Columns

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.
On how we react to criticism and opposition

Sep 25, 2014

Have you ever noted how we spontaneously react to a perceived threat? Faced with a threat, our primal instincts tend to take over and we instantly freeze over and begin to shut all the doors opening to warmth, gentleness, and empathy inside us.
Concerned people, scientists and Church join forces against climate change

Sep 25, 2014

Over 300,000 people rallied in New York on Sept 21, ahead of a United Nations climate change summit two days later. Dozens of other cities around the world held solidarity marches urging world leaders to do more to arrest climate change.
Our timidity in the face of God’s abundance

Sep 19, 2014

My youth had both its strengths and its weaknesses. I grew up on a farm in the heart of the Canadian prairies, a second-generation immigrant.
The Project

Sep 18, 2014

We live in era that demands to see overnight — if not instantly —results. Or rather, results we would like to expect.
May your kingdom come, but not yet

Sep 11, 2014

A friend of mine likes to humour about his struggles in growing up. When I was in my twenties, he quips, I felt that by the time I was forty I would have grown-up enough to let go of my bad habits.
The truth shall set you free

Sep 11, 2014

We live in challenging times. Not only are we faced with economic and social difficulties, the political situation too has become difficult.
Speaking up against oppression and persecution

Sep 05, 2014

The trend towards ethno-religious rhetoric and superficial religiousity in some countries in this region and South Asia often masks serious problems.
Fearing our own maturity

Sep 04, 2014

Our bodies and our souls each have their separate aging process, and they aren’t always in harmony.
Ten secrets to happiness

Aug 28, 2014

The past five years have seen a growth in interest in studies on human happiness. Numerous books have been published on the topic, not least Sonja Lyubomirsky’s, The Myths of Happiness, which has become for many a secular bible for happiness and meaning.