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Pope Francis preparing document on the family

Jan 29, 2016

Later this year, perhaps as early as March, Pope Francis will issue his much-anticipated document on the family, which will respond to the discussion of the same topic at the synods held in October 2014 and 2015.
On bowing and raising our heads

Jan 29, 2016

At the end of every Roman Catholic liturgy, there is an invitation given to the people to receive a blessing. That invitation is worded this way: Bow
Forever being ahead of our souls

Jan 21, 2016

Sometimes, nothing is as helpful as a good metaphor. In his book, The God Instinct, Tom Stella shares this story: A number of men, who made their living as porters, were hired one day to carry a huge load of supplies for a group on safari.
As TPP looms, report reveals top one per cent own more than the rest of the world

Jan 21, 2016

The UK charity Oxfam has revealed that the top one per cent of the world now own more than the rest of the world put together.
Only in Silence

Jan 14, 2016

The Belgian spiritual writer, Bieke Vandekerckhove, comes by her wisdom honestly.
Losing our soul in the quest for profits

Jan 14, 2016

Sizeable areas in and around Kuantan have turned a rusty red, mainly the effect of bauxite mining and the shipments thereof to China.
My top books for 2015

Jan 08, 2016

Taste, as St. Augustine said some 1700 years ago, is subjective.
A bleak and challenging year ahead

Jan 08, 2016

The year ahead is likely to be a difficult and challenging one. The fallout from the 1MDB debacle continues and has to be sorted out.
The Meaning of Christmas – Connecting the Dots between the Crib and the Cross

Dec 28, 2015

The Gospel stories about the birth of Jesus are not a simple retelling of the events that took place then, at the stable in Bethlehem.
The missing figures from the Christmas crib

Dec 22, 2015

As we celebrate Christmas this year, it is easy to gaze at the crib and romanticise and get all sentimental about the tranquil setting before us: the baby Jesus and his family in a cosy manger among shepherds, cows and sheep, protected and heralded by angels, away from all the cares of the world.