– José Mario O Mandía On 30 September 1943, Pope Pius XII issued the Encyclical “Divino afflante Spiritu” (“Inspired by the Holy Spirit”) which welcomed the use of textual criticism to examine not only the contents of the Bible but…
Month: March 2019
WHO IS MY LORD? – 10th March 2019, 1st Sunday Of Lent
Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 – Pope Benedict XVI Reflecting on the temptations to which Jesus was subjected in the wilderness invites each one of us to answer a fundamental question: What really counts in my life? In the…
ASK THE LITURGIST (23) – Announcements at the end of the Mass … and not from the ambo
– Enrico Finotti Parish advices are often excessive and boring. Do they have to be done? The rubrics allow that in the ending rites, before giving the blessing, brief announcements can be given (IGMR 90). The indication is of maximum…
CARDINAL PELL AND THE PASSION OF CHRIST
– Maria Kwak Like Jesus, his Master, Cardinal Pell is under trial. The Gospel of John reports Pilate’s verdict: “I find no guilt in him.” Then he washes his hands in front of the crowd. But the crowd continues to…
FROM GAMBLING TO CHARITY WORK – St John of God
From the time he was eight to the day he died, John followed every impulse of his heart. At eight years old, John heard a visiting priest speak of adventures that were waiting in the age of 1503 with new…
GOLD IN THE FURNACE – The value of suffering
– Aurelio Porfiri A few days ago someone said on television that suffering allows a growth of knowledge. I think there is a lot of truth in this statement, because in fact when we suffer we see things in a…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (43)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro I find it strange, now, after all these months, that Professor Yonten Dargye, during our conversation in one of the beautiful halls of the Library of Thimphu, had made no allusion to an evocative coin…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis MELBOURNE/ AUSTRALIA BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT: WAS PELL CONVICTED WITHOUT FEAR AND FAVOR? (Featured Image) (The age) George Pell is a polarizing figure, which is perhaps why there are now two warring camps – those who want him…
MONSIGNOR ALEJANDRO ACLAN – Pope names second Pinoy bishop in the US
Msgr Alejandro Aclan (center) addresses local media after his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, March 5. (Photo from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles) – Roy Lagarde (CBCP News) Pope…
“O DEATH, WHERE IS THY VICTORY?” (1 Corinthians 15:55) – Coro Perosi offers Choral vespers
– Miguel Augusto Last Saturday, March 2, the church of Sé Cathedral invited the faithful to gather in a prayer of vespers in communion with the Perosi Choir, on the theme: “O death, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55).…