Columns

The God of consolation

Jan 06, 2023

A good relationship with God is what has sustained me in the dark times of this year. I have never had in my imagination the punishing God that many Catholics secretly worship and try to appease.
Change is inevitable, hope springs eternal

Jan 06, 2023

When the editor sent me a reminder on the deadline for this column, she said that I could change my mugshot too.
My top 10 books for 2022

Jan 06, 2023

Good art and good literature always have an objective element to them, a depth and an aesthetic that are not contingent on the eye of the beholder, but an old axiom also asserts that whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver.
The Simple Life

Jan 06, 2023

Created by Dr Steven Selvaraju, this is a comic strip that wishes to tell simple stories of life and faith.
Splagchnizomai! The real meaning of Christmas

Dec 24, 2022

This has been a dramatic year for the nation. We have much to be thankful for, especially after the uncertainty surrounding the recent general election was miraculously transformed into hope for the future.
Celebrating interruptions

Dec 24, 2022

Christmas may be a time of great celebration for Christians around the world, but it also began as an unexpected interruption in the life of Mary, our Blessed Mother.
Staring into the light …

Dec 24, 2022

Now you are no longer caught In the obsession with darkness, and a desire for higher lovemaking sweeps you upward. Distance does not make you falter, now, arriving in magic, flying, and finally, insane for the light, you are a butterfly and you are gone.
Children and emotional boundaries — right and wrong

Dec 16, 2022

Children go through a process called separation and individuation at different developmental periods. As your children grow they need to develop their interests and ideas and learn to express them.
Men and Mental Health

Dec 16, 2022

Self-sufficiency. Talking to others about issues or seeking help is a sign of weakness. Men do not seek solutions, they provide them.
Jesus’ dysfunctional ancestry

Dec 16, 2022

The full story of how Jesus Christ came to be born includes elements that we do not easily imagine when we sing our Christmas hymns.