Focus

  • Autism brought me to my knees

    Apr 22, 2023

    Helen Chin Lee Min reflects in awe on how she’s spent the last 34 years raising and coping with her son, who was diagnosed as moderately autistic, while running her law firm and family.

  • Celebrity chef, cookbook author and Monsignor

    Apr 22, 2023

    As pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Annunciation Parish, Williamsburg, a chaplain to the New York City fire department and chairman of Emmaus Centre, a Catholic arts organisation, Jamie Gigantiello is one Monsignor with a whole lot on his plate.

  • When was the last time you spoke about Jesus to others?

    Apr 14, 2023

    The KL Catholic Alpha Outreach Team networked with the Asia Pacific Alpha Catholic Teams and the Global Alpha Catholic teams, bringing Jesus in the Alpha course to a global audience. The journey continues, as aptly titled in their 10th year anniversary book.

  • Protestant daughter introduces mother to Catholic Church

    Apr 14, 2023

    Kazuko Nabeshima was never religious but curiosity about her daughter’s religion led her to the Catholic Church.

  • The Gaze of Mary

    Apr 14, 2023

    The most profound and transformative thing I have ever encountered is Mary’s Gaze; it has eternally transformed my life for the better, and Mary has connected me to her Son, Jesus.

  • Priest & matchmaker

    Apr 14, 2023

    Fr Fernando Cuevas is a priest from the Spanish island of Ibiza who has been working in Valencia for years. It was there, 14 years ago, where he began his role as matchmaker, when a young university student told him about his difficulties in finding a girlfriend.

  • Why the makers of ChatGPT care what Pope Francis says about AI

    Apr 08, 2023

    The people behind chatbots are asking questions of priests and ethicists rather than turning to their artificially intelligent creations.

  • Pope image ? first real mass-level AI misinformation case

    Apr 08, 2023

    A stylish Pope Francis became the topic of conversation recently after images of the pontiff wearing a white puffer jacket began circulating online, bringing in fashion-related compliments.

  • Teacher finds right chemistry with God and students

    Apr 08, 2023

    Amanda Horan is in a self-described place of “contentment and happiness,” so it may seem unusual to start this story about her by focusing on what she calls “a dark period” in her life, a time when she was angry at God.

  • Synodality: Is there only one way?

    Mar 31, 2023

    The recent criticism of the German Church and its decisions on Der Synodale Weg (Synodal Path) raises starkly the question about the ambit of permitted discernment and whether there are unspoken rules about the limits of synodality.