HIGHLIGHTS OF DEC 2003/ JAN 2004

CHRISTMAS BUMPER ISSUE

 

 

 

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EDITORIAL : FAMILY IN CRISIS

The divorce rate in Malaysia stands at about 30% for non-Muslims.

            Births out of wedlock and lone parent families are not uncommon. 

            Cohabitation, either prior to or as an alternative to marriage seems to be gaining acceptance. 

            These kinds of social trends affect the Church as well as the wider society.

 

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.CHRISTMAS : A TIME OF       PEACE & SOLIDARITY

BY JOJO FUNG, SJ

 

Suicide bombings, terror for terror and pre-emptive strikes are the order of the day…

 

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BETHLEHEM REMEMBERED

BY DAVID ANTHONY

 

Palestinian cities and villages today are under siege. This conflict situation has been going on for over fifty years with no sign of peace in sight. Let us trace the background to this conflict.

 

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FOCUS

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

BY DR. XAVIER VINCENT PEREIRA

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 WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME

BY FRANK DOYLE, SJ

 

ONCE again Christmas is upon us.  Not that we need any reminders. 

            The stores have long been urging us to buy this, that and the other.  There are non-stop advertisements in all the media.

             And there are those Catholics who seldom enter a church all year long but who would never miss being there on this night.

 

 

 

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I DISCOVERED THE TRUTH!

My name is Jason and I’m an alcoholic…

 

SIGNS

Where are the Christmas lights, tree, Santa and gifts in the Gospel?

BY RUDY FERNANDEZ, SJ

 

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CHRISTMAS WONDERINGS

REVISITING LOVE

BY FRED BONG

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MALAYSIA – ANALYSIS

A BATTLE BY PROXY

BY TERENCE NETTO

 

The early returns on the Abdullah Badawi premiership are that it is shaping up as a battle between the authoritarian and liberal strains within the ruling elite.

NEW YEAR REFLECTION

 

LET GO AND LET GOD

BY ANEEL DAVID KANNABHIRAN

 

A gentleman came up to me and said, “Sir, I have a solution for your future…  You’ll never have to worry about being taken care of when you’re old!”

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

 

WORLD AIDS DAY CALL FOR ACTION

Educate people in chastity to prevent spread of AIDS, Vatican says

FROM CNS

 

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FINE TUNING:

 

AIDS: LIVE & LET LIVE

BY THE LISTENER

The United Nations says an estimated 40-million people are living with the virus. These include two-and-a-half million children.

 

 

 

DIARY 2004

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