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Healing ourselves, healing a broken world

Mar 29, 2020

The pandemic has shown us the importance of rebuilding social solidarity, which for decades has been weakened by neoliberal capitalism.
An alternate expression of love and trust

Mar 29, 2020

“More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it.” The prophet Jeremiah wrote those words more than 2,500 years a
Coronavirus pandemic should make us reflect on what really matters

Mar 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic should make us take stock of what really matters in our lives.
Judgement day

Mar 21, 2020

We all fear judgement. We fear being seen with all that’s inside us, some of which we don’t want exposed to the light.
Den of thieves: When religious elites manipulate politics

Mar 14, 2020

Jesus was no stranger to religious leaders getting tangled up with politics. In fact, he reserved his harshest criticism for the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy.
Jean Vanier – revisited

Mar 14, 2020

The revelations about Jean Vanier shook me deeply, but not to my core because at our core, when we touch it, we know that no one, except God, is good, at least with a goodness that has no imperfections.
Injustice, wickedness will not flourish

Mar 05, 2020

At a critical moment for us in Malaysia last Sunday, the Gospel reading was that of Jesus being tempted at the start of his mission.
Our congenital complexity

Mar 05, 2020

The renowned spiritual writer, Ruth Burrows, begins her autobiography with these words: “I was born into this world with a tortured sensitivity. For long I have puzzled over the causes of my psychological anguish.”
Political turmoil grips Malaysia

Mar 01, 2020

As I write this on Monday Feb 24, Malaysia is gripped in political turmoil, with all sorts of political manoeuvrings and jostling for power.
Speaking with authority

Mar 01, 2020

We are growing ever more distrustful of words. Everywhere we hear people say, “That’s just talk! That’s nothing but empty words!”