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HRW warns ASEAN against legitimizing Myanmar military rule

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The rights group demands stronger regional action as political repression, civilian attacks and humanitarian restrictions persist in Myanmar

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Vincentian Life Series | Examining the matter for discernment

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The preliminary step in any discernment process is to know the whole complex reality or “to consider the substance of the matter and its circumstances”

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We sometimes become too attached to the things we build, the institutions we lead, the programs we initiate, and the people who become part of our lives

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Electricity supply in the Philippines is largely controlled by a small number of prominent conglomerates and family-owned corporations

Vincentian Life Series | Discernment of Spirits

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