[PHOTO] Himanshu Gunarathna at Pixabay Rev José Mario O Mandía We have studied both objective norms (moral law) and subjective norms (conscience) of morality. The next question is: what aspects of an action (“action” can also mean “thoughts,” “desires,” “attitudes”)…
Day: June 1, 2018
CHURCH FATHERS (20) – Saint Pamphilus of Caesarea
Anastasios We just had a glimpse inside the influence that a thinker as Origen had in his time and well beyond. This is an influence that cannot be overlooked. Indeed we can judge from following writers the extent of the…
THE “FILM” OF CORPUS CHRISTI – 3RD June 2018 – SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)
Ex 24:3-8, Heb 9:11-15, Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Edmond Lo www.FLL.cc Don’t know about you, but to me the scenes that appear before my eyes as today’s readings are solemnly proclaimed in the liturgy of the Word are more vivid, colorful,…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (6)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro To my surprise I notice that in Hugli there is someone aware of some of the aspects connected with the saga of the Jesuits João Cabral and Estevão Cacela. This is the case of local parish…
ASK THE LITURGIST (7) – On Baptism (2)
Enrico Finotti When to celebrate solemn baptism: at Easter or at Epiphany? The relationship between baptism and the Eucharist in relation to the Paschal Mystery explains the convenience of Easter as the annual date of solemn baptism. In fact, just…
AD LIMINA VISIT OF CHINESE REGIONAL BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE – Taiwan very much in Pope’s mind
FEATURED IMAGE: Rome Reports Jasmin Yiu The Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference (CRBC) met with Pope Francis for their ad limina visit on May 14. In the interview with Radio Veritas Asia at the Taipei airport on May 16, Archbishop Hung…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SANDRO MAGISTER – Pressing issues
Aurelio Porfiri In our past articles, often was remarked how the Church media landscape today is marked by strong divisions. These division of course were not born in the last five years, but maybe in this period they became stronger.…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (68) – Altotting, Bavaria
Also known as Our Lady of Altotting, the shrine of the Chapel of Grace in Bavaria lies amid the mountains about three miles south of Oberammergau in upper Bavaria. The miraculous healings that have occurred there are so numerous, that…
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Tej Francis USA TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RELEASES NEW RULE TO STOP TITLE X FUNDING FOR ABORTION PROVIDERS (www.pop.org) The Trump administration yesterday released a much-anticipated rule proposal to block federal Title X family planning grants from funding abortion clinics and service…
The SOLT Fathers in charge of the Catholic Pastoral Center for Migrants led the informal bimonthly gathering of priests and religious sisters who assist in the spiritual care of more than 25,000 migrant workers. The event provided an opportunity for…