As the Church marks the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr Marion Nguyen, OSB offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “The world needs honesty.”

How do Christians of the East view the future? This is the question that many find hard to answer, while many others keep pondering the prevailing situation and wondering about the future awaiting the Christians of the East particularly with the eruption of what is termed as "the Arab Spring" over a decade ago that wreaked extensive havoc in several Arab and Middle Eastern countries, and snowballed into millions of people leaving the countries of their ancestors where hope is waning to a minimum, while seeking a new life in other countries  with the hope that they would find a better fut

Christ’s message could not be more at odds with the aims of secular society, which is to live an unencumbered life on the broad, open and inclusive way.

The Holy Bible is the most invaluable book ever. It contains treasures of love, care, and sacrifice aimed at saving humanity and strewing its trodden path with divine roses of blessing emanating from the Word of God. This is the master of all books and the non-corrupted Word of God. The more one reads the Holy Bible, the more one delves into the secrets of life, as well as gets familiar with mundane life and the after-life.

Throughout history, the Catholic Church has been serving societies in various fields, mostly in the fields of education and health.

A soldier is not only  someone who defends one's country and ensures a safe homeland by maintaining its social peace, but also the one who walks in the steps of Lord Jesus Christ with the aim of saving souls and ensuring that the word of God ranks high in societies so that love, peace, harmony, and common living would prevail.

When the Divine Father created humans, they were given the full freedom to lead their lives as they wish. They have all the times been given the absolute freedom to act at will and have been given the choice to do whatever they deem suitable to ensure their well-being.

How did we ‘evolve’ to become such a lonely generation? It’s one of the questions I’ve pondered over among a million other thoughts.  Why is it so challenging for one to find a true, genuine, and committed relationship in this era? Have we really lost our humanity in being able to connect, empathize and feel compassion for one another?

Despite the fact that people have all the time been clinging to the various joys of life unaware that they are mere "visitors" on this Earth and a time will come when they leave this life and be transferred to a different one, they still stick to the various pleasures of life, with the lust for money and wealth being on top of them. Regardless of the wealth that people garner from this mundane life, they still look for more in an endless pattern. This is the nature of humans.

At the opening of the annual Synod of the Chaldean Church taking place in Baghdad from 21-27 August, 2022 His Beatitude Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, set the alarm