Focus
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Making the modern papacy visible: What trips were to John Paul II, interviews may be to Francis
Jun 09, 2023
For a pope, one good way to be remembered is to do more of something than anyone else in history. To this day, Vatican-watchers love to cite the factoid that John Paul II travelled more than all previous popes combined, covering three and a half times the distance between the earth and the moon.
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Francis the teacher and evangelist
Jun 09, 2023
It is amazing to hear people who describe themselves as “faithful” or “staunch” Catholics accuse Pope Francis of being “too political” and not speaking enough about Jesus Christ. They certainly have not been paying close attention these past ten years that he’s been Bishop of Rome.
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World Environment Day, June 5, 2023: Caring for the environment is a moral issue
Jun 02, 2023
The basis of Catholic concern over climate change is exemplified in psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s and all that it holds.”
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Holy Land starts promoting eco-friendly pilgrimages
Jun 02, 2023
The village of Taybeh, which lies 15 km northeast of Jerusalem and 12 km northeast of Ramallah, is the last entirely Palestinian Christian town in the West Bank. And the Mauddi family have erected ten tents in the middle of their farmland here.
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Why I established a mental health office in the Diocese of Phoenix
Jun 02, 2023
As a survivor of suicide loss, I have experienced firsthand the pains of mental illness in my own family.
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Digital media is a gift from God
Jun 02, 2023
Smartphones and social media are not the problem, Unplugging and banning are not the solution
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ChatGPT is not ‘artificial intelligence’ — it’s theft!
May 26, 2023
Over the last year, we have seen an explosion of so-called AI-produced material. First it was wild and incredible works of art, then text documents of every kind, from homilies to academic essays.
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The dangers of Artificial Intelligence
May 26, 2023
In the beginning of May 2023, Geoffrey Hinton, often portrayed as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI), quit his job and warned about the growing development in that technology.
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Pentecost and the newly initiated neophytes
May 26, 2023
This year it was reported (HERALD, April 9, 2023) that 852 Elect were baptised during the Easter Vigil in the three arch/dioceses in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Persecution not a deterrent to Catholicism in Vietnam
May 26, 2023
On November 24 each year, the Church in Vietnam celebrates the Feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs to honour those who died for their faith.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan