Sunday Observer

God or money?

Feb 22, 2025

More worrying news from Oxfam, the global aid group which works to fight inequality and poverty.
Silent Night, all is calm? But a genocide is taking place now

Dec 21, 2024

This hamlet, in occupied Palestinian territory today, where Jesus was believed to have been born, is overshadowed by an illegal “security wall” built by the Zionist regime.
From saints to celebrities: our evolution in admiration and imitation

Dec 21, 2024

When I was a young boy growing up in a Catholic community, the catechesis of the time tried to inspire the hearts of the young with stories of martyrs, saints, and other people who lived out high ideals in terms of virtue and faith
The book I never wanted to read

Nov 22, 2024

In 1971, a Peruvian Catholic theologian and philosopher, Gustavo Gutiérrez, wrote a book called A Theology of Liberation.
Kisses of fraternity : Iconic image during Francis’ journey to this region

Sep 20, 2024

Pope Francis’ journey to this region has been significant in more ways than one.
In the name of God?

Aug 23, 2024

God so loved the world that he sent Jesus to redeem it. He loved the world - everyone, everything in it.
Why we cannot leave the world to the politicians to manage

Jul 26, 2024

As the political landscape in Europe undergoes a seismic shift, recent elections have laid bare a growing discontent.
Poverty amidst plenty

May 24, 2024

A recent Unicef survey in Kuala Lumpur showed that 95 per cent of children polled were living in relative poverty, with 40 per cent living in households below the poverty line.
G is for genocide in Gaza

Apr 26, 2024

We should never be OK with children dying from starvation, not because of drought or famine, but because of a man-made catastrophe! Because of the Empire.
The ‘privatisation’ of Jesus

Mar 25, 2024

The idea of God or Jesus as a personal saviour was, perhaps, reinforced during the revival movement or in ‘born again’ circles in recent decades.