Self-Care in Five Areas While being care-givers, we (religious and priests) are responsible for our own integral development. This means taking steps to grow up and stay balanced in five areas, namely: Body, Mind, Emotions,
The February issue of MAGNET listed the Special Days proposed by the UN to promote common action. Here we give more information on the Special Days of this month. May we grow in awareness of
Seven Ultimate Gifts The Crib and the Cross are central. Every liturgical year, the Church invites us to revisit the Crib at Christmas and the Cross at Lent. Bethlehem and Calvary are not just geographical
Here is a sweet irony for you to savour. Someone who was a Protestant for almost half his life has been beatified by the Catholic Church. I like Blessed John Sullivan for several reasons. First of
Sr Bartholomea was appointed a regional superior with a council of three members in July 2017. Two of the council members can hardly attend the meetings, since one is principal of a college; the other
What is Spirituality? This new column will present spirituality in practice. How do we live a good life? What difference do religious practices make? Are we spiritual just because we spend time in church? We
Spotlight won the Oscar for the best movie in 2016. What is it about? It presents the true story of a team of journalists (code-named “Spotlight”) of the newspaper, The Boston Globe, who investigated the
Instead of presenting one or two book reviews, as we normally do, we present six books on healing from the effects of sexual abuse. We have in mind especially superiors, formators, counsellors and spiritual directors—persons
A married man shares with us how he found peace and strength as his sister and his wife faced cancer, and when his daughter’s marriage is on the rocks. Life lessons can be learned in
Late have I loved you, O Beauty, so ancient and so new, late have I loved you! And behold, you were within me and I was outside... You were with me, and I was not