Focus
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East Malaysians celebrate Mother’s Day
May 21, 2015
It was a day of joyous celebration when the parishioners of the Church of St Francis de Sales celebrated Mother’s Day on May 10.
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Mothers recognized for their sacrificial love
May 21, 2015
Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the second Sunday in May and this year it fell on May 10. Archbishop Julian Leow, after the Confirmation Mass at the Church of St Anthony on May 10, gave a special blessing to all mothers.
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Mother and son Pope Francis shares personal, intimate devotion to Mary
May 21, 2015
From Easter to Pentecost -- and especially during the Marian month of May -- Catholics recite the "Regina Coeli" prayer "with the emotion of children who are happy because their mother is happy" that Jesus has risen from the dead, Pope Francis said.
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Food for Thought
May 15, 2015
In the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit may be the toughest to understand.
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A little help from above, even in the mundane
May 15, 2015
Actually, the Holy Spirit takes the train, the plane, the boat, the bus and every other form of transportation, public or private, day or night, rain or shine.
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The Spirit of the God who’s near
May 15, 2015
How will the 21st-century’s early decades be remembered at the turn of the next one? Pope Francis apparently hopes our times might be remembered for refocusing human attention on God’s presence in the world.
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Evolution’s ultimate wisdom
May 15, 2015
Evolution, Charles Darwin famously stated, works through the survival of the fittest.
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Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis
May 15, 2015
It used to be that just saying the words “liberation theology” around Catholics was enough to start a schism-level fight, or at least raise a red flag in Rome.
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What’s unprecedented about Pope Francis’ Year for Mercy
May 15, 2015
In tune with his knack for making history, Pope Francis' Year for Mercy will include things no other jubilee has: worldwide “missionaries of mercy,” and “holy doors” in every diocese for pilgrims to walk through.
Sunday Reflection
Change begins with us
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD