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The tyranny of economic inequality — and how the people are diverted
Oct 30, 2014
It seems that there are some disturbing trends commonly surfacing in several countries in the region.
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The Goddess of chastity
Oct 30, 2014
Ancient Greece expressed much of its psychological and spiritual wisdom inside their myths.
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Ebola and the failure of the market
Oct 24, 2014
When Thomas Duncan first showed up at a Texas hospital complaining of a fever and stomach pains after a visit to his native Liberia, he was prescribed antibiotics and sent home.
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The unhappy cost of resentment
Oct 24, 2014
It’s not only love that makes the world go round. Resentment too is prominent in stirring the drink. In so many ways our world is drowning in resentment.
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Collegiality, decentralisation and subsidiarity: Francis' dramatic push
Oct 17, 2014
Much has been said and written about the new wave of inclusiveness being promoted by the Bishop of Rome, with the ongoing Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, currently underway in Rome, discussing some thorny issues regarding the family.
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Sacred Permission to be Human and the Tools to Handle Frustration
Oct 17, 2014
we have verses in the Psalms, in passages that we pray liturgically, where we ask God to bash the heads of the children of our enemies against a rock.
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Five people who helped give me some self-underst
Oct 10, 2014
Although I grew up in a loving, safe, and nurturing family and community, one of the dominant memories of my childhood and teenage years is that of being restless and somehow discontented.
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Rethinking the economy so that we can have life to the full
Oct 09, 2014
Were we ever meant to be unthinking cogs in the industrial machine? Until now, we have quietly watched how the underlying assumptions behind our economy often result in unsustainability and inequality.
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Fatherless at the Depth of our Being
Oct 01, 2014
Anthropologists tell us that father-hunger, a frustrated desire to be blessed by our own fathers, is one of the deepest hungers in the world today, especially among men.
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Francis lays down new template for pastoral leadership in universal Church
Oct 01, 2014
When news of the elevation of Msgr Julian Leow to Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur broke, it came as something of a surprise to many.
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Sunday Reflection
Advent - A time of reflection and expectation
As we begin our journey of Advent, we embark on a journey of waiting, a season of anticipation, and a call to keep ourselves alert and prepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
