– Anastasios Cyril was born in Palestine in 315 and was ordained priest in 345. In 351 he was consecrated as Bishop of Jerusalem. For most of his life he will have to face the Arian heresy. He will die…
Year: 2018
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (4) – Which religion?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Man longs for the infinite, and this longing is expressed in religion. But there are so many religions. Can we just choose the one we like? If so, how can we be sure it…
TOGETHER WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, LET US BRING THE GOSPEL TO ALL – Pope Francis’ Message for World Mission Sunday 2018
The universal Church has, through the past decades, paid particular importance to the month of October, the month of the missions par excellence. World Mission Sunday in 2018 falls on Oct. 21. This annual celebration encourages prayers, cooperation and help…
CANDLE-LIGHT BLIND WALK HELD IN MACAU
Candle Light Macau Blind Walk 2018. On 11 Oct 2018 at 10 AM, many people participated in the Blind Walk from St Joseph’s School in which about 1000 persons blindfolded themselves to express their solidarity with the visually challenged persons…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (24)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro I was surprised by the small size of the Cooch Bihar we encountered, with its doors already closed. Were it not for the chaotic traffic, typical of the whole Hindustanian city, it would be stagnant…
TWO NOBEL PRIZES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY – A “weird mystery”
– Ettore Gotti Tedeschi The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to two Americans for their science-economy-environment studies. The two “scientists” are William Nordhaus of Yale University for his studies on the effects of climate…
VERSETTO IN DO – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 07
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God (13)
MUSIC YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HEARD – A look at Beneventan Chant
– Aurelio Porfiri Beneventan chant: is it something that really exists? Yes, Beneventan chant is a monodic (one single line) repertoire mostly spread in southern Italy and we may define it as a cousin of Gregorian chant.
MARIAN APPARITIONS (86) – Castelpetroso, Italy
On March 22, 1888, the day before the Feast of the Compassion of Our Blessed Lady, two peasant women were shepherding their sheep on the hills in Southern Italy near the village of Castelpetroso. Fabiana Cicchino (35-year old virgin) and…