[Lifeline] Mar 2010 Hope and Healing After Abortion: A True Story
[Lifeline] Nov 2009: Large Families: Yes We Can!
Yes these mythical families do exist. In fact, I’ve just met two of them (sets of families that is). And I would like you to meet them too. Don’t worry, they won’t bite.
[Lifeline] Sep 2009: Suicide - Comforting those who mourn
This article has been slightly edited from the one written by Sr Janet Fearns found in the UK Bishop’s Conference Day for Life 2009 Campaign to raise awareness of the problem of suicide. More resources can be found at www.dayforlife.org
[Lifeline] Aug 2009: How Contraceptives harm your marriage…and how Natural Family Planning can help
For 28 years, Ligaya Acosta was an avid promoter of contraceptives and sterilisation with the department of health in the Philippines. Her life changed however, when she was designated as Programme Manager for Natural Family Planning in early 2004, which led her to discover the deadly deception of contraceptives and the harm it is causing to numerous families. Now Executive director of Human Life International Asia Pacific, the largest international, pro-life, pro family, pro-woman organisation in the world. Having completed a short speaking tour in Singapore, she shares with Nick Chui her thoughts on promoting strong marriages.
[Lifeline] Jul 2009: The Role of the Father in the Family
Adrian Lim Peng Ann is passionate about fathering and its impact on the lives of children. A husband and father of two young sons, he is a Registered Counselling Psychologist, Registered Social Worker and Registered Counsellor, and was recently featured on MediaCorp Radio 938LIVE’s The Living Room on 19 June 2009. During the radio interview, he shared with listeners insights from his doctoral thesis to NUS Social Work Department entitled “Men’s Transition to Fatherhood.”
[Lifeline] Jun 2009: Why I stopped doing abortions: Interview with a Singaporean Doctor
Conversion stories are always a testament to the reality of God’s grace. Nick Chui interviews Dr. Peter Chew a Singaporean Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Gleneagles Medical centre who agreed to share his story.
[Lifeline] May 2009: Interreligious Marriages: Challenge and Celebration
Has a good marriage more to do with commitment than compatibility? When contemplating marriage, did you go forth because you thought you and your future life partner were very much alike? Or did you recognise both of you were different yet were willing to make your relationship work, at all costs?
[Lifeline] Apr 2009: Reaching Out to Young People
Tags: youth
Every youth should have a real life good Catholic role model whom they can emulate. They can be inspired by Mother Mary, the saints, the Holy Father, that’s very good. But it would be wonderful if they know real flesh and blood people who are well-adjusted people living a joyful Christian life.
Tags: youth
[Lifeline] Mar 2009: I Have Difficulties Communicating with my Spouse - A Short Story
Tags: counselling, marital problems
The door opens and a slightly anxious and sullen faced middle aged couple walks into the counselor’s room.
“Good morning Mr. & Mrs Tan, hope you did not have much difficulty finding the way here,” said the counselor as cheerily as
possible.
“No problem at all” said Mrs Tan. Her husband offered a weak smile.
As they settled into their seats, the counsellor, to break the ice and to find out a little bit more about Mr and Mrs Tan got the conversation
going.
“If you could share, any one of you could start first, how you hope this session could help.”
“Well its like this”, Mrs Tan was quick to reply. I am having problems communicating with him. It’s really not the same anymore…
Tags: counselling, marital problems
[Lifeline] Feb 2009: The Secret to a Happy and Holy Family
Tags: family
Not to long ago, The Straits Times featured a lovely story of Mr & Mrs Ratty who celebrated 72 years of married life. Yet on the very same day, an article reported on the rising number of date violence among teens and how what began as romantic bliss descended into bouts of abuse and even threats to life. In such confusing times, are there any “laws of happiness?” Or is a happy family and married life down to chance? We ask Dr. Tracey Rowland for her insights…
Tags: family
[Lifeline] May 2007: In search of the Sacred Integrating Counselling with Spirituality
FLL catches up with Fr. Teodulo (Ted) Gonzales S.J who was here on 30 & 31 Mar 07 to deliver talks on psycho-spiritual counselling. A faculty member of the Loyola School of Theology in the Ateneo University in Manila, Fr. Ted holds a PhD in pastoral Counselling from Loyola College in Maryland U.S.A.
