TOGETHER FOR A BETTER WORLD The United Nations observes designated days to promote international awareness and action on issues vital to humanity. Most of these “UN Days” have been established by resolutions of the UN General
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Lilies of the Field Director: Ralph Nelson. Written by: James Poe. Cast: Sydney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino. 94 minutes. 1963. This is one of the last glorious classics of the black and
A Document on the Contemplative Dimension of Religious Life Contemplate is a circular letter published by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on 15 October 2015. This document is
C S Lewis - The Problem of Pain. (First published 1940; HarperCollins revised edition 2009) Scholar, teacher, novelist, literary critic and Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) is highly popular in the English-speaking world even
How a married woman finds strength for her life and ministry from the way Jesus treated the apostles. “When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore but the disciples did not realize
An Indian Sister working in Europe faces the challenges of a very secularized society where religion means very little to many people, especially the young. She sees the painful loneliness of many people, and looks
Last year, I presented ten suggestions for Lent (MAGNET, February 2017). We all need to do the ten things proposed in that article: Reflect, Pray, Fast, Help, Visit, Share, Apologize, Forgive, Appreciate, Read the Bible.
5 FEBRUARY FR PEDRO ARRUPE (1907-1991) Fr Arrupe was the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and probably the most admired General after the founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola After many years as
“When someone comes to the door of the monastery, wishing to renounce the world and be added to the brothers, he shall not be free to enter. First, the father of the monastery shall be
This 'Candles' column is about people who are shining examples for us, isn't it? Some may, therefore, be surprised at the person I have chosen this time. Raising their eyebrows, they might ask, 'Oh, this