Focus

How we really feel about suffering

Mar 06, 2015

How do you feel about suffering? That perhaps is an odd-sounding question. I ask it nonetheless, aware not only that human suffering assumes countless different forms, but that people differ greatly in their responses to the suffering they experience or encounter.
God’s pleasure in our action

Mar 06, 2015

For the past six months, while undergoing treatment for cancer, I was working on a reduced schedule.
10 Commandments For Today's Consecrated Life

Mar 06, 2015

Interestingly, the Special Year of Consecrated Life extends to more than a year — Nov 21, 2014 - Feb 2, 2016! This year takes into consideration three significant events.
Food For Thought

Feb 27, 2015

In November 2013, Pope Francis faced one of his usual large crowds gathered to listen to his Angelus message in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
A prayerful entry into Lent

Feb 27, 2015

Among the many cards I received this past Christmas season, I opened one from a group of German Benedictines and it graced me with the following quote: “Prayer does not replace any deed. But it is a deed that cannot be replaced by anything.”
Exploring the various forms of prayer during Lent

Feb 27, 2015

Among the many things that can be said about Jesus of Nazareth, one thing is certain: He was a man of prayer. He prayed alone, in public, before meals and before he did anything of importance.
Cardinal Bergoglio on the celebration of the Mass

Feb 27, 2015

L’Osservatore Romano has published comments made by the future Pope Francis on the celebration of the Mass.
Why hudud is unconstitutional and impractical

Feb 27, 2015

PAS has recently been extremely persistent in pushing for the implementation of hudud in Kelantan.
The Year Of The Goat

Feb 13, 2015

Whether goat or sheep, the special characteristics are that it looks restful and contented; its special tasks are to go out to eat, later to lie down, chew and munch for digestion and assimilation into its bodily system.
KL Archdiocese’s 2015 Lenten Campaign

Feb 13, 2015

The Lenten Campaign is a faith-based programme of the Church aimed at actively encouraging the faithful to be fully immersed in the three key practices of prayer (Mt. 6:6), fasting (Mt. 6:17) and almsgiving (Mt. 6:2) during the annual observance of Lent.