What do today’s young people expect from the Church? How can we reach out to youth, help them in areas where they need help, and welcome the huge contribution they are able to make? A
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Practical guidelines on our journey to God. The sum of the entire ascetic course consists in these three things—repentance, purity and perfection. What is repentance? Desisting from former sins, and feeling pain at them. What
Dismissal of a religious is a serious matter. This article explains how carefully Canon Law proceeds in this matter, respecting the facts of the case and the rights of the accused person. Sr Esther, a
Creativity contributes to emotional health and wellbeing. Psychologists in general are agreed on this. To quote one, Dean Simonton, professor at the University of California, Davis, specializing in the study of creativity, considers creativity not
Is the Church—are we all—ready to accompany the youth of today? In Rome another Synod is around the corner. Youth the world over are getting renewed attention. Many of us remember a similar event in
You may have heard the joke about a religious telling his provincial: “In this community we have a few saints, and the rest are martyrs!” The reference is to the disappointing (at times scandalous) reality
THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN BY THOMAS MERTON (PUBLISHER: HARCOURT BRACE, 1948) Thomas Merton is one of the most remarkable minds of the mid-20th century Catholic world. The Seven Storey Mountain is his autobiography. Born in
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998) Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells. Prince of Egypt is brilliant animation, undoubtedly one of the finest of its genre. Its lively depiction of the events summarised in Exodus
One of the forty-nine programmes planned by National CRI for the period January 2018 to May 2019 was a seminar on mid-life. Aimed at the 35-55 year age group, it strove to provide participants with
I do not remember what I studied decades imary school. But I do remember very clearly and fondly a teacher who made a huge difference. Guruji, as we fondly called him, always wore a neat