Recent Editorial
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Mother Church and her battered daughters
Feb 05, 2016
Addressing the rise in divorce and perceived causes for family division in his sermon on the Feast of the Holy Family on Dec 27, 2015.
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Pope Francis celebrates five hundred years of Reformation
Feb 05, 2016
Pope Francis has decided to go to Sweden next autumn to pray with Protestant faith leaders at an ecumenical liturgy that will begin a year of events commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
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Refugee crisis demands sustained reflection
Jan 29, 2016
We are again reminded, in small ways, of how challenging an issue is the forced movement of peoples.
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Francis is more than a revolutionary — a prophet
Jan 29, 2016
There is something about Francis’ pontificate that harks back to the “Gregorian revolution” of the 11th century; that is, a top-down reform against corruption.
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A period of change in the Church
Jan 29, 2016
The Roman Catholic Church has always been cautious to speak of change, especially in these last couple of centuries.
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The battle for dominion of Islamic world
Jan 21, 2016
There are two diverging forms of Islam — the Sunnis and Shiites.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran
Jan 21, 2016
The emerging clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran has certain political and economic motives: differing positions on the issues of Syria and Yemen, competition in oil production, the struggle for power on the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf.
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Anglican primates hold meeting to avert schism
Jan 14, 2016
The situation is very heated as 38 primates of the Anglican Communion gathered at a summit on Jan 11.
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God abandons not
Jan 14, 2016
In his message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis began with a crucial reminder: “God is not indifferent!
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What will tomorrow’s church be like
Jan 14, 2016
The present estimate of the number of Christian denominations is roughly 43,000, according to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.



Sunday Reflection
Loving us to distraction!
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr William Pillai
