– Corrado Gnerre Much has recently been said in the recent past about the statements of Monsignor (now Cardinal) Malcom Ranijth, the then secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Statements made on the occasion of the presentation of the…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (59) – Why did the Word become Flesh?
“Verbum caro hic factum est” – Here, the Word was made flesh. Altar inscription in Nazareth, house of our Lady. (Photo by José Mario O. Mandía) – Rev José Mario O. Mandía Number 85 of the Compendium of the Catechism…
PURGING THE EVIL FROM WITHIN – 8th December 2019, 2nd Sunday Of Advent
MATTHEW 3:1-12 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Not everyone responded well to the invitation of John the Baptist. Not all were willing to work a radical change of heart. The Pharisees and Sadducees, while intrigued by the…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (4) – Saint Augustine on Psalms
– Aurelio Porfiri We have spoken about the beautiful commentary of Saint Athanasius on the Psalms, a commentary that certainly deserves to be known better. Most of the Christian writers, if not all, give attention to the Psalms, given that…
ADVENT AND HOPE
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP For Christians, the liturgical season of Advent is a most significant one. Advent is the season of hope, and hope is the virtue of life. I focus my simple meditation first on Advent as hope; second,…
TO TELL THE TALE OF GOD’S LOVE DOWN THE AGES
– Sr. Judith Yuen, fmm After entering the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, my hands were off from all work and responsibilities, I left the noisy world to enter into quietness. Inside the convent, I had enough time for prayer, especially…
ROMAN BASILICAS (5) – Saint Chrysogonus: traveling down the centuries
– Anastasios If you visit the most popular area of Trastevere in Rome, you may arrive through the Garibaldi bridge. It is one of the most important gateways in Trastevere, where millions of tourists enter to enjoy the beauty of…
VATICAN DIPLOMACY – What For?
PHOTO: Ivan Leong – Carlos M Frota Some days ago, Pope Francis was received in Bangkok by the Thai King, Rama X, and afterwards in Tokyo by Naruhito, the new Japanese emperor. In the two countries, hundreds, sometimes thousands of…
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINES (7) – Vatican II and the Philippine Church
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas In 1953 Archbishop Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, became a cardinal and was made the Patriarch of Venice. He was elected pope on October 28, 1958, at the age of 76 and chose the name, John XXIII.…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (79)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In his account, Estêvão Cacela claims to have devoted himself body and soul to learning the language of the region and probably Sanskrit, since he mentions having studied “the books of the lamas.” Although, just…