Pope Benedict memorably described the Internet as a new Digital Continent in 2009. I had a very enjoyable evening the other night discussing with university students how to be ‘Digital Missionaries‘ in this new continent. We looked at various topics…
DAMASCUS, Syria, - Seven years ago, on 15 March 2011, the Syrian Civil War began. Since then, the conflict in Syria has forced more than 5.4 million people to flee their home country to neighbouring nations, such as Turkey and…
UNITED NATIONS - Mely Lenario quietly described her harrowing journey from ambitious, naive rural girl trafficked to hopeless, drug-fueled urban prostitute, through slow rehabilitation to a new life as an outreach worker. After she finished her story, hundreds of people…
Much has been written about the first five years of Pope Francis’ Petrine Ministry. Having accompanied him, literally, into the conclave that elected this Argentine Jesuit Bishop of Rome on 13 March 2013, I have followed him closely over the…
DENVER, Colo - These biblical commandments probably sound familiar: Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not commit adultery. These might not: Do not shave your beard with a razor. Do not wear garments of mixed fibers.…
PENAMPANG - International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. International Women's Day first…
LIFE as a Christian is a struggle between battles and blessings. In between there’s a need for intense prayer. Prayer is an invocation that seeks to activate a rapport through deliberate communication with the Lord. It can be either as…
SEREMBAN - The Gospel text from St Mark 1:14-20 (Jesus Calls Four Fishermen) on the Third Sunday in Ordinary time [21 Jan 2018] coincided with the visit by the Archdiocesan Vocation Promotion Team of Kuala Lumpur (AVPT) to the Church…
Pope Francis was delighted when Canossian Sister Margarete Sta Maria accompanied the Malaysian, Singapore and Brunei bishops on their Ad Limina meeting on 8 Feb 2018: “The Pope was very happy …he said that it was the first time in…
Archbishop Julian Leow of Kuala Lumpur shares what touched him during the ad limina visit to the Holy See on 4-9 Feb 2018. Meeting the Holy Father up close and personal and being able to share our thoughts and feelings…