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Concluded: Meeting with the brothers of Asia and Oceania (FCAO)
Manila (Philippines), April 7-13 From April 7 to 13, the General Definitorium and the General Offices of Formation and Studies, Missions and Evangelization, and Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation met with the brothers of the entities of the Franciscan Conference...
Asian Franciscan Formators Training (AFFT)
Launch of the programme endorsed by FCAO On 11 Mar 2024, AFFT programme was launched with the release of the introductory video of the first front loading module. This formators course was proposed and endorsed by the Ministers of FCAO (Franciscan Conference of...
Mother’s Day concert – Bringing to birth
We honour our mothers bringing us to birth. We honour our fathers too, but it is our mothers who carried us as part of themselves, nourishing us with nutrients while taking away toxic waste from our systems. Our mothers fed and freed us when we were still in their...
Recollection for Friars ‘Under 5’
A small group of young Franciscan Friars from the Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei) began 2024 in Danang, Vietnam. Except for Custos Friar Derrick Yap, who guided the recollection, all of them are in their first five years of Solemn Profession or...
Springing into New Life!
Lent comes from the Old English word for “spring season”. Although we do not have the four seasons in Malaysia and Singapore, we know of the astounding beauty of Sister Mother Earth coming alive again in spring with the blossoming of flowers (think Sakura cherry...
A Fraternitas of youth and young adults
It began with a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2019, the shared experiences and profound connections stirring in some of the young pilgrims a desire to be a community, a fraternity in the spirit of the Franciscan Friars. From that desire came forth a new fraternity...
Ordination to the Order of Diaconate of Friar Nelson Evarinus Sipalan, OFM
KOTA PADAWAN — All glory to God for another moment in history at St Ann’s Parish, Kota Padawan as we have a newly ordained deacon for the Minister of the Word. Friar Nelson Evarinus Sipalan OFM was called to the Order of Deacons by Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh on...
Rebuilding the Church in the footsteps of Francis of Assisi
Eight hundred years ago, in 1205, Francis of Assisi received the call from the Lord to “Rebuild the Church”. Francis responded to this call throughout his life. He began by rebuilding physical churches – San Damiano, Portiuncula (St Mary of the Angels), and San Pietro...
With faith that God will provide
Dearest Family and Friends, Autonomy? Many have asked me what is different now that the Custody of St Anthony Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei is no longer under the Province of the Holy Spirit in Australia. Honestly, nothing much has changed as the Australian Province gave...