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Learning from Blessed Gabriele Allegra

Learning from Blessed Gabriele Allegra

On the day of our Custody’s autonomy, 25 April 2023, OFM Minister General Friar Massimo Fusarelli presented me with a relic of Blessed Gabriele Allegra, who was named as the copatron of our Custody, together with St Anthony of Padua. It was such a precious gift. This...

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Incarnational Spirituality

Incarnational Spirituality

"Why did God become man?” This soul-searching question has occupied the hearts of many Christians through the ages, including saints such as Francis of Assisi. God taking human flesh – the incarnation (carne = flesh) – is a mystery calling us to deeper reflection, to...

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Shine, listen, be unafraid

Shine, listen, be unafraid

World Youth Day may be an event for young people, but Pope Francis’ final message to the pilgrims at the closing mass on 6 August 2023 is one that all of us can take to heart. “What will we take back with us as we resume our daily lives?” he asked the pilgrims. He...

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Co-Patrons of the Custody

Co-Patrons of the Custody

God sends us companions on our spiritual journey, for us as individuals and for us as an organisation or ministry. For our Custody, St Anthony has been our patron saint from the beginning. Why St Anthony you might ask? Well, it goes back to 1957 when Friar Vergil...

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Touching the lives of the poor with St Anthony’s Touch

Touching the lives of the poor with St Anthony’s Touch

Have you wondered why St Anthony is associated with bread? It is the power of his intercession. One legend is that when a boy drowned near the Basilica of St Anthony in Padua, his mother in her desperation called out to her beloved saint to restore her son’s life,...

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Inspired by the Holy Spirit

Inspired by the Holy Spirit

The celebration of the Easter season is a time when we reflect on the mystery of Jesus’ supreme sacrifice. He gave his life to win us our salvation. The empty tomb fulfils his mission on earth. What joy we all experience in the knowledge that we have been saved and,...

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