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DEADLY PEST
/ June 27, 2014Cockroaches in the soul JMOM I hate cockroaches. Each morning, when I go for my first shot of caffeine, I see them scurrying over the kitchen counter. With a squirt of liquid detergent, I eliminate them, one by one.
ENGLISH MASSES IN MACAU
/ June 27, 2014Saturday (Anticipated Mass) 5:30 PM – St Francis Xavier (Mong Ha) 6:30 PM – Our Lady of Mt Carmel (Taipa)
We were wrong …
/ June 27, 2014There were inaccuracies in our reporting about the future new priest of the Macau Diocese, Deacon Cyril Law. He contacted O Clarim through a friend after reading the report. Our sincerest apologies. Herewith are the corrections.
Sunday reflection – June 29, 2014 – Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
/ June 27, 2014Two Apostles, Just one Church Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tim 4:6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Peter and Paul had a very important role in the incipient Church. Both of them are essential references for what the Church should be: a community of believers in Christ. But the two of them were quite different.
FATHER ARTEMIO BALANA JR TALKS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNITY IN MACAU
/ June 27, 2014“Nobody can bring us down” PEDRO DANIEL OLIVEIRA pedrodanielhk@hotmail.com Filipinos are a sociable people with strong religious beliefs, but they are also subject to labour injustices in Macau. Nevertheless, for Father Artemio Balana Jr “nobody can bring us down.” For a more dignified treatment, the member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity suggests the local…
Sunday Reflection – June 22, 2014
/ June 20, 2014THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 CLARETIAN PUBLICATIONS Not by bread alone In their journey through the desert, the Israelites learned that their lives were in the generous hands of God. The people were hungry, felt weak, and experienced persecution. But they also experienced the power of God, who with a strong…
ENGLISH MASSES IN MACAU
/ June 20, 2014Saturday (Anticipated Mass) 5:30 PM – St Francis Xavier (Mong Ha) 6:30 PM – Our Lady of Mt Carmel (Taipa)
THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES (III)
/ June 20, 2014After-effects JMOM We have seen that if we get close to the Holy Spirit, we can get scorched, the dirt in us is burned away. But contact with his fire will also make us wiser and stronger. All of this brings about some after-effects. We call them fruits of the Holy Spirit.
IN MEMORIAM
/ June 20, 2014Priest of Macau’s refugees remembered The Diocese of Macau offered Masses on the June 15 and 17 to remember Father Lancelote Miguel Rodrigues who died on June 17 last year at age 89. Father Lancelote was known and loved for his work as director of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).