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Struggling for sustenance
Jan 18, 2019
We all struggle to not give in to coldness and hatred. This was even a struggle for Jesus. Like the rest of us, he had to struggle, mightily at times, to remain warm and loving.
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Poverty, chastity and obedience in a secular age
Jan 12, 2019
Cardinal Francis George was once asked what he thought of the radical pacifism of people like Dorothy Day and Daniel Berrigan, prophetic figures who b
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The war against trees
Jan 11, 2019
Sometimes it seems we are engaged in a war against trees. In our quest for ‘development’ at all costs, often it is trees that are sacrificed – for construction projects, logging, highways, property development, industrial development.
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We need to be challenged
Jan 04, 2019
“We need to challenge our world towards a more responsible sexual ethos. We’ve lost our way!” Wonderful, needed challenges, all of them.
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The Long Wait, the Miracle of May 9… the Unfinished Journey
Dec 22, 2018
At the end of the year, we have a new government firmly in place – and despite the worst fears of some of us, nothing awful happened during regime change; the country is still at peace.
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Outside the city
Dec 22, 2018
God, it seems, favours the powerless, the unnoticed, children, babies, outsiders, and refugees with no resources or place to go.
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After anti-ICERD rally, how to allay old insecurities
Dec 14, 2018
After anti-ICERD rally, how to allay old insecurities
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Are jitters ahead of Umno-Pas rally justified?
Dec 07, 2018
The Umno-Pas rally on December 8 has been a talking point for some weeks. The rally is being held to “celebrate” the government’s backing down from ra
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A lesson in a parking lot
Dec 06, 2018
Our natural instincts serve us well, to a point. They’re self-protective and that’s healthy too, to a point. Let me explain.
Sunday Reflection
Taken, Blessed, Broken and Given
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord. In today’s Gospel, we come upon one of the many accounts of Jesus multiplying food for the people.
