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Bishop Peter Hla Retires, Successor Steps In for Pekhon Diocese in Myanmar

Bishop Hla is succeeded by Bishop Felice Ba Htoo, who had been serving as the diocese’s coadjutor bishop—a role designed to ensure a smooth transition on February 2, 2026.

Daily Reflection

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, February 3, 2026

Today Scripture reveals a profound truth: God’s power is most clearly manifested not in the halls of human authority, but in the moments of our greatest vulnerability and surrender.

Asia, Feature Stories, News

The Kitchen Saint: For 25 Years, a Mother’s Love Nourished Kengtung’s Future Priests

Daw Esther Ju Phaw has just marked 25 years of service—a Silver Jubilee not of preaching or teaching, but of feeding, nurturing, and quietly guiding generations of young seminarians in Kengtung, Myanmar.

Asia, News

Myanmar Bishop Confirms 164 on Feast of St. Don Bosco, Warns Against ‘Educated Monsters’

Bishop John Mung Ngawn La Sam stressed the critical need for moral formation from a young age, cautioning that without it, society risks creating “educated monsters.”

Daily Reflection

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, February 2, 2026

Today’s feast is a symphony of paradoxes: the All-Pure submits to a rite of purification; the Eternal High Priest is presented for consecration; the Light of the Nations is revealed in the arms of an old man, who immediately speaks of falling and rising, and of a sword.

Sunday Homily

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), February 1, 2026

Through the prophet, the apostle, and the Lord Himself, we are invited into the blessed revolution of God’s Kingdom, where true strength is found in surrender, and glory is discovered in humility.

Daily Reflection

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 31, 2026

Our lives can often feel like two different seas: one churned by the storms of our own making—our sins, our failings, our regrets—and another, more frightening sea, of circumstances beyond our control.

Daily Reflection

Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 30, 2026

The Kingdom in…

Daily Reflection

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 29, 2026

Today, through the humble prayer of King David and the challenging words of our Lord, we are invited to examine the inner disposition that allows God’s work in us to grow and bear light for the world.

Asia, News

Four Myanmar SJA Sisters Mark 25 Years of Service in Remote Clinics, Classrooms, and Media

Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai of Mawlamyine Diocese urged gratitude not only for “the bouquet offered to our face” but also for “the knife at our back,” presenting the jubilee as a witness to a life poured out in service.

Daily Reflection

Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 28, 2026

The House of…

Asia, News

In a remote village in Myitkyina Diocese, the Catholic Church hosts an ecumenical gathering for Christian Youth

For the first time in Gwi Htu Village, the Holy Mass was celebrated in the Lisu language by Fr. Peter Zang Yaw Hpung and Fr. Joseph Chwar Thar.

Daily Reflection

Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 27, 2026

Today’s readings present us with two defining images: one of uncontainable joy in God’s presence, and another of radical redefinition of what it means to belong to God’s family.

Daily Reflection

Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, January 26, 2026

Today's Scripture presents us with a stark contrast between two kinds of power: one that unites and builds up, and another that divides and tears down.

Sunday Homily

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), January 25, 2026

Through the prophet’s promise, the Apostle’s plea, and the Gospel’s proclamation, we are shown the path from fragmentation to wholeness in Christ.

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