Msgr Philip Heng, SJHow we live our lives and what happens to us does affect others. As parents in particular, the quality of our lives affects our children. If we are a close-knit family where there is much love and respect for one another, our children will likely grow up to be wholesome persons; more [...]
Tokyo (A. I. F.). – Considerable interest has been shown here in a letter written by a young lady eighteen years of age to the Yumiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s three largest newspapers. The writer mentioned that a friend had told her that it might be well for her to enter a convent rather than [...]
SEOUL – A popular young TV actress has joined a Catholic campaign to prevent teenage suicides.Gabriella Seo Hyun-jin, 26, agreed to become an “Angel for Pro-Life” during a meeting with Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk of Seoul on July 11.The Angels for Pro-Life teenage anti-suicide group, was recently established by the One-Body One-Spirit Movement (OBOS), the [...]
SEOUL – Angels for Pro-Life, a recently established teenage anti-suicide group, has staged a street campaign to try and reduce the numbers of youth suicides in South Korea.Seoul archdiocese’s One Body One Spirit Movement paraded through the capital’s Myeongdong shopping district on June 11 with the Catholic youth group to help them get their message [...]
THE POET, HAFIZ, wrote a poem nearly 700 years ago entitled, We Should Talk About This Problem. In it, God addresses a wounded soul: There is a Beautiful Creature Living in a hole you have dug ... And I often sing, but still, my dear, You do not come out. I have fallen in love [...]
Q. How does God deal with suicide bombers who believe they will go to "paradise" and be with Allah? How can they go to hell if they don’t even believe in it? For that matter, how can anyone go to hell who doesn’t believe in it? Sometimes I think hell is only for bad Catholics.A. [...]
SINGAPORE – The Catholic Church condemns direct euthanasia, whether voluntary or involuntary, said Archbishop Nicholas Chia in response to recent Singapore media coverage on euthanasia. The archbishop’s statement was made in the form of a pastoral letter released on All Saints Day and addressed to Catholics in Singapore. It was read at Masses during the [...]
THE WORD EUTHANASIA comes from two Greek words, ‘eu’ and ‘thanatos’ which literally means good death. Etymologically speaking, euthanasia should even be seen as the natural desire of every person. Everyone wants a good death and we even pray for a good and happy death. But today no one uses the word in this sense [...]
By Daniel TaySINGAPORE – A support group for families of suicide victims has been formed. Participants will meet at their first session on Tuesday Jul 17 from 7.30pm- 9.00pm at the CPE centre located on the second level of the Assisi Hospice in Thomson Road. All who have experienced such losses are invited to attend. [...]