– Fr Francis Elsinger THE TRUE CHURCH In the Feast of St Mark, we sing, “Through the gospel, God called us to faith in the truth so that we might share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ Alleluia.”…
Year: 2018
CHURCH FATHERS (32) – Saint Cyril of Alexandria
– Anastasios We don’t have much information about the life of Cyril of Alexandria (378-444), until the moment he became Patriarch of Alexandria. The previous Bishop was his uncle and he was his successor in the year 412. He was…
Is the end near?
18 NOVEMBER 2018 – 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-14,18; Mark 13:24-32 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc With the increasing frequency and severity of the natural disasters in the recent past, people see these unusual phenomena…
IN A SACRED VALLEY RUNS A RIVER THAT LINKS A LAKE OF “FISHERS OF MEN” TO A LIFELESS LAKE RESURRECTED BY THE WATERS OF BAPTISM – Salt and light of the world (Mt. 5:13-14)
– Miguel Augusto Recently, social networks circulated a piece of news that showed the appearance of small fish, in “pools” of the Dead Sea. It is not the first time that we are confronted with speculative news that point us…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (90) – Kevelaer, Germany
Around 1640 the small village of Kevelaer had suffered greatly from a tragic fire and the ravages of the Thirty Years war. It was considered a vast moorland and a place where few ventured. Hendrik Busman, a pious traveling salesman,…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis XUANHUA, CHINA FOUR UNDERGROUND PRIESTS REPORTEDLY DISAPPEARED IN CHINA’S HEBEI PROVINCE (CNA/EWTN News) Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China’s Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Monday. The publication…
AVE MARIA – The Pope publishes a new book
– José Maria C.S. André In the month of October, traditionally consecrated to Our Lady, the Pope issued a book on the Mother of God, in the form of an interview with Marco Pozza (published in Italian by Rizzoli and…
POSSIBLE THIRD FILIPINO SAINT – Pope Francis declares Bishop Obviar ‘venerable’
– Roy Lagarde (CBCPNews) Pope Francis issued a decree Thursday, November 8, advancing the sainthood cause of Bishop Alfredo Obviar, declaring him “venerable.” The pope recognized that Obviar, the first bishop of Lucena, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic…
PRESS INVITATION
On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, three agencies with concern for children: Cradle of Hope, Against Child Abuse Association Child Protection Centre, and Good Shepherd Centre, have collaborated to do an “awareness raising activity” to commemorate the signing of the International…
MASS AND GALA DINNER TO CELEBRATE 93TH ANNIVERSARY OF YUET WAH COLLEGE
Yuet Wah College is scheduled to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the College on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, on the 8th of December 2018. The thanksgiving Mass will be held at the Millennium Hall of the school…