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… there am I with them

… there am I with them

Since my Solemn Profession on 17 September 2024, I have been going to Johor Bahru on weekends. While I continue my studies at St Francis Xavier Seminary and remain a member of the Greccio Friary community, as part of my ministry, I serve the Bahasa Malaysia community...

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Franciscans, assemble!

Franciscans, assemble!

Over five days in July, the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei) gathered for their 2025 Assembly. It was a time of prayer, reflection, and collective discernment under the theme “A World in Suffering, A Hope that Restores, A...

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Walking the Franciscan journey by the grace of God

Walking the Franciscan journey by the grace of God

“I can’t believe I can understand what has been shared in Spanish!” This was my revelation when I was at a table of OFM friars, Franciscan Sisters and Secular Franciscans during the Chapter of Mats. In the first two weeks of June 2025, more than 100 friars, sisters...

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2nd Asian Franciscan Formators Training

2nd Asian Franciscan Formators Training

The second cycle of the Asian Franciscan Formators Training (AFFT) officially began on June 16, 2025, with a Mass led by Br. Derrick Yap, OFM, Custos of Singapore-Malaysia and AFFT Coordinator. In his homily, Br. Derrick reflected on the inner struggles...

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Towards building peace  and care for creation

Towards building peace and care for creation

Formed just last year, the Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia has already held its second gathering. The meeting from 7 to 11 April 2025 in Cebu, Philippines was to follow up on the resolutions and discussions of the first gathering in October...

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A living witness of  Franciscan fraternal life

A living witness of Franciscan fraternal life

St Anthony Friary was established in 1991, alongside the founding of our Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei). It was to be the Mother House of our regional entity – a place of prayer, formation, governance, and mission. As Guardian of this house 30 years...

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Don’t forget the poor” and “Peace be  with you all!”

Don’t forget the poor” and “Peace be with you all!”

Dearest Family and Friends, In 2013, the words “Don’t forget the poor” were whispered to Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in the Sistine Chapel. These words so deeply penetrated his heart that when asked what name he would take as Pope, he chose “Francis”, after St Francis of...

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