When forced indoors
WITH all this talk about lockdown,
quarantine and voluntary self-isolation for about a month or so due to this
coronavirus, we need to learn how to...
Order more than ever
WITH all the rapid pace of the developments
and the multiplying number of things grabbing our attention today, we really
need to get hold of a...
Fear, panic, paranoia
FEAR, of course, is one of our
emotions. It is our natural reaction when we perceive something to be a danger
to us or is so...
Banish anger quickly
WE GET angry sometimes. Hopefully,
it’s not very often. Truth is it’s not a pleasant state to be in. And there can
be many reasons why...
When in a crisis
DEFINITELY, when we are in some especially
difficult situation like what we are having nowadays with the coronavirus
pandemic, we should band together, close ranks and...
What a big pity if…
INDEED, we have to admit that we
practically are all cowering in fear and anxiety, and suffering from all kinds
of privations, physical, mental and emotional,...
Back to the dark ages?
OF COURSE, not! If at all, this
extraordinary time we are having these days because of the coronavirus pandemic
is a clear invitation for us to...
Beware of self-seeking
WE HAVE to be wary of our common
tendency to seek ourselves rather than to seek God, which is proper to us. This
tendency is usually...
Treasure in vessels of clay
THE expression comes from St Paul’s second
letter to the Corinthians (4,7). It is meant to remind us that all of us, and
particularly those who...
The danger of self-righteousness
THIS is the irony of ironies. That is
when one earnestly pursues the path of holiness and does practically everything
to be good and holy, and...