Columns

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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  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.

  
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  Francis outlines core programme for all Christians

  Aug 28, 2014

  It is not a surprise that Francis, the Bishop of Rome, has plunged into the very core of Christianity as highlighted in the charter of Jesus’ teachings during his ministry on earth.

  

• Sacred Music as an advocate for interfaith dialogue and peace

  Aug 21, 2014

  Music has always been a valuable art form that crosses boundaries and borders to promote the idea of peace and of interfaith dialogue by sharing beauty via different cultural expressions.

  
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  Walking on water and sinking like a stone

  Aug 21, 2014

  Faith isn’t something you ever simply achieve. It’s not something that you ever nail down as a fait accompli.