PHOTO: soej24 at Pixabay – Rev José Mario O Mandía “It seems that God does not exist,” Saint Thomas writes (Summa Theologiae (S Th) I q2 a3 objection 1), “because if one of two contraries be infinite, the other would…
Month: September 2018
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (19)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The presence of European mercenaries among the hosts of the Asian armies has a long history. Already at the time of Vasco da Gama’s historic voyage to India in 1498, the existence of Italian military…
PETER FOLLOWED JESUS BUT MISUNDERSTOOD THE GOAL – 16 September 2018, 24th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
Is 50:5-9a; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 827-35 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau “You are the Messiah.” Peter gave a precise definition but he continues to be convinced that the Master will soon begin an earthly kingdom. For Jesus the…
ASK THE LITURGIST (13) – The humeral veil
– Enrico Finotti Is the humeral veil optional? “The priest or the deacon should wear a white cope and humeral veil to give the blessing at the end of adoration, when the exposition takes place with the monstrance; in the…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BELGIAN PROFESSOR ANDRÉ WÉNIN – Violent psalms?
– Aurelio Porfiri Not long ago, I came across a book in French by Belgian Professor André Wénin. The book is called Psaumes censurés : Quand la prière a des accents violents (2017 Editions du Cerf, now available also in…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (81) – Arras, France
Our Lady of Ardents, or Eglise Notre-Dame des Ardents d’Arras in French, is a small, charming red brick church in the lower part of town in Arras, France. It was built in the beautiful style unique to the twelfth century…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS CHANCE TO ‘REJUVENATE’ CHURCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES (Crux News) Over 10,000 people are expected to descend on Liverpool this weekend for the first National Eucharistic Congress in the history of the…
GOD’S FAITHFUL AND PRUDENT SERVANT – Pope Francis and the miraculous image of the sleeping St Joseph
PHOTO CAPTION: A statue of the sleeping St Joseph at the Macau St Joseph Seminary. Photo by Fr Leonard Dollentas. – Fr Leonard E Dollentas When it comes to patron saints and intercessors, Pope Francis seems to play favorites. This…
PEÑAFRANCIA FESTIVAL 2018 – On its twentieth year in Macau
PHOTO: Batingaw in Flickr – Ross Belle Balatbat The Peñafrancia Devotees Association in Macau (PDAM), under the spiritual direction of Fr Alejandre Vergara, SOLT have organized the novena Masses for the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the principal Patroness…
CIRCULAR
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: According to the weather forecast, the super typhoon “Mangkhut” is expected to hit Macao this weekend. I wish to appeal to all to pay attention to personal safety and to take extra measures in…