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On papal flight, Francis says Colombia trip a push to 'go forward on path to peace'
Sep 07, 2017
Pope Francis began his five-day visit to Colombia by calling the trip "a bit special," saying it is meant to help the country "go forward on its path to peace" following the recent ending of a bloody 50-year war between the nation’s government and rebel guerilla forces.
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The power of ritual
Aug 31, 2017
I don’t always find it easy to pray. Often, I’m over-tired, distracted, caught-up in tasks, pressured by work, short on time, lacking the appetite for prayer, or more strongly drawn to do something else.
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Assault on our common solidarity
Aug 30, 2017
One of the central tenets of Christianity is the belief that God the Father sent Jesus into the world to redeem a fallen world.
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Is the single life a vocation? Maybe we’re asking the wrong question
Aug 30, 2017
The reasons that there are more single people in the Church now than in other times in recent history are many and varied – an emphasis on education, a culture that values individualism, higher rates of divorce and economic factors are just some of the many reasons there are more singles in the pews.
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Sixty years on, sailing in uncharted waters
Aug 25, 2017
As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Independence of the peninsula, the occasion should prompt us to reflect on where we are now.
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God needs better press
Aug 25, 2017
The word “Protestant” is generally misunderstood. Martin Luther’s protest that led to the Protestant reformation was not, in fact, a protest against the Roman Catholic Church; properly understood, it was a protest for God. God, in Luther’s view, was being manipulated to serve human and ecclesial selfinterest
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Is the single life a vocation? Maybe we’re asking the wrong question
Aug 25, 2017
From a young age, Catholics are taught to pray about and discern their vocations — whether they’re called to marriage, to the religious life, to the priesthood, or consecrated single life.
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What Thomas Merton would say about war with North Korea
Aug 18, 2017
Robert Jeffress, an evangelical pastor and close adviser to Donald J. Trump, said that the president has biblical permission and moral authority to “take out” North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Citing Romans 13, Rev. Jeffress said that God grants governments the authority to punish evildoers with whatever means necessary.
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Earth Overshoot Day receives scant media coverage
Aug 18, 2017
Amidst the deluge of news flooding our media, one critical item received scant coverage in the media: this year, Earth Overshoot Day inched forward to August 2.
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Does Christianity have a Wonder Woman?
Aug 18, 2017
A model of womanhood that could inspire and sustain my faith journey as a young woman.
Sunday Reflection
Recognising the Pharisee within
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Bro Joseph Wong Pak Yii