– Tej Francis ROME SYNOD TACKLES SEXUALITY, ROLE OF WOMEN AND ABUSE CRISIS (Crux) After a brief shout-out for the “communal and fraternal” atmosphere within the summit of bishops, speakers at a press briefing in the Vatican on Tuesday acknowledged…
Year: 2018
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AND THE FALLEN ANGELS – Pope calls for spiritual battle
CAPTION: Altar of Archangel Michael (c 1510), Gerard David, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria – Miguel Augusto (*) Pope Francis warned that “the boat of the Church is hit by contrary and violent winds,” and has launched for October – a month…
WE WANT EVERY CHILD TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO GROW UP IN A FAMILY – Juliana Devoy, Director of the Good Shepherd Centre
PHOTO: Ana Marques She became, in the Special Administrative Region, the face of the fight against human trafficking and was one of the most active voices in the defense of a law that could actually protect the victims of domestic…
TALKS BY INTEGRITY RESTORED TEAM FROM AMERICA – Overcoming Pornography
To promote the culture of chastity against pornographic influence, the Catholic Diocese of Macau is inviting a world renowned speaker from America to deliver a series of talks on “Overcoming Pornography,” on 1-2 November 2018, featuring Fr Sean Kilcawley from…
THE REASON I AM HERE – Eucharist and Mission
– Fr Victor Mejia The month of October is traditionally called “missionary month.” In his message for Mission Sunday (21 October), the Holy Father says that each one of us is called to reflect on this fact: “I am a…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 07
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God (12)
VENI DOMINE – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
ASK THE LITURGIST (15) – The Birth of Christ at midnight
– Enrico Finotti The hour of midnight as the hour of Christ’s birth is also indicated in some mystics. It’s true? Some mystical testimonies, which declare the ‘midnight’ as the hour of the birth of the Savior, cannot be excluded.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (3) – Do I need religion?
Featured Photo: JMO Mandía – Rev José Mario O Mandía Apologetics, as we have seen, strives to use reason in order to find the answer to three major questions: (1) Why should I profess any religion at all? (religious demonstration)…
LEAVE THE GOODS AND YOU’LL HAVE THE GOOD – 14th October 2018 – 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
WIS 7:7-11; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The gospel presents a just and blameless person seeking for eternal life. Jesus responds with a counter question that can be paraphrased thus: You already have “an…