A knife in the back of freedom in Myanmar
Posted in Asia Commentary Features | Commentary Region

A knife in the back of freedom in Myanmar

By Gianni Criveller The recent images of popular resistance to the military coup in Myanmar…

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The paradoxes of Christmas in Japan
Posted in Features | Commentary Reflections

The paradoxes of Christmas in Japan

Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo What makes Christmas in Japan so unique? Faith has no place…

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What kind of Christmas is this?
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What kind of Christmas is this?

Father William J Grimm MM Christmas time 1973 I was a newly-arrived seminarian in Japan….

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What is the meaning of life?
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What is the meaning of life?

What a challenging world we live in. Half the people on the planet are cowering…

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Return to normal—really?

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” The days of…

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