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  Warning behind flood of biblical proportions

  Jan 08, 2015

  The floods in the East Coast and other states at the end of December were almost of biblical proportions, with over a quarter of a million people displaced from their homes.

  
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  The Visitation — revisited

  Dec 26, 2014

  We are all familiar with the biblical story of the Visitation. It happens at the beginning of Luke’s Gospel.

  
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  Pope Francis did not say our pets are going to heaven

  Dec 26, 2014

  When Pope Francis recently sought to comfort a distraught boy whose dog had died, the pontiff took the sort of pastoral approach he is famous for, telling the youngster not to worry, that he would one day see his pet in heaven.

  
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  Honouring talent and grace — Jean Beliveau RIP

  Dec 18, 2014

  For those of you who aren’t Canadian, perhaps this name might not mean much, but, this past week, Canada lost one of its great cultural icons, Jean Beliveau, a famed athlete. He died and all Canadians, including this Canadian in exile, mourn his passing.

  
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  We are called to live in hope

  Dec 18, 2014

  If we venture into any mall in town during Christmas, chances are we would be assailed with tinsel decorations and a tall Christmas tree decorated with flickering lights below which lie gift boxes wrapped with colourful paper.

  
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  A difficult year ahead – but opportunities lie waiting

  Dec 11, 2014

  A local business weekly has raised concern that shopping malls in the Klang Valley are recording lower sales, especially in non-essential items, apart from F & B.

  
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  Self-sacrifice and the Eucharist

  Dec 11, 2014

  In 1996, Muslim extremists martyred nearly an entire community of Trappist monks in Atlas, Algeria.

  
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  Sedition Act U-turn a major step backwards

  Dec 04, 2014

  Two years ago, Malaysians were told that a raft of laws would be repealed, amended or reviewed. Emergency proclamations would be finally lifted. This was good news in the run-up to the 2013 general election.

  
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  Two churches, two sacred places, two struggles

  Dec 03, 2014

  God has given us two churches, one is found everywhere and the other is found at select places. Some of us prefer one of these and struggle with the other, but both are sacred places where God can be found and worshipped.

  
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  People on the margins: The hidden voices in society

  Nov 27, 2014

  By now, we are familiar with the exhortation of the Gospels for a more inclusive understanding of the kingdom of God, where the poor and the meek and the downtrodden seem to be especially blessed.