St Julius was a Roman, and chosen Pope on the 6th of February in 337. The Arian bishops in the East sent to him three deputies to accuse St Athanasius, the zealous Patriarch of Alexandria. These accusations, as the order…
Month: April 2019
THE SUFFERANCE OF HERETICS
– Aurelio Porfiri A few days ago, a piece of news in Italian newspapers got a lot of comments and not without reasons. A young guy killed another one of his age because he could not stand that this person…
IDEOLOGY VS. REALITY – Gender theory
– José Maria C.S. André Pope Francis’s harsh references to gender ideology and the, equally strong, recent speech of the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations (9 March) drew the attention of commentators. I invite anyone who considers these declarations…
GOOD FRIDAY – The Seven Last Words
Mary by the Cross. Cathedral of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. (Photo: JMO Mandia) – Fausto Gomez OP As a child and as an acolyte, I loved most Holy Week, particularly the Sacred Triduum. Besides the mysterious liturgy of Holy Thursday, Good…
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AT THE SERVICE OF SOCIETY (VI) – New Directions of Catholic schools, from Religious to Lay Leadership
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas At 70, Brother Michael, a member of a Catholic congregation of teaching Brothers is the youngest in his community of five religious brothers running a high school in one of the countries in Asia.
MENTAL RESERVOIR – Kaleidoscope
– Carlos M. Frota Kaleidoscope … many things in my head, when I am starting to write this chronicle! Many things from many sources … quite disturbing sometimes, when we feel over-informed … and having no time and sometimes no…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (48)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The news of the priests’ presence in the kingdom had long come to Shabdrung. After three days of marching, Cacela and Cabral came upon a village where another lama awaited them. Shabdrung was soon informed,…
WORLD NEWS
– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE FRANCIS TO HOST ‘SPIRITUAL RETREAT’ FOR LEADERS OF WAR-TORN SOUTH SUDAN (CNA) The Vatican will host a “spiritual retreat” for South Sudan’s president and opposition leader as they navigate the peace process in the…
MACAU RICCI INSTITUTE FORUM
Last Tuesday (April 9), Macau Ricci Institute Forum offered a lecture given by Rev. Fr Cyril Jerome Law, Jr at the Seminary of Saint Joseph, on the theme of his doctoral thesis.
ARCHBISHOP-ELECT MSGR. ANTE JOZIĆ CRITICALLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SPLIT, CROATIA
Archbishop-elect Msgr. Ante Jozić was critically injured in an accident in Split, Croatia on 7 April. After 10 years of service at the Holy See Study Mission In Hong Kong, Msgr Ante was appointed Apostolic Nuncio of Ivory Coast and…