MIRI – It was a historical day for the people in the Diocese of Miri as they witnessed the Episcopal ordination of their second Bishop. More than six thousand people crammed into the Miri Indoor Stadium to witness Bishop Richard Ng being ordained and installed as the new head of the Diocese of Miri.
Author: Dr Jeffrey Soon was the Paediatrician and Head of Paediatric Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital from 1987-1990. He was Resident Consultant Paediatrician to Damai Specialist Hospital from 1990-2010. Currently he treats from Klinik Pakar Kanak Kanak Dr Soon and at the same time a visiting paediatrician to Damai Specialist Hospital.
PENANG (Herald/CS): Catholic priests in Penang have urged their parishioners to continue keeping calm following two incidents Jan 26 and 27 that were meant to provoke religious tension.
Church of the Assumption (pic) parish priest Father Dominic Santhiyagu said that parishioners are happy that in the midst of the incidents, all segments of society and race have called to provide moral and spiritual support.
“We are sad that there are elements out to create mischief
KUALA MENGGATAL – In gratitude to their spiritual adviser and friend, Fr Francis Tsen, the little community of Bukit Harapan got together with friends and supporters of the community to celebrate the 48th anniversary of his priestly ordination, and to thank God for the gift of his friendship and unwavering support for them, at Bukit Harapan Jan 9.
After the Thanksgiving Mass, which was presided by Fr Francis and concelebrated with Fr Felix Chung, the scrumptious ‘family meal’ was shared among the community family members, supporters and friends in the like of a big happy family.
On being approached by Catholic Sabah, Fr Francis agreed to share on his journey with the Special People of Bukit Harapan, and here it is ….
KOTA KINABALU – This year, the Vocation Seminar for the Diocesan Priesthood drew over more than 140 young men from the three dioceses in Sabah.
The seminar was held from Jan 17-19, 2014 at Bundu Tuhan Retreat Centre, themed ‘The chosen one of God’. In his homily during the Opening Mass, Archbishop John Wong reminisced about his younger days
SANDAKAN: The inaugural meeting of the Diocesan Human Development Commission was held on Saturday, 18th Jan 18 at the Diocesan Retreat Centre, Ulu Dusun. In his welcoming speech, Bishop Julius extended his warm welcome and appreciation to all members of the commission for their presence. The prelate was grateful that after the third attempt, the commission was finally formalized.
TELUPID – The seminarians from the Diocese of Sandakan successfully organized a Weekend Experience programme with the youth at St Martin’s Parish, Telupid on 3-5 Jan 2014.
The organizing team was glad for the involvement and support of the parish priest, Fr Jasery and three Franciscan Sisters: Sr Appollonia fsic from Sandakan, Sr Lucynia fsic from Penampang, and Sr Liza fsic from Kota Belud.
Some 30 youths took part in the programme, which began with a fellowship dinner with the parishioners on Friday night.
The objective of the three-day event was to convey to the young people the meaning of vocation, especially the priestly and religious vocations.
KOTA KINABALU (CS) – The Daughters of St Paul (Pauline Sisters) celebrated 25 years of service in Sabah January 25, Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, at their newly opened Paulines Apostolic Centre Kota Kinabalu with a solemn Mass presided by Msgr Primus Jouil and concelebrated with Fr Jose Aripio, Provincial of the Society of St Paul, Philippine-Macau Province, and a short fellowship programme after the Mass.
During the Mass, the Sisters remembered all the FSPs who lived and worked in Sabah over the past 25 years–an adventure that began on 25 January 1989 when, with the support of many individuals, the little community of three began to carry out its communication media apostolate in this part of the country. However,