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Putting Ourselves in God’s Equation – Custos’ Message
Custody Retreat at St Clare's Hall, SingaporeFriar John Wong as one of the celebrants. Dearest family and friends, Our Custody concluded our year by preparing for the new year. For five days from 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2021, the friars in Singapore and Malaysia gathered...
Peace, Peace with Silent Night
On a quiet night two thousand years ago, God sent us the gift of His Son — Jesus, His gift of selfless love to redeem mankind from sin. We invite you to receive Jesus into your hearts and homes as you watch this video of Silent Night. Wishing you and your family a...
Sabah friars on courtesy call and fraternal visit to CAC
Catholic Sabah (Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
The Incarnation Is Not About Christmas
The Incarnation The seasons of Advent and Christmas offer us the possibility of doing things in other ways. The Pope speaks of the Church as a “field hospital”. God, he says, is not found in “neat, orderly places and things, distant from reality”. As we set out our...
Through Trials to Triumph – Custos’ Message
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know ... For some, that dream may come true this Christmas as more countries open up and Vaccinated Travel Lanes are established. Life appears to be normalising and we can look forward to freer...
Reflecting with St Francis before the Christmas Crib
St Francis and Christmas Crib The story of St Francis and the Christmas Crib at Greccio shows what was really important to Francis – the poverty of Jesus and his mother, and the discomfort felt by the little baby. For Francis, the external poverty of Christ’s...
Five Friars to be Ordained Deacons
Friars Cosmas Francis, Crispus Mosinoh, Gerald Terence, Robin Toha and Sixtus Pitah will be called to the Order of Deacons by Archbishop William Goh at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on 26 November 2021. The 4pm mass will be live-streamed on the...
Thoughts from the Novitiate
Friars Julian Chua, Sylvester Singh and Timothy Fong entered into the Novitiate at Greccio Friary, Singapore, in January. Novitiate is a period of intense formation for novices to know and experience the form of life of St Francis, to form their minds and hearts...
