Columns

  • The two kingdoms: A battle over words

    May 26, 2023

    When Jesus set forth in His ministry, He proclaimed a new kingdom. But talk of this kingdom confused even some of His close followers.

  • My Pentecost moment

    May 26, 2023

    On the second last day of my personal retreat earlier this year, my retreat director suggested that I spend the whole of that day anticipating the gift and presence of the Holy Spirit, just as it happened on the day of Pentecost.

  • On not being defensive

    May 26, 2023

    In much of the secularized world, we live in a climate that is somewhat anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical.

  • Preserving history as a new vocation?

    May 19, 2023

    The Royal Malaysian Police recently organised a prayer session for Christian officers at the Church of St Francis of Assisi, Cheras.

  • She is worth more than rubies…

    May 19, 2023

    The Bible is the Word of God, so you can’t but agree and just obey!” It was as if he had won a 10-billion-ringgit law suit against women.

  • Quiet prophesy

    May 19, 2023

    Christian discipleship calls all of us to be prophetic, to be advocates for justice, to help give voice to the poor, and to defend truth.

  • ‘Thou shalt not kill’ – not even a murderer

    May 19, 2023

    Christian literature from the first three centuries consistently affirms that the earliest followers of Jesus Christ completely rejected all forms of violence and bloodshed – no abortion, no euthanasia, no war, no death penalty.

  • The motive behind the intent

    May 12, 2023

    The money finishing did not end the project. One of the twelve happened to tell her different Lenten story to a friend who was a gynaecologist.

  • Identity: Identified, Navigating the challenges of life

    May 12, 2023

    Living a life of faith in our modern world is challenging, especially when things don’t go right for us. We often struggle and have doubts.

  • Of innocence, purity and chastity

    May 12, 2023

    Inside the rite for Christian baptism there’s a little ritual that is at once both touching and unrealistic.