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Church holds historic simultaneous global hour of prayer today

 Posted by Anil Netto on 2 June 2013  1 Response »
Jun 022013
 

The Catholic Church is synchronising an unprecedented global hour of prayer and eucharistic adoration from 5.00pm to 6.00pm Rome time or 11.00pm to midnight Malaysian time.

The dawn of a new beginning

 Posted by Anil Netto on 3 May 2013  6 Responses »
May 032013
 

This is the third reflection piece by my good friend, who is feeling inspired.

Looking beyond Pope Francis’ groundbreaking gestures

 Posted by Anil Netto on 17 April 2013  3 Responses »
Apr 172013
 

An article I wrote for the Herald on 3 April 2013 about the implications of Pope Francis’ first few gestures as the new leader of the church.

GE13: Message from Bishop Sebastian Francis

 Posted by Anil Netto on 11 April 2013  10 Responses »
Apr 112013
 

Bishop Sebastian Francis has delivered a message to the Catholic community in the Diocese of Penang, i.e. in Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis, Perak and Penang and all the people of God.

Christians in Aberdeen share church with Muslims (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 7 April 2013  4 Responses »
Apr 072013
 

How about this for bridge building among people of different faiths? One small community in Scotland is breaking down the barriers of prejudice.

Who to vote for? A Christian reflection (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 6 April 2013  20 Responses »
Apr 062013
 

The Christian churches in Malaysia have come out with an awareness-raising video for voters.

Pope denounces ‘greed looking for easy gain’

 Posted by Anil Netto on 1 April 2013  3 Responses »
Apr 012013
 

In his Easter message to Rome and the world, Pope Francis has called for peace in a world divided by “greed looking for easy gain”.

Why we need to become the church of the poor

 Posted by Anil Netto on 30 March 2013  5 Responses »
Mar 302013
 

As we celebrate Easter, here is a piece I wrote for the Herald on 4 March. Wishing all of you a joyful Easter filled with hope.

Pope washes feet of prisoners, including Muslim woman (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 29 March 2013  2 Responses »
Mar 292013
 

In a Holy Thursday service that highlights Jesus’ call to serve with humility, Pope Francis broke with Vatican tradition by washing the feet of juvenile offenders (including women, atheists and people of other faiths).

A Good Friday reflection

 Posted by Anil Netto on 29 March 2013  2 Responses »
Mar 292013
 
A Good Friday reflection

The following is a Good Friday reflection by Fr Kevin J Barr touching on the real reason Jesus died in its proper historical context.

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