Columns
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Rethinking the economy so that we can have life to the full
Oct 09, 2014
Were we ever meant to be unthinking cogs in the industrial machine? Until now, we have quietly watched how the underlying assumptions behind our economy often result in unsustainability and inequality.
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Fatherless at the Depth of our Being
Oct 01, 2014
Anthropologists tell us that father-hunger, a frustrated desire to be blessed by our own fathers, is one of the deepest hungers in the world today, especially among men.
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Francis lays down new template for pastoral leadership in universal Church
Oct 01, 2014
When news of the elevation of Msgr Julian Leow to Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur broke, it came as something of a surprise to many.
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On how we react to criticism and opposition
Sep 25, 2014
Have you ever noted how we spontaneously react to a perceived threat? Faced with a threat, our primal instincts tend to take over and we instantly freeze over and begin to shut all the doors opening to warmth, gentleness, and empathy inside us.
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Concerned people, scientists and Church join forces against climate change
Sep 25, 2014
Over 300,000 people rallied in New York on Sept 21, ahead of a United Nations climate change summit two days later. Dozens of other cities around the world held solidarity marches urging world leaders to do more to arrest climate change.
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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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Sunday Reflection
God hears our lamentations
Jesus had not just won the fascination of His audience and disciples, but also the respect of the people for the way He pitted himself against Jewish Orthodoxy.
