Catholic Sabah News

Priestly ordinations bring a ray of hope

IMG_7935opKOTA KINABALU – It was a week of great joy and thanksgiving for the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu as two young men were ordained into the priesthood.

IMG_7440opThe Sacerdotal ordination of Fr Rhobby Aaron Mojolou took place in his home parish of St Michael’s Feb 24, 2014, followed by the ordination of Fr Mitchelly Kiun two days later at his home parish of Sacred Heart Cathedral. This brings the number of priests in the archdiocese to 37. It also marks the first sacerdotal ordination presided by Archbishop John Wong as the ordinary of the archdiocese.

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Pope Francis writes a letter to families

Pope Francis 2014“Dear families,

With this letter, I wish, as it were, to come into your homes to speak about an event which will take place at the Vatican this coming October. It is the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which is being convened to discuss the theme of “pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelization”.  Indeed, in our day the Church is called to proclaim the Gospel by confronting the new and urgent pastoral needs facing the family.

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Sandakan hosts 43rd RBC Meeting

SANDAKAN – 10 members of the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Regional Biblical Commission convened at the Sandakan Diocesan Pastoral Centre for their 43rd annual meeting.

The 3-day event was held Feb 11-13, 2014. Archbishop John Ha of Kuching Archdiocese, who is the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and who is also the President of the Regional Biblical Commission, presided over the meeting.

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You COULD BE attracted to this … Take a brief look at the journey of faith in the Seminary as shared by Dafrinn Diwo

ST PETER’S COLLEGE, KUCHING – Coming to the end of the year, the various  seminarians are asked to share their reflection on their faith journey in the seminary, to be published in their annual magazine, The Key.  With permission, I am reproducing one such sharing by Dafrinn Diwol entitled “My Faith Journey is a Learning Process” as follows:

Dafrinn Diwol:  Faith, what is faith? 

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Shan Tao Kindergarten celebrates Chap Goh Mei

KOTA KINABALU – Chap Goh Mei has been a yearly traditional celebration to conclude the Lunar New Year for the children and parents with their teachers of Shan Tao Kindergarten.

It is a time that is usually looked forward to with great excitement and anticipation by both the children and teachers.  Challenged to display their knowledge and skills, the children worked hard to put together their performances, songs and artwork, ably guided by their teachers.

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