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Author: Bishop Duleep de Chickera

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Colombo, Religion and faith, The Constitutional Coup

Let memory speak: A litany of remembrance

Photography by Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images, via Any intelligent discourse must offer memory its rightful place. This is because, memory has present potential, to take us to happenings of the past, so that…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 12/13/2018
Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith, The Constitutional Coup

An appeal for national stability from religious leaders

Photo courtesy Article 14 This statement is being issued by a multi-religious group of Sri Lankan citizens, including several religious leaders, with no vested interests. We have been compelled to come together…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 12/02/2018
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, The Constitutional Coup

A tale beyond a tale of two Prime Ministers: A Reflection

The current political crisis has descended to very worrying depths. In a matter of days we have observed an alarming cycle of vindictive politics charged with scheming and aggression. Political rhetoric is…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 11/10/201811/10/2018
Peace and Conflict, Religion and faith

Religion, authority and reason: A Reflection

Image courtesy Al Jazeera Religion and authority Three recent pronouncements caught the attention of the media and dominated conversations. Advisors to President Trump quoted the Bible in defence of the separation of…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 08/21/201808/21/2018
Kandy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Havoc in the hills: A Reflection

Image courtesy Madness against Muslims              The shameful acts of violence against the Muslim community in the Kandyan hills, were possible because the violence unleashed against the Muslim community in Ampara and…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 03/14/2018
70 Years of Independence, Colombo, Politics and Governance

On the Road: A National Day Reflection

A young man on a motorcycle A little blue piece of something fell off a motorcycle. A young man on another motorcycle stopped and reversed while the traffic on a very busy…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 02/03/2018
Religion and faith

A Christmas Reflection

Bethlehem – Birth place of the Incarnate One Bethlehem is the little village in which Jesus was born. It was here, that the unseen God emptied himself to become human in the…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 12/23/201712/23/2017
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, International, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Rohingya in our midst: Learning from the vulnerable

Photo by REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain via A Reflection The Rohingya in our midst brought out the worst in some of us. The aggression of a mob that sought to intimidate and deny these…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 10/23/2017
Colombo, Districts, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Bias in the Dias affair: A reflection

The initial shock at the response of a high ranking minister to comments made by a citizen on a recent talk show, soon shifted to the realisation of its seriousness. During the…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 07/01/201707/02/2017
Colombo, Religion and faith

Stable Truth: A Christmas reflection

Hard lessons The birth of Christ has not changed the world but it offers hard lessons for those who work for change. Herod, whom Jesus called the fox, is clever with words;…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 12/24/201601/03/2017
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Truth Beyond Commissions: A Reflection

Photo courtesy On the 31st of March a small gathering at the Bar Association Auditorium in Colombo, heard a wise and timely presentation on restorative justice and constitutionalism by a visiting lawyer…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 04/20/201604/20/2016
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Christ, Constitutions and Community: A Freedom Day Reflection

The sovereignty of all humans The essence of Jesus’ teaching on the law is the sovereignty of all humans. When confronted with the oppressive nature of the then Jewish (Sabbath) law, He…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 02/04/2016
Colombo, Religion and faith

Sobitha Himi: Servant of the Dhamma – Gift to us all

Prologue There was a time when Sobitha Himi did not appeal to the minorities the way he did at the time of his death. Some may still have reservations about some aspects…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 11/24/2015
Colombo, Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

From Self-Scrutiny to Social Integration: A Reflection

Image courtesy Jesus used parables to convey the essence of His teaching. On one occasion He taught on the importance of self-scrutiny through a parable that contrasted two men at prayer. Of…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 11/03/2015
Colombo, Religion and faith

Stooping to Rise: An Easter Reflection

Why Jesus died Jesus did not die by accident. He was killed through a conspiracy by those whose oppressive ways were exposed by his dual thrust of compassion and truth. But death…

Bishop Duleep de Chickera Bishop Duleep de Chickera on 04/04/2015

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