Making Sense

The Church and pop culture

Nov 15, 2024

This All Saints’ Day, the trend of kids dressing up as their favourite saint seemed to have picked up even more.
Navigating sensitive issues on the social media landmine

Aug 16, 2024

To compound the problem, we forget that social media is a business at the end of the day — people spend an average of six hours and 40 minutes a day on their phones — two hours and 23 minutes of that is on consuming news, ideas and ‘facts’ on social media.
Reading, believing, practising

Jun 15, 2024

For the ordinary Catholic, called as we are to the priesthood of all believers, reaching the state of a strong belief itself, is a challenge, momentous, at times.
Responding to dangerous short-term politics

Jan 19, 2024

While on one hand, Malaysians are long bored of political antics that this ‘news’ no longer perturbs us, the toll it exacts on our institutions and norms cannot be underestimated.
A Christmas message from the heavens

Dec 22, 2023

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit and began circling the moon — the first time in history for humans to visit another world.
Balancing Christmas as Malaysian: Spiritual vs Secular Christmas?

Dec 15, 2023

In a week’s time, we will be celebrating Christmas. Every year we hear the same lamentations on decorations getting more elaborate, celebrations getting more luxurious and so on. Christmas is becoming worldly and secular.
Looking at poverty beyond statistics

Oct 20, 2023

Lower allocations for Welfare mean that charitable organisations, such as Church outreach ministries, may have to pick up the slack in our ration distribution and food basket programmes.
Increased hindrances to nation building

Sep 15, 2023

We are at the tail-end of the season of Merdeka, and the country seems to be enjoying a respite from the usual heated political goings-on.
We need to change our perception

Aug 18, 2023

By now, the results of the six state elections would have come in and depending on the results, we would now have an indication of the political temperature for the remainder of the present government’s term.
Navigating the coming state elections

Jul 14, 2023

In a few weeks, six states will go to the polls to choose their state governments; three currently controlled by PH - Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, and three by PAS - Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.