Category: English

A nobleman was imprisoned in a dark tower, condemned to die at dawn. He knew that his life was coming to an end. There was no possibility of escape, and the sentence had already been pronounced. He had only one…

P. Pilgrim Saladin, whose full name was Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, was one of the most famous leaders of the medieval world. A Kurdish Muslim, he rose from relatively humble beginnings to become Sultan of Egypt and Syria and…

P. Pilgrim As America marked the 25th anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers last week, we pause to remember one of the darkest days in modern history. On September 11, 2001, thousands of innocent people went to work,…

P. Pilgrim There is a story often told of a man who was working high up on a wall during the construction of a tall church tower. When he was moving along the wall on scaffold his safety rope snapped.…

P. Pilgrim There is an old saying: “You can hide your sin from people, but you can never hide it from God.” The story of the Dutch painter Han van Meegeren gives us a remarkable illustration of this truth. Van…

Spandan Bhattarai Studying abroad is a dream shared by thousands of young people around the world. For many international students, going to another country represents an opportunity to receive a quality education, build a professional career, experience a different culture…

P. Pilgrim This week 57 years ago the world watched as humans landed on the Moon for the first time. The mission was called Apollo 11 and it was carried out by NASA and marked one of the greatest achievements…

P. Pilgrim In the past 10 years more and more countries have purchased the Israeli techknowledge for the iron dome. This is a defensive system which operates like a shield across the country and protects it from enemy rockets, missiles…

P. Pilgrim Living in a country like Nepal that is hundreds of years old, to see that one of the most influential countries in the world the USA is only celebrating their 250th birthday anniversary may seem strange. This past…

In the 1960s and 1970s the phenomenon of group counselling reached its zenith. It was set up to help people discuss and work through their problems together. People were encouraged to come on a weekly basis and talk about their…