Malaysian Church News

• Parliament could have resolved ‘Allah’ case

  Feb 13, 2015

  Policy-sensitive cases are best left for politicians to resolve and not through the courts, a retired Court of Appeal judge opined recently.

  
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  We need to move forward

  Feb 13, 2015

  The Parish of the Visitation held its 2014 Parish Pastoral Assembly on Sunday January 25 this year. Close to three hundred parishioners, including a good representation from the indigenous communities, attended the 2.00pm to 5.00pm session at the Visitation Community Hall.

  
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  BOM Teacher Training Programme held in PJ

  Feb 13, 2015

  The Natural Fertility Awareness Service of Malaysia (NFASM) organized a Billings Ovulation Method® (BOM)Teacher Training Programme at La Salle Hall January 23 – 25. The training programme was led by Dr L.L Chan, President of NFASM.

  
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  PIHDM retreat focuses on being with the migrants

  Feb 13, 2015

  They came from many different churches yet their inner hearts spoke the same language of the Good Samaritan, standing WITH and FOR travellers, migrants and refugees.

  

• Real modernization is the fruit of wisdom

  Feb 13, 2015

  “Applying rules to the times is the work of wisdom.” The Gospel is the one irreplaceable rule, and a good cleric humbles himself to God’s will.

  
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  Time to take stock of religious life

  Feb 13, 2015

  Catholics from Ipoh and the surrounding towns came together on Feb 2 to pray for all religious sisters, brothers and priests, during a special prayer and Mass at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church.

  
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  Msgr Daniel Lim — Celebrating 50 years in the Lord’s vineyard

  Feb 13, 2015

  February 2 this year held special meaning for Msgr Daniel Lim as he celebrated his Sacerdotal Golden Jubilee with a Thanksgiving Mass at the Church of the Holy Rosary.

  
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  Bro Ambrose's 70th anniversary celebration

  Feb 13, 2015

  It was an occasion of double rejoicing, with Bro Ambrose Loke and the St Francis Institution alumni — in particular the Class of 1976 —taking the spotlight.

  
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  Consecrated life is a gift from God

  Feb 13, 2015

  “World Day for Consecrated Life, celebrated for the first time in 1997 by Pope John Paul II is, first and foremost, a day for us to give thanks to God for the gift of this particular vocation.

  
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  Religious need to be seen as praying

  Feb 13, 2015

  Archbishop Julian Leow, in his speech after Mass at the celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life, said that this is the first time many different religious congregations have gathered together.