Sunday Observer

Why were so many of Jesus’ first followers fishermen?

Sep 22, 2023

Let’s regard Creation as a gift from God that should be treasured and not destroyed due to unbridled Greed.
Fear not the ‘green wave’: Build a nation where everyone has a place

Aug 25, 2023

Our nation is a blessed land. It has abundant fertile soil and conducive weather to grow food. It has plenty of sunshine, which can be turned into renewable energy, instead of relying on fossil fuels. Its waters are teeming with fish, which provides a source of natural protein.
Did Jesus come to turn the world upside down?

Jul 21, 2023

Sometime around the year 200 AD, someone scratched out graffiti on plaster in the room of a house near the Palatine Hill in Rome.
The two kingdoms: A battle over words

May 26, 2023

When Jesus set forth in His ministry, He proclaimed a new kingdom. But talk of this kingdom confused even some of His close followers.
After the Resurrection, what now?

Apr 22, 2023

At Easter, we celebrated Jesus’ triumph over Death with much joy.
Was Jesus mistaken in warning of impending catastrophe?

Mar 24, 2023

One of the most dramatic scenes of the “end of the world” in the movie 2012 was the destruction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Where is God in all our suffering?

Feb 24, 2023

The other day, I visited an elderly couple with various ailments who were looking after their unemployed grown-up son. The couple were well over eighty, while their son, in his fifties, had a disability that prevented him from going out to work.
A different kind of kingdom

Jan 20, 2023

The kingdom Jesus was proclaiming would be based on compassion and justice for all, especially the poor.
Splagchnizomai! The real meaning of Christmas

Dec 24, 2022

This has been a dramatic year for the nation. We have much to be thankful for, especially after the uncertainty surrounding the recent general election was miraculously transformed into hope for the future.
Nation at a crossroads: A crunch general election

Oct 21, 2022

After months of intense pressure, the prime minister finally succumbed to the desperate call from certain quarters for an early general election, despite the impending monsoon season.