“THEREFORE the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Emmanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) How humbling it is for us each time when we contemplate…
KIRONGGU, Inanam - For the last fifteen years Kironggu Catholics travelled long distances to attend Mass, as well as to fulfill their parish services or to take part in parish events at the main parish of St Catherine Church in…
KARAMUNSING - Sacred Heart Cathedral parish priest Fr Paul Lo commissioned 24 caroling groups to launch the parish Advent Family Visits to 2,000 homes spanning 42 zones from 5-19 Dec 2018. A 500-crowd of both young and elderly gathered at…
PENAMPANG - Judging from the thunderous applause at the end of their performance, 62 kindergartners from Tadika Harmoni deserved a pat on their back for pleasing the 900-audience with a smooth rendition of two popular songs, “10,000 Reasons” and “You…
SANDAKAN - Bishop Julius Gitom led a five-member delegation to pay a courtesy call to the President of Sandakan Municipal, Datuk Peter Hii, in his office, at the Wisma Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan Nov 27. The main purpose of the courtesy…
SANDAKAN - On the occasion of his ruby jubilee celebration, Fr Thomas Makajil celebrated a thanksgiving Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral here Nov 6, with Bishop Julius Gitom as the main celebrant, and Msgr Nicholas Ong, who a month ago…
KOTA KINABALU - Sacred Heart Cathedral parish welcomed 38 “enquirers” with the celebration of the Rite of Acceptance during the Sunset Mass Dec 1. Similar Rites of Acceptance were also celebrated for 35 “enquirers” at the Chinese Sunday Mass the…
BUKIT PADANG - No one is more proud than the ex-Franciscans (led by Peter Chin) that made up the Building Committee, who accomplished the feat of building a new secondary school for St Francis Convent on the day of ‘handing…
RANAU - Forty-eight members of the Divine Mercy Ministry from Stella Maris Parish succeeded in making a pilgrimage to Mt Rosary on 20 Nov 2018. Although they could only make it to visit four stations: St Peter Claver Ranau (Station…
TAWAU - Sixty-four enthusiastic participants took part in a workshop entitled “Hope in the Climate Crisis”, organized by the Holy Trinity parish here on Oct 26-28. It was the first workshop of its kind for the parish, and was conducted…