BM/142/2018 Circular Dear Parish Priests, “I am close to the Church in Kerala which is doing all it can to bring relief to the population. Let us join in prayer for those who have lost their lives and…
Month: August 2018
Chancery Notice
CN/7/016/2018 Chancery Notice In response to the pastoral needs of the Diocese, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang make public the following arrangements: 1. Fr. Francisco Xavier Chan Pou Chun ceases to be Assistant Parish Priest in St. Antony Parish. 2.…
A PILGRIM’S NOTES – Songs for the journey
– Fausto Gomez OP Some weeks ago, I read a review of a novel authored by Nuria Gago entitled Quiéreme siempre (Love me always). The protagonists are two women – one is a young nurse, and the other, an old…
ASK THE LITURGIST (12) – ‘Go’ or ‘Let us go in peace’?
– Enrico Finotti ‘Bless you’ or ‘May God Almighty bless us’; ‘Go’ or ‘Let us go in peace.’ When will we finish discussing this question? Is there an answer? Behind every liturgical expression there is always a theology and to…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (77) – Does religion cause wars?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía I have a friend who reads the Bible daily, but says he is not interested in joining any religion. “Religion causes wars,” he told me. In his book The End of Faith, American author…
FEAST OF ST LAWRENCE CELEBRATED ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST
Several young people received confirmation and made their first communion during the celebration of the Feast of St Lawrence on 12 August 2018. (Photos by Ivan Leong)
AND THE WORD BECAME EUCHARISTIC BREAD – 19TH August 2018 – 20th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
– Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Today’s Gospel begins with an outrageous statement: the bread to eat is “his own flesh.” The reaction of those present is understandable and justified: “How can this man give us his flesh to…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (17)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Looking around the area adjacent to the temple, it is difficult to imagine anything resembling the magnificent palace described by Estevão Cacela when he speaks of the official reception to which the Portuguese were entitled:…
APOLOGIA (25) – How many magi were there?
– Anastasios Objection 1: It is not really sure how many of the supposed Magi were present at the birth of Jesus and this leads us to think that the Gospels are not really reliable.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNIER MEP (2) – Christianity in China
– Aurelio Porfiri Concerning the evangelization of China, many people talk about the role of the Jesuits but not so many talk of the role of the Franciscans. Do you think this is accurate? The Franciscans had missionaries in China…