Focus

Francis: Let us not privatise salvation like the elites do

Feb 06, 2015

God saves each human individually but at the same time as part of his “people”, “parish” or “community”.
Food for Thought

Jan 30, 2015

In a 2013 speech to 100,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square for a celebration of family life, Pope Francis drew the audience’s attention to a painting depicting Jesus’ presentation in the temple.
The presentation of the Lord’s biblical beginnings

Jan 30, 2015

When does Christmas end? Some think it ends on Dec. 25. Others observe the 12 days of Christmas. Our current liturgical calendar says the Christmas season ends with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, usually the Sunday after Epiphany.
A fruitful encounter between young and old

Jan 30, 2015

It’s easy to fall into negative thinking when much of the conversation about raising children today seems to focus on everything that’s going wrong in our families.
Looking for the one God inside our denominational and faith divisions Does Malaysia’s

Jan 30, 2015

Christian de Cherge, the Trappist Abbott who was martyred in Algeria in 1996, was fond of sharing this story: He had a very close Muslim friend, Mohammed, and the two of them used to pray together, even as they remained aware of their differences as Muslim and Christian.
Three things we learned from: Malaysia’s ‘Allah’ case

Jan 30, 2015

Now that the Federal Court has slammed its doors shut on the Catholic Church, it is stuck with the Home Ministry’s 1986 ‘Allah’ ban.
Five Lessons for Dialogue

Jan 30, 2015

The new openness to religion among both professional philosophers and those we might call philosophers of life is good news for Christians concerned about dialogue with the secular world.
How to mark February 2nd 2015 in this Year of Consecrated Life

Jan 23, 2015

There are some suggestions of how to mark February 2nd 2015 in this Year of Consecrated Life
Highlight the gift of consecrated persons for the whole Church

Jan 23, 2015

In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which is on February 2.
The importance of the interior and private

Jan 23, 2015

We can never be challenged too strongly with regards to being committed to social justice.