Descent of the Holy Spirit
Month: January 2019
CHURCH FATHERS (39) – Diodorus of Tarsus
Diodorus of Tarsus, born in Antioch (?-around 394), is considered a minor writer in Christian history. He had a Greek education and was very well versed in literature. He was consecrated Bishop of Tarsus and was a patron of several…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (15) – What does “Supernatural Revelation” mean?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía NATURAL REVELATION We have seen how we can know God using our reason. God shows or reveals himself to us through the things he has created, much like a painter communicates his thoughts and…
HE NEEDED TO PRAY – 14th January 2019, Baptism Of Our Lord Jesus
Luke 3:15-16,21-22 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications The Gospel opens with a significant finding, “the people were in expectation.” It is easy to imagine what they are waiting for: the slaves expected freedom, the poor a new condition of…
ST THEODOSIUS THE CENOBIARCH – Pioneering the Cenobitic* life
St Theodosius was born at Garissus, incorrectly called Mogarissus, in Cappadocia in 423. He was moved by Abraham’s example in quitting his country and friends, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. There he visited the famed St Simeon Stylites who…
FROM WATER TO WINE – A contemplative journey
– Teresa Lo “The last is the best,” remarked my old friend and spiritual supporter at the end of a four-month group exploration on the path of contemplation.
STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS – A thorn in the flesh
– Aurelio Porfiri These days I often visit a beautiful church in the center of Rome that few people know. It is the church of San Paolo alla Regola, built on the site which tradition reveres as the one where…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (35)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the course of our conversation, Sangay Dorji, while bringing up again the episode of the robbery of the priests, tells us an extraordinary story. According to him, after the robbery, the thieves would have…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis ABUJA, NIGERIA NIGERIAN PRIEST ABDUCTED ON CHRISTMAS EVE: PRAYER SAVED US (CNA/EWTN News) A Nigerian priest who was kidnapped on Christmas Eve recalled his experience after Mass this week, saying prayer is what saved him. Father Cajetan…
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS CHRISTIAN ENGLAND
– Aldo Maria Valli Nearly 40 percent of millenials living in the UK are unable to tell who is the baby in Bethlehem that is born at Christmas. This is what Lifesitenews writes, citing a recent survey. The research, reported…