You’re (probably) not going to like this REV. JOSÉ MARIO O. MANDÍA jmomandia@gmail.com On March 2014, Pope Francis met with families of the victims of the Italian mafia. At the end of his discourse, he put his notes down and told those gathered there, “I feel that I cannot finish without saying a word to those who are absent today,…
Month: November 2014
The Filipino tradition of a novena (nine days) of Masses before Christmas
/ November 28, 2014“Simbang Gabi” (Dawn Mass)
Sunday Reflection – November 30, 2014 – 1st Sunday of Advent
/ November 28, 2014Be vigilant: God is near Is 63:16b-I7,19b; 64:2b-7; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 Fr Fernando Torres, CMF CLARETIAN PUBLICATIONS In the market that is today’s world, there are many who would like to sell salvation cheaply. Some offer a salvation based on consumption: “Buy this product;” “Use this or that.” They tell us that all that will make us happier.…
Fellow travelers
/ November 28, 2014Teresa Lo chifan103@gmail.com The Gospel comes alive in our lives all the time if we pay close attention to what is happening in and outside of us. I experienced a dramatic healing on a Sunday afternoon under the care of two most beautiful Samaritans during the time of my eight-day retreat. The parable as told by Jesus has become a…
Church Announcement
/ November 28, 2014New Sunday English Mass available 1. St. Lazarus Church: English Mass every Sunday at 11 AM is scheduled starting from December 7, 2014. 2. Holy Spirit Chapel at the Santa Rosa de Lima (English Secondary): English Mass every Sunday at 5PM is scheduled starting from November 30, 2014.
Carnival fund raising for the poor in China
/ November 28, 2014Charity event invigorates participants in Escola da Sagrada Família Benedict Keith Ip It was a sunny day on November 23, 2014 where Escola da Sagrada Família (EDSF) held an annual carnival to raise funds for two schools in Cong Yang County (欉陽縣), Anhui Province, with the hope of improving their study environment and facilities.
Sunday Gospel Toon November 30 2014
/ November 28, 2014Sunday Reflection – November 23, 2014 – Christ the King
/ November 21, 2014The king of beggars Ez 34:11-12,15-17; 1 Cor 15:20-26,28; Mt 25:31-46 Fr. Fernando Torres, CMF CLARETIAN PUBLICATIONS As a conclusion to the liturgical year, today’s feast proclaims that Jesus Christ is the King of the universe. He is above all people and things. As Christians, we recognize him as the center of our lives and we respect him as such.…
FATHER ALBERTO ROSSA, CMF Catholicism helps strengthen national unity in China
/ November 21, 2014PEDRO DANIEL OLIVEIRA pedrodanielhk@hotmail.com Argentine priest Alberto Rossa believes that Catholicism has contributed to promote the unity of China due to its moral values. The missionary also demystified the problems of the Catholic Church in the PROC and adds the example of the good will of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association toward Claretian Publications, a publishing house managed by him.