Columns

  • Raising grandchildren: A grandmother’s perspective

    Jun 02, 2023

    There are numerous benefits when grandparents look after their grandchildren, notably having a bonding and emotional connection with the little ones.

  • Experiencing the Good Shepherd

    Jun 02, 2023

    The catechists present works to the child ranging from practical life works to works around the Mass and selected Scripture readings.

  • Praying as a Christian

    Jun 02, 2023

    There are four distinct kinds of Christian prayer: There is Incarnational prayer, Mystical prayer, Affective prayer, and Priestly prayer.

  • The struggle to pray is the struggle to believe in love

    Jun 02, 2023

    The Catechism explains: “In the New Covenant, prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit.”

  • The Simple Life

    Jun 02, 2023

    Created by Dr Steven Selvaraju, this is a comic strip that wishes to tell simple stories of life and faith.

  • The two kingdoms: A battle over words

    May 26, 2023

    When Jesus set forth in His ministry, He proclaimed a new kingdom. But talk of this kingdom confused even some of His close followers.

  • My Pentecost moment

    May 26, 2023

    On the second last day of my personal retreat earlier this year, my retreat director suggested that I spend the whole of that day anticipating the gift and presence of the Holy Spirit, just as it happened on the day of Pentecost.

  • On not being defensive

    May 26, 2023

    In much of the secularized world, we live in a climate that is somewhat anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical.

  • Run4Unity participants get active for ecological conversion

    May 19, 2023

    The Laudato Si’ Action Platform of Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development recently cosponsored a global sports and treeplanting activity called Run4Unity.

  • Preserving history as a new vocation?

    May 19, 2023

    The Royal Malaysian Police recently organised a prayer session for Christian officers at the Church of St Francis of Assisi, Cheras.