Hospitality to the stranger is a uniquely human trait. Strangers always are vulnerable and dependent on the friendliness of those among whom they pass or settle. The essence of hospitality is that it is freely given. Hospitality goes extra mile … Continue reading Ecumenical Hospitality

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke All the discussion concerning tolerance and peaceful co-existence cannot ignore the role of parenting. Have you thought about how we are brought up affects our attitude towards others in the society? Have noticed that some young people … Continue reading Parenting Today

Laughter is the expression of joy in the presence of God. Before God, laughter seeks connection with the gift of joy that God can bestow upon the poor and the exploited. Before the public, laughter is used as a surviving … Continue reading Laughter

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke ‘Active love’ is an expression that is often used to insist on the need to witness through deeds. In particular, protecting the victims of violence may also be seen as Christian resistance to outbreaks of violence. Protection … Continue reading Active Love

A young priest in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church has been pleasantly surprised by the welcome and openness she has experienced at the Synod of Bishops on young people, she told America in an interview. A fraternal delegate, Rev. Martina Viktorie Kopecká, 32, … Continue reading Female Cleric among Catholic Bishops!

Buddhism has led me to reflect deeply about desire. To try to eliminate desire is, in a way, to reduce, to limit the quality of human life. Unlike Buddha I do not believe that desire is in itself an obstacle … Continue reading To Desire