Focus
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Vatican urges action and solidarity at COP 24 climate talks
Dec 22, 2018
The Holy See made an urgent call for “ambition, action and true solidarity” at the COP 24 climate talks currently underway in Katowice, Poland.
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Advent week three: Answering the call to joy
Dec 16, 2018
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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‘I shall say it again: Rejoice!’
Dec 16, 2018
What I love about the Advent season is that it captures the mixed reality of our lives. Our moments of joy and sorrow are often closely woven together
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Advent week two: Four ways to be more attentive this Advent
Dec 09, 2018
“Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas.
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Advent is the remedy to our spiritual crisis
Dec 09, 2018
Real faith grows when we have the humility and the honesty to profess what we really believe, to speak what we really know, and to stand before God and one another as we really are.
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The Loveliest Lullaby — Silent Night
Dec 02, 2018
Consider the catastrophe. A performance is expected, everything is set, anticipation runs high and then your organ breaks down on Christmas Eve.
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Advent week one — A new beginning
Dec 02, 2018
When the verses from Chapter 33 of the Book of Jeremiah are read as the first reading on the First Sunday of Advent this year, I will hear them in a new way.
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Dignity of the human person and ethical issues in genetics: A Catholic perspective
Nov 21, 2018
I recall, some years ago, receiving a phone call from a distraught couple. They had been married for many years but were not able to conceive a child
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Most people in a majority of countries believe that the death penalty is wrong
Nov 17, 2018
While it is impossible to conduct a global survey, evidence suggests that most people in a majority of countries believe that the death penalty is wrong, with this view particularly strong among Christians.
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Malaysia sets example by abandoning the noose
Nov 17, 2018
Malaysia’s decision to abandon the death penalty is winning praise and adds further momentum to a growing global trend that human rights advocates hope will spell an end to state-sanctioned killing.
Sunday Reflection
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Living Faith
Today’s reading speaks about faith and our response to faith. They begin with Abraham, the Father of Faith. Abraham was a prosperous man of his time, living in Ur, located in the fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
