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A fast of joy this Advent?
This Advent, as we approach the Year of Jubilee as pilgrims of Hope, we might consider making the period a fast of joy. We would do this not merely as a penitential act for the expiation of our past sins, but to express our hopeful hunger for a better reality,...
Following the poor and crucified Christ
Early in 2024, I made the decision to apply for my Solemn Profession, and a date was set. However, our ways are not God’s ways, and the original date was changed to 17 September, the Feast of the Stigmata of St Francis of Assisi. This year is the 800th anniversary of...
Meeting of the Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia
In October, a group of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) animators gathered in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to discuss the shape and function of the new Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia, and how it can respond to JPIC issues in the...
Fasting at Advent
Did you know that St Francis of Assisi prescribed fasting from the Feast of All Saints until Christmas, which means about the time of Advent? This prescription was included in both the Earlier Rule of 1221 (a more scriptural and biblical version of Francis’ Rule of...
Reflecting on our spiritual journey
Dear friends and benefactors, It’s that special time again when we intentionally look over the year that has passed and see where our journeys, especially our spiritual journeys, have taken us. We ask ourselves, “Where has God been in my life, and where is he leading...
St Anthony’s Bread (November 2024)
Canonization of the Blessed Martyrs of Damascus
Canonization of the Blessed Martyrs of Damascus
St Anthony’s Bread (September 2024)
A renewed connection with The Canticle of Creatures
When Friar Derrick Yap asked me to create a series of artwork based on The Canticle of Creatures for the 2025 Franciscan Calendar, my first response was “No, I can’t”. I was busy with other commitments, and I said to myself that “my art days were over”. But either he...