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Christ and nature

Feb 27, 2015

Numerous groups and individuals today are challenging us with regard to our relationship to mother-earth.
Bishop and naughtiest boy among 600 alumni at SJS' 60th anniversary

Feb 27, 2015

While Malaysia is reeling from international criticism over the jailing of Anwar Ibrahim once again, I took time out to visit St Joseph’s School in Johor Bahru for the school’s 60th anniversary celebration on Valentine’s Day.
Vatican’s recognition of Romero’s martyrdom vindicates those working for justice and peace

Feb 13, 2015

About ten years ago, a small group of Christians in Penang gathered at the Stella Maris retreat centre in Penang for a special memorial Mass in Penang to mark the 25th annivesary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador.
Looking for the one God inside our denominational and faith divisions

Feb 06, 2015

Normally none of us like feeling sad, heavy, or depressed. Generally we prefer sunshine to darkness, lightheartedness to melancholy.
Chickens come home to roost

Feb 06, 2015

A pall of gloom has descended on the country — the stalling economy, the rising cost of living and looming GST, recent controversial court decisions.
Looking for the one God inside our denominational and faith divisions Does Malaysia’s

Jan 30, 2015

Christian de Cherge, the Trappist Abbott who was martyred in Algeria in 1996, was fond of sharing this story: He had a very close Muslim friend, Mohammed, and the two of them used to pray together, even as they remained aware of their differences as Muslim and Christian.
The power of the written word

Jan 29, 2015

Never underestimate the power of the written word (or spoken word, for that matter).
It’s time we decide the country we want

Jan 23, 2015

Malaysians used to be more tolerant than we are today. Once upon a time in a not-so-distant past, we used to visit each other’s open houses freely without worry.
The importance of the interior and private

Jan 23, 2015

We can never be challenged too strongly with regards to being committed to social justice.
The powerful force of truth, love and non-violence

Jan 16, 2015

Recently I have been reading a book called Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings/selected with an introduction by John Dear, a Jesuit priest and writer very much involved in the anti-war movement.