Columns
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Great wealth and the temptation of corruption
Feb 19, 2016
The other day, someone I know told me that while he was in downtown KL, he had bumped into a familiar person who had been implicated in a major corruption scandal.
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The kiss of God on the soul
Feb 05, 2016
We are infinite souls inside finite lives and that alone should be enough to explain our incessant and insatiable aching.
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Will the corrupt in Malaysia repent?
Feb 05, 2016
Just when we thought things could not possibly get worse, two bolts out of the blue have left us dumbfounded.
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What it means to speak truth to power
Jan 30, 2016
We may have come across the phrase “speak truth to power” at some point or another.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Only in Silence
Jan 14, 2016
The Belgian spiritual writer, Bieke Vandekerckhove, comes by her wisdom honestly.
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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.



Sunday Reflection
Responding to the call of mission
Answering a call to mission is never an easy task. It is likely that when one is called to respond to God’s mission, it fills us with anxiety and worries.