"The basic ecclesial communities come together, actually all the races come together. Territorial parishes come together. Where the Lord is placed, all come together. In our country, there is diversity."

"Be always open to the voice of God, and continue to see opportunities. Firstly, you must be a disciple of Jesus. You can't be a priest or bishop without being a disciple of Jesus. Then God will speak to you."

"Maybe we also take our life for granted and forget that life is not ours, but a gift from God and must be given back to him. God is asking us to take care of our lives, not just our lives here on earth, but especially our afterlife; God is telling us to take care of each other."

"The high demands of the episcopacy are truly fearsome, even beyond the normal standards of leadership. Thus, I propose that bishop-elects must be given sufficient opportunities to be informed, exposed, and formed prior to assuming the Episcopal office. There is a need to re-look at the practical and human needs of the bishop."

"In Borneo's society there is social and interreligious harmony. We have cases where, in the same tribe, there are Muslims and Christians who share the same culture and traditions. The relationship with the Muslim Malays is marked by mutual respect and is devoid of conflict. I believe that this experience could be a model for the entire nation."

"We are bound to encounter many failures, difficulties, pains, trials, temptations and disappointments. Whatever it is, we are called to be courageous, striving continuously because Jesus is with us always. He will never abandon us."

"The question arises as how to help our people remain credible witnesses of the gospel in the contemporary world. I propose that our Social Doctrine should be made an essential and integral component of our catechesis and homilies. The Good News explained through the Social Doctrine may be more palatable to the inquisitive mind of the modern man."

"Parents, give your children to God... there will be blessings. Give thanks to our heavenly Father for he is exceedingly generous and He will give a hundred-fold."

"In any case, this is a blatantly political issue, which ambiguously exploits the religious issue."

"Every man is born with an inherent impulse toward freedom and toward the search for truth which should lead, ultimately, to love, but to achieve true freedom, it is necessary to remove all obstacles such as prejudice, distorted views, hate, anger, greed, which leads to corruption. This means that reconciliation with others is a prerequisite to attain true freedom."

"The Bible is the Good News of salvation, which comes to all those who are open to it."

"God bless you for providing me this opportunity to join you in upholding the principles of pastoral ministry as found in the Gospels."

"The Word of God is at the heart of Christian formation and also promotes inter-religious dialogue."

"Through zealous Word-minded and Word-centered priests, the Word of God will be given its rightful place in the life and ministry of the Church."

"We hope and pray so that the political situation becomes clearer, to have better balance on behalf of the institutions on this delicate subject, in matters of faith and freedom of religious minorities."

"We want to be a community that lives in dialogue and spreads peace throughout the nation. Certainly these episodes and the controversy surrounding the term "Allah" can have a negative impact on Christian-Muslim dialogue. It will take time and patience to overcome this impasse."

"We took a resolution that our churches for the next ten years were going to be creative, inclusive, and bridge-building. When that gets into your system, those three words, it doesn’t matter how other people think or feel, whoever is creating more divisions. We as church are thinking and feeling and praying that way, and therefore I feel less threatened."

"To be politically motivate and politically sensitive to what is happening around us is part of our responsibility as Church. We must educate people on this – this is an important area but since it is delicate area, we must be prudent in going about it."

"People love the radio, which is a familiar and very popular means of communication. A new radio station on the Internet is a new instrument that the Church will use to spread the Word of the Gospel."

"Practise fasting so that we can train ourselves to always be able to choose and favour the will of Jesus and not be slaves to our own will alone. Spiritual fasting is not limited to eating and drinking but we should also fast from desires, appetites and irregular use of the senses. We should practise fasting from selfishness and lack of enthusiasm for sacrifice, to choose and serve what is right and true for God, our neighbours and God’s creation."

"I suppose, God’s calling for vocation works in mysterious ways where we cannot put our finger on it. We can’t really explain everything. It is just the draw, the interest. When God calls us, you know it inside. You cannot explain. Even when I joined the seminary, I still could not visualise myself as a priest and only told myself to try. Year after year, before I knew it, I was ready for ordination as a priest."

"The way I see it, people should get around their differences and spend more time understanding their religion. In that way we will become a better person and be more accommodative of others. Among other things we will not become possessive, which is one of the root causes of friction in relationships."

"Previously, we only made products such as baskets or satay skewers using bamboo. Now, we need to produce higher value products such as furniture, laminated boards, construction materials and innovative novelty products."

"While Malaysians are concerned about the spread of the (COVID-19) virus to our shores, we are equally sympathetic towards China, especially given that the two countries share deep cultural and business ties which have been built over decades."

"The EU (European Union) should assist developing countries achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) instead of imposing onerous rules and policies that undermine their efforts."

"In this regard, I hope the dry rubber products segment continues to chart a more creditable growth in exports. These are challenging times. On the external front, the United States-China trade conflict, if protracted, could affect global growth and demand. On the domestic front, the private sector has to step up investment to drive economic growth, especially in the downstream sector."