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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 16:15

An empty threat

Australians have been directed to stagger the domestic consumption of electricity for two hours at night to make up for the drop in coal-fired generating plants that the country is heavily dependent on. Australia's winter is milder than winters in Europe and North America. Even so, turning down the heating is soliciting self-restraint for a society that is not used to making ...

2022-06-23 17:00

Facilitative leadership

Leaders have such complex issues to deal with that it can often seem impossible to be on top of everything. Facilitative leadership, in which leaders adjust their actions based on followers' opinions and perspectives, is seen as a possible solution to this issue. For this reason, it is becoming popular for leaders to work on their facilitation skills.

2022-06-22 17:00

'Yeontan-nim'

There were 347 coal mining villages in 1988, but now only four remain in Korea. Among them, three villages will also be closed in the near future. The number of mining villages has declined, but some social problems that afflicted them in the past - such as poverty, casino businesses, gambling and alcoholism - still influence villagers.

2022-06-21 17:00

North Korea's missile threats

The totalitarian regime in North Korea is more threatening than ever. On June 5, Pyongyang launched eight short-range missiles, the most ever in a single day.

2022-06-20 17:00

Temple named Paradise

It was in June about two decades ago. At long last, I found time to visit a Buddhist temple hidden in the lofty mountains of Hwaso-myeon, Sangju-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, the remotest back country in the province. I was attracted by the charming name, Geuknak Jeongsa or Temple of Paradise, a place inhabited only by celibate nuns who had just graduated from a Buddhist co...

2022-06-19 16:52

Reflections on war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine struck most people in the world as horrible beyond belief. How could this barbaric atrocity happen? The thought that Russia, a world superpower, invaded a weaker country without any justification disturbed my mind. The horrific scenes of buildings demolished by Russian missiles and grieving people wailing amid the destruction deeply saddened me.

2022-06-16 17:00

'A Doll for a Day: Growing Up in Post-War Korea'

I read a memoir published in 2019 by Choi Kyung-shin, which is an account of the author's personal experience in South Korea from the end of the Korean War up to 1971. It is 186 pages of informative reading that projects you into the times and scenes of those years. Indeed, it serves as a chronological record of significant events often with explanations, and some of the occu...

2022-06-15 17:00

Space exploration involves business and government - and courage

“The Eagle has landed.” Astronaut Neil Armstrong transmitted that striking statement back to Earth on July 20, 1969, from the surface of the Moon.

2022-06-14 17:00

Reflections on a June day

Every June, the air is crisp, and the campus lawn has been re-sown and redecorated with flowering plants. After the commencement ceremony, the campus is still beautiful. All the campus parties and invitations are finished by now. The dormitories are emptied. They seem lonely without the students.

2022-06-13 17:00

Remembering Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan

This year, I celebrated the 25th anniversary of my first profession. Looking back at each step is just moving. The journey that God has led me on so far is amazing. I have to confess that everything is a gift and a miracle of God's grace.

2022-06-12 17:00

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