Columns
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Five things we must do to tackle climate change
Jul 28, 2017
Imagine an asteroid about to hit the Earth in a few months. Think of the widespread anxiety and concern, even panic. Our newspapers would be reporting the news in the front page every day, charting the progress and the route of an asteroid on a daily basis.
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The gospel challenge to enjoy our lives
Jul 27, 2017
Joy is an infallible indication of God’s presence, just as the cross is an infallible indication of Christian discipleship. What a paradox! And Jesus to blame.
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Sower, seeds, soil and saints
Jul 22, 2017
Last week, we looked at how Jesus’ call for us to be “salt for the earth” could be seen as an exhortation for us to nourish the soil from which his kingdom will emerge.
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Understanding grace more deeply
Jul 22, 2017
The mark of genuine contrition is not a sense of guilt, but a sense of sorrow, of regret for having taken a wrong turn; just as the mark of living in grace is not a sense of our own worth but a sense of being accepted and loved despite our unworthiness.
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You are fertiliser – not just table salt – for the earth!
Jul 14, 2017
Most of us feel helpless when confronting the numerous challenges facing us — whether local, national or global.
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Latin Mass decision gave rise to new divisiveness
Jul 14, 2017
The 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum was celebrated on July 7. This document gave wider permission to the clergy to celebrate Mass according to the 1962 missal of St Pope John XXIII and gave instructions to the bishops to permit the lay faithful to celebrate this “extraordinary form” of the Mass when they so desired.
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Inchoate desire
Jul 14, 2017
Sometimes while praying the Psalms, I’m caught looking quite uncomfortably into a mirror reflecting back to me my own seeming dishonesty.
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Salt of the Earth: Over 800 youths immersed, exposed to social realities
Jul 07, 2017
In recent years, there has been much talk about the importance of inclusiveness, compassion and mercy in the Church and in the world.
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To whom can we go?
Jul 07, 2017
Peter says these words to Jesus. But they are spoken in a very conflicted context: Jesus had just said something that upset and offended his audience and the gospels tell us that everyone walked away grumbling that what Jesus was teaching was “intolerable”.
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Sunday Reflection
Trusting God ’s promises, preparing our hearts, and looking beyond the noise
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Dr Lawrence Ng
