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Cracks in the system

Apr 01, 2016

Imagine the scene. The disciples of Jesus huddled in secret. In despair, moping, their hopes shattered.
The power of fear

Mar 23, 2016

Fear is the heartbeat of the powerless. So writes Cor de Jonghe. That’s true. We can deal with most everything, except fear.
Cross and Resurrection: From desolation to hope

Mar 23, 2016

What does Easter mean to us? Today, as we look around us, we don’t seem to have much cause to cheer.
How the soul matures

Mar 18, 2016

In a deeply insightful book, The Grace of Dying, Kathleen Dowling Singh shares insights she has gleaned as a health professional from being present to hundreds of people while they are dying.
The price of living up to what you believe in

Mar 18, 2016

As we prepare to observe Good Friday and celebrate Easter, it might be appropriate to reflect on the price of speaking the truth.
The cries of finitude

Mar 11, 2016

It might be an unemployed man, down on his luck, unable to find work, the odd man out when everyone else seems to be doing great. It might be a little
Citizens’ Declaration a sign that all is not well

Mar 10, 2016

The recent signing of the Citizens’ Declaration expressing concern about the state of the nation, including the rising cost of living, and the need for institutional reforms has been a major talking point.
Mourning our barrenness

Mar 04, 2016

Several years ago, while teaching a summer course at Seattle University, I had, as one of my students, a woman who, while happily married, was unable
Frank exchange of views at Christian-Muslim meeting

Mar 04, 2016

Penang Bishop Sebastian Francis led a delegation of priests and lay people to meet Penang Mufti Wan Salim Mohd Noor and his colleagues at the mufti’s
God’s inexhaustibility

Feb 26, 2016

Many of us, I am sure, have been inspired by the movie, Of Gods and Men, which tells the story of a group of Trappist monks who, after making a painfu