Singapore Catholics Link Indonesian Forest Fires to Call for Ecological Conversion
Parishioners at the Church of the Holy Family in Singapore prayed on October 13 for God to “dispel the haze that is engulfing the region and affecting the health of so many.” The prayer, composed by a parishioner during a faith formation session, also asked God to “remove the root cause of the haze and help us all to restore your creation to its health and beauty.”
Vietnam Postulants Turn Synodal Listening into 100 Free Meals for People in Need
The initiative at Sao Biển Community in Phan Thiet, a coastal city in southern Vietnam, emerged from a reflection on the theme “Put Out into the Deep: Discernment and Governance in a Synodal Church,” led by Sr. Theresa Chi, a member of the congregation.
Pope: Mary is ‘safe refuge’ amidst life’s difficulties
Traditionally invoked as a “safe refuge amid life’s difficulties,” Mary is a source of consolation for a world wounded by war, Pope Leo said on Wednesday.
Muzik suci bukan sekadar hiasan dalam liturgi
Sri Paus Leo XIV me-negaskan bahawa muzik suci merupakan bahagian penting dalam tindakan liturgi dan bukan sekadar hiasan untuk memeriahkan sesuatu perayaan.
Singapore hackathon brings 80 catholics together to develop digital solutions for church
About 80 Catholics aged 17 to 61 took part in Singapore’s first Catholic hackathon, FIAT, from October 9 to 11, developing digital solutions to address pastoral needs identified by four archdiocesan organisations.
St Augustine’s reservations about ‘just war’
In theological debate and magisterial statements, the concept of ‘just war’ is increasingly being called into question in support of the idea that war is intrinsically illicit. Yet the concept continues to resurface, and the authority of St Augustine (354–430) is often invoked in its defence. In the conventional account of the history of war, Augustine frequently appears as the first Christian theorist of ‘just war’, if not its actual ‘inventor’. But Augustine, as we know, was always a restless (inquietus) soul, attentive to the developing challenges posed by history, and his thinking evolved over time. Scholars understand that his positions must be read both in context, with due attention to their historical setting, and as part of a broader vision that places them in perspective. Instead, they are often embalmed or taken out of context, or even attributed to the later Augustinian tradition. In the case at hand, anyone with the patience — and good fortune — to read Augustine himself will find signs that his acute understanding of history did not overlook the fundamental ambiguity, or even the outright inadmissibility, of ‘just war’.