Malaysian Church News

• Reconciliation is the good virtue

  Apr 16, 2014

  “What virtue do you practice?”asked Fr Andrew Kooi. “First we need to be reconciled with my brother /sister and only then can I offer my gift to God.

  

• Priests must remain faithful to Christ

  Apr 16, 2014

  “Priests must remember and appreciate that through their consecration, they are elevated to become an alter-Christ acting in the place of Christ Himself.

  

• All of us are priestly people

  Apr 16, 2014

  Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom of Sandakan and all the nine priests in the diocese, gathered for the annual blessing of the oils at the tri-lingual Chrism Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral, on April 3.

  

• Priests should be with Jesus

  Apr 16, 2014

  “What is the concept of a priest in the New Testament? He should be with Jesus and fulfil His mission in the world,” emphasised Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam.

  

• Irene was the “Iron Lady” of Asia

  Apr 11, 2014

  Even in death Irene has only proven that governments and leaders deny the truth Indeed as the sky darkened at 3.00pm as tears of loss poured down, the hearse arrived at the doorstep of the Catholic Church in Shah Alam.

  

• It was an honour to have known her

  Apr 11, 2014

  Many years have rolled by and I sat in the car, reminiscing, on my way back from the wake of Irene Fernandez. I was 18 years old and working on human and worker rights issues with the Young Christian Workers Movement (YCW) when I first met her.

  

• Champion of oppressed given grand tribute-filled send-off

  Apr 11, 2014

  Apart from a white tent outside a terrace house in Subang Jaya, there was nothing to suggest that a towering personality who changed the way most Malaysians viewed foreign workers in this country was being laid to rest.

  

• Traditional Holy Week in St Peter’s Church Melaka

  Apr 10, 2014

  It is that time of the year during Holy Week when thousands of Catholics and non-Catholic pilgrims converge at St Peter’s Church, the oldest in Malaysia, to celebrate the traditional Palm Sunday (April 13), and Good Friday (April 18) ceremonies.

  

• Friar Dominic Francis celebrates his Golden Jubilee

  Apr 10, 2014

  Bro Dominic Francis, the first Malaysian Capuchin celebrated his 50th anniversary as a Friar on March 27 at St Francis Xavier Home for the Elderly where he is a resident.

  

• Challenges that Catholic parents face in the digital age

  Apr 10, 2014

  This was the focus of the talk entitled Challenges to Catholic Parents in the Digital Age presented by Dr Oscar Tagulinao on March 22 at the Church of St Peter.