Life
Learning to Love
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments
Eugene Chan
July 12, AD 2018
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Life
Loving Poorly
Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive
Nathalie Fernandez
June 25, AD 2018
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Life
Ubuntu
“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will
Eugene Chan
June 19, AD 2018
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Married Life
The Sanctifying Cross of Marriage
Mark 10:1-12 In this Gospel passage, Jesus talks about Divorce. Growing up I never thought much about the sacredness of married life. My family was
Nathalie Fernandez
June 7, AD 2018
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Family
Divorce
James 5:7-12, Psalm 103, Mark 10:1-12 The Gospel on 24 May teaches a Hard Truth about Divorce. I’m going to spell it out because I
Noel Ethan Tan
June 6, AD 2018
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Bioethics
Contra-ception: Against Life
By guest writer Nellie Edwards. As most know by now, Ireland just declared open season on unborn lads and lassies, not to mention their mothers,
Guest Writer
May 29, AD 2018
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Bioethics
Chastity and Abortion: Interview with Jason Evert
By guest writer Kathy Clubb. World-renowned speaker, Jason Evert, was in Melbourne last week for a series of talks on the true nature of love.
Guest Writer
May 21, AD 2018
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Columnists
Mercy, Justice and Grace in “Suits”
Suits is a popular TV show about slick lawyers who are rude, nasty and deceitful while bending, skirting, or straight-up breaking the law and playing
Jean Elizabeth Seah
May 8, AD 2018
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Bioethics
Why is the world celebrating the #RoyalBaby, but watching #AlfieEvans die?
By guest writer Sarah Coffey. All day today and for the past few days, I’ve been following the status of little Alfie Evans. He’s a
Guest Writer
April 24, AD 2018
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Life
Dealing with Resentment
I’m one of those people who tend to attract people with problems. I’d be sitting quietly at a party, or at a church event, and
Jean Elizabeth Seah
March 6, AD 2018
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Life
He Noticed
For so many of us, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the multitudes. In the crowds of people at malls and stores, the workplace
Marissa Standage
March 2, AD 2018
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Columnists
An Indonesian Miracle of Muslim-Catholic Friendship
One of my friends was a Buddhist when she and her family narrowly escaped being raped or killed by riots against the Chinese in the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
February 20, AD 2018
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Columnists
The Beggar on the Bus
One afternoon, I was on a bus to the city when a disheveled young man boarded the bus. He was in gray pajamas, barefoot, and
Jean Elizabeth Seah
February 13, AD 2018
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Columnists
A Lesson for a Chaotic Soul
Recently I learned a hard lesson. It was a concept that I knew was coming, as people close to me had informed me of the
Larabeth Miller
February 9, AD 2018
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Columnists
Movie Review: “King’s Faith”
The Christian movie King’s Faith (2013), available on Netflix, is a beautiful and moving story of faith and redemption. Best of all, it manages to
Jean Elizabeth Seah
January 23, AD 2018
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Columnists
Cardinal Pell’s response to his charges
The sexual abuse crises in Catholic dioceses from the USA to Ireland have created great distress and fomented considerable media attention. It is a sickening
Jean Elizabeth Seah
January 9, AD 2018
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Family
Cuisine or Chaos
Some memories stick with you forever, for good or ill. The mind is such so that even if you can laugh about sad moments a
Theresa Curley
December 27, AD 2017
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Columnists
Degrees of Sin — Separation from God
Sin is not wanting too much, but settling for too little. It’s settling for self-gratification rather than self-fulfillment. — Scott Hahn, First Comes Love: Finding
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 7, AD 2017
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Columnists
Leisure: Rest & Virtue vs Distraction & Dissipation
“Regret is a waste of time.” Dream said. “No, I think regret is when people realise they’ve wasted all the time they’ve had.” Chris argued.
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 31, AD 2017
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Columnists
Superheroes: Overcoming trauma, and Self-sacrifice
All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That’s how far the world is from where I am.
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 17, AD 2017
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Columnists
Listen and Ask Before You Give
Lawyers are taught to listen carefully to what our clients say and to ask questions, because a client might think that one issue presents the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 10, AD 2017
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