Participants at the bishops’ conference meeting. Seated from left: Sr Margarete Sta Maria (executive secretary), Archbishop John Ha (Kuching), Bishop Sebastian Francis (Penang), Archbishop Joseph Marino (Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia), Bishop Cornelius Sim (Brunei), Archbishop John Wong (Kota Kinabalu) and Archbishop William Goh (Singapore).

Standing from left: Msgr Mario Codamo (Second Counsellor, Apostolic Nunciature), Bishop Joseph Hii (Sibu), Bishop Richard Ng (Miri), Bishop Bernard Paul (Melaka-Johor), Auxiliary Bishop Simon Poh (Kuching), Bishop Cornelius Piong (Keningau) and Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom (Sandakan). Not in photo: Archbishop Julian Leow (Kuala Lumpur).

By Vincent D’Silva

To dialogue means to believe that the “other” has something worthwhile to say, and to entertain his or her point of view and perspective.

Archbishop Joseph Marino, Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, made this comment at a recent meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
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Archbishop William Goh poses with newly commissioned principals (from left): Ms Phyllis Chua, Mrs Fiona Tan, Mr Daniel Ang, Mrs Allison Lim, Ms Cecilia Lim, Mrs Juliana Conceicao, Ms Christina Teo, Mrs Trace Teo, Mrs Jennifer Teo, Ms Christina Michael and Mrs Judina Cheong. Also in the photo (from left) are Fr Edward Seah, Deacon Clement Chen, Msgr Philip Heng and Fr Adrian Danker.

Educators should attend to the holistic development of their students and their moral development. Such students will be motivated not only to do well but also to serve others, said Archbishop William Goh at the Principals’ Commissioning Mass on Jan 21.

Speaking to educators from Catholic schools, Archbishop Goh also advised them to undergo continual formation, just like how the apostles and disciples were formed by Jesus before they built the early Church.
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Msgr Philip Heng invoking the Holy Spirit’s blessing upon the legal fraternity during the Red Mass on Jan 11.

The Catholic Lawyers Guild (CLG) marked 15 years of service to the Church in Singapore with its annual “Red Mass” at the Church of Sts Peter and Paul on Jan 11.

In his homily, Msgr Philip Heng reminded the 150 members of the legal profession present that although they were intrinsically all good people graced with the gift of faith, they must always seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in their respective vocations.

Faith demands mission and witness, he said, and the challenge for the CLG beyond its 15th anniversary is to conform its members and those it serves more and more into the image and likeness of Christ.
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Members of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church hold placards displaying 12 sins that have caused Christian division on Jan 20.

Discrimination, intolerance and pride. These were some of the sins causing Christian division which were visually highlighted during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Jan 18-25.

Other sins were lack of love, hate and contempt, false accusation, persecution, broken communion, religious wars, division, abuse of power and isolation.

At the Mar Thoma Syrian Church on Jan 20, placards were used to display each sin.
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