Focus
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Forming Catholics as ‘Digital Missionaries’
Jan 12, 2024
The word “missionary” can conjure up in the Catholic mind a vision of saintly figures traveling to distant lands and enduring heroic hardships to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2024 World Day of Peace message
Jan 05, 2024
Fast moving advancements in science and technology grab our attention, spark fascination, and receive automatic acceptance within our modern societies which crave new things, quick results, and instant gratification.
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Rededication of the Church of the Assumption The design philosophy
Jan 05, 2024
It was with profound gratitude that on December 16, 2023, Most Reverend Julian Leow, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, and 18 priests, led the parishioners of the Church of the Assumption Petaling Jaya, in the ancient and sacred rite of rededicating the church.
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My wheelchair confines me — but it also liberates me
Jan 05, 2024
Like Moses’ staff, my wheelchair can part a sea of people. Yet my wheelchair is the ‘elephant’ in the room that everyone sees but nobody talks about.
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New Christmas song, a heartfelt plea for unity and compassion
Dec 22, 2023
A song by a Bethlehem resident made in connection with a London-based band, has been praised by Pope Francis as Christmas approaches.
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How Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree brings us back to earth
Dec 22, 2023
There is something profoundly “right” about “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The animated Christmas special casts a perfect tone in its music, in the simple innocence of the story, in its voices, and maybe, most of all, in its silence.
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How to spot a “synodal bishop”
Dec 15, 2023
Not merely a classification, the synodal bishop is a manifestation of diverse attributes embedded in the synodal process outlined by Pope Francis
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No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood
Dec 15, 2023
The only way to carry out the new evangelisation called for by Pope Francis is to adopt the pastoral style of a compassionate, humble, patient and simple priest who walks at the same pace as his people, Cardinal Pietro Parolin told seminarians.
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Loved, cherished and called
Dec 15, 2023
Marie Miller, a folk singer and songwriter, has recently started transitioning from secular popfolk music to more faith-filled music after a decade-plus in the music industry.
Sunday Reflection
The miracle begins when the wine runs out
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Rawi Alexander, OFM, Cap