Focus

Stand against incitement to hatred

Mar 16, 2019

I wish to commend Tan Sri Razali Ismail, chairman of the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), and Lawyers for Liberty executive director Latheefa Koya for speaking up against racism, hate speech and malicious misinformation about our supreme Constitution.
Retrouvaille a lifeline for hurting marriages

Mar 07, 2019

The Retrouvaille weekend was held again in Kuala Lumpur following a successful 1st Retrouvaille that was held in January 2018.
Retrouvaille helps couples in rocky marriages listen, talk, rebuild trust

Mar 07, 2019

Seven years ago, Jim and Jane were on their second marriage counsellor, and both were seriously considering divorce after almost 20 years as husband and wife.
Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience - ‘What have I failed to do?’

Feb 27, 2019

Pope Francis on Feb 23 led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on their failures in handling abuse within the Catholic Church.
Protection of Minors summit announces concrete commitments and initiatives

Feb 27, 2019

The Protection of Minors in the Church Meeting concluded with the announcement of concrete commitments and initiatives to protect children, and to com
From Evasion to Conversion: How Pope Francis Sees the Sex-Abuse Crisis

Feb 12, 2019

Pope Lowers Expectations for Next Month’s Sex Abuse Summit — the Associated Press headline may not have been heart-lifting, but it was fair.
A Dubai wall with 25,000 images of Jesus

Jan 19, 2019

While many would search online for wallpapers and images of Jesus Christ on special occasions like Christmas, this Indian expat has one of the largest collections of Christ’s images on the wall of his Dubai accommodation.
East and West Malaysia encouraged to work together

Jan 18, 2019

One theme that became a centrepiece of discussions at the Malaysian Catholic Clergy Assembly, and one that has become more and more in focus even within the Conference, is the phenomenon of the movement of our Catholic people from Sarawak and Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia.
Healthcare institutions are not to be run as a business, protect the person, not the profits

Jan 18, 2019

No to corporate mentality in Catholic health care facilities. No to treating life as “a private property”. No to the achievements of medicine and biotechnology that manipulate human existence.
My top ten books in spirituality for 2019

Jan 12, 2019

This year I restricted myself to focusing only on books that dealt explicitly with spirituality, notwithstanding some very fine novels and books on social commentary that I read in 2018.