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2021: THE YEAR OF HOPEFUL DEVASTATION

26/12/2021

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As many of you know, I tend to be rather busy and have little time to write about myself. Even when I can find time to write, I'd much rather write on matters that relate to the teachings of the Church than about myself. But it's usually a custom for me, as we approach the end of each year, to write something on the year that has been. The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate the extent to which I have lived my life responsibly and fruitfully in service of God and neighbour; to discern if I have loved well with my life.

We are approaching the third year of a raging pandemic that has affected people in many different ways, good and bad. These past two years, despite the halt in my routine travels around the region and beyond, have been eventful, to say the least. To express my thoughts and feelings about my experiences in totality this past year would be to attempt the impossible. It might be best to just highlight some important milestones from various parts of the year leading to this Christmas season.

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2020: THE YEAR THAT ALTERED HUMANITY

29/12/2020

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The novel coronavirus intruded into human space in 2019 (hence the abbreviation Covid-19), but the threat that it was became truly alarmingly apparent only in 2020. It was this year that changed the course of human history in many ways.

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KITAB SUCI ORANG KRISTIAN: TERPESONG?

29/8/2020

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ADAKAH KITAB SUCI ORANG KRISTIAN TELAH DIPESONGKAN ATAU DIUBAH?
​Surat terbuka ini ditujukan dengan penuh hormat kepada:
 
YB Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi bin Haji Salleh
Ahli Parlimen Pasir Puteh
 
 
Yang Berhormat,
 
Saya merujuk kepada kenyataan Yang Berhormat dalam Dewan Rakyat pada tanggal 26 Ogos 2020 bahawa Kitab Injil, iaitu Kitab Suci Umat Kristian, telah dipesongkan atau diubah. Kenyataan yang telah diucapkan oleh Yang Berhormat telah melukakan perasaan orang-orang Kristian di negara kita. Tetapi apa yang lebih penting lagi adalah hakikat bahawa kenyataan Yang Berhormat itu sebenarnya salah dan tidak sesuai dengan fakta sejarah.

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Theological Method: An Old Friend

18/5/2020

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It is the time of the pandemic. For those of us whose daily work and busyness have come to a sudden halt, it seems a good time for us to be visiting some "old friends". In my case, I have been cultivating long internal conversations with my old companion: academic theology. For the past ten years of my ordained life, my focus has been placed so much on the intellectual faith of others, I have hardly had time to explore my own intellectual deepening. This time of study and exploration has been exciting and I don't long for it to stop.
Part of my little adventure in theological exploration this season has pertained to getting a feel of the state of Western theology is in its method and approach and extent today. In fact, there is something in me that actually "longs" to undertake a postgraduate course of study with an institution in the West for this purpose, but insisting on that would be unwise. As a result of these little explorations and internal conversations, I have drawn some very preliminary conclusions on theology in the West as it stands today.

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MAKING GOOD YOUR HUMAN LIFE

8/2/2020

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There is something to be said of the call to be mindful of the plight of the poor among us. The point of the Catholic faith is more than just about giving food and money and clothing to the poor people. To be sure, these are important aspects of our faith. But more than that, the constant call of the Gospel is about making good our human lives. God created us to be human beings, not something less human because we are now the baptised "elite". If anything, being Catholic should make us more human than ever. 

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DOWNTON ABBEY

31/1/2019

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I'm not sure if many Malaysians have watched the Downton Abbey series before as it's not widely available to the masses here, except perhaps among those who are savvy in the downloading technology. It is simply the most magnificently cultured television show I have watched in many years.

This television series captures the life of a family of British aristocrats in the early 20th century together with their working class staff occupying the bottom level of their home as well as their society.

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The Big 40

17/6/2016

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In the past five days, I've been receiving numerous messages on my Facebook wall, through Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp messages, and in person, all being warm wishes and kind birthday greetings from friends whom I have known, some whom I have just got to know, and even many whom I don't really know. These greetings are a stark reminder that I have just hit a major milestone in my life: I have just completed a full four decades of my life. No matter how hard I try to tell myself it's just another birthday, no big deal, I can't shake the reality off that it's a 40th birthday, and that's what makes it significant.


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To Be Great Again

16/12/2015

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I have been away from Malaysia for almost a month, trotting through various countries beginning with the Middle-East and then on to some other European countries. This is the longest consecutive duration I had been away from my own country in the past 18 years. It was a great (and rather expensive) experience reading life, scrutinising cultures, observing faith.

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Open Letter to Alvin Tan

22/4/2015

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Dear Mr Alvin,

I am writing to you because I am personally angered by what I consider to be a grossly disrespectful and utterly heinous act performed by you in bad will. Rather than speaking against your act in a way that condemns you disrespectfully behind your back, I have chosen to address you personally in what I hope to be a respectful way.


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When Feet-washing is No Longer Noble

2/4/2015

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A Holy Thursday Reflection
Holy Thursday. On this night, we see our priests performing perhaps one of the most humble priestly actions we get to observe in an entire liturgical year, that is, the liturgical action of washing the feet of twelve men seated before him. It is not just the man who performs this action, for he does it in the person of Christ. It is not just a pretend drama, for it is mean to be a real reenactment of the very same action that our Lord performed in the Upper Room on the night of the Holy Passover. Christ washes our feet again.

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