcry over plans to introduce an anti-fake news bill in Parliament.
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Our need to pray
Mar 28, 2018
Unless you somehow have a foot outside of your culture, the culture will swallow you whole.
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Resurrection: Freeing God from ‘captivity’ for a new life, a new world
Mar 28, 2018
God refused to be held ‘captive’ any longer by human agency and the Holy Spirit was unleashed across the world.
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The ups and downs of faith
Mar 23, 2018
The poet, Rumi, suggests that we live with a deep secret that sometimes we know, then not, and then know again.
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As the Church grapples with the role of women, Mary Magdalene refuses to be silenced
Mar 23, 2018
As the Church wrestles with the role of women in its ranks, a new film on Mary Magdalene by Garth Davis is hitting the screens around the world.
Sunday Reflection
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherds
Good shepherds are hard to find. A good shepherd has to recognise the value of the sheep. A good shepherd has to be willing to take risks to protect the sheep. A good shepherd has to care.
