– Aldo Maria Valli “At the crucifix we have cut off the arms, they will be the hands that will allow us to mark the hours and minutes.” Thus says the bishop of Innsbruck, Hermann Glettler, a lover of modern…
Month: April 2019
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JAMES JACKSON (2) – Around the extraordinary form
– Aurelio Porfiri Why the priests wear a biretta? What is the meaning? First, to have something to take off! That is, the Rite of St Gregory contains much courtesy (a word which refers to the manners of the court).…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (47)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the seventh century BC, “in order to subdue a gigantic demonic entity that swept all across the Himalayan region,” Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo ordered the construction of 108 hermitages, including Kyichu Lhakhang, the temple…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis EDMONTON, CANADA ELDERLY WOMEN WIELD CANES TO BEAT BACK PRIEST’S ATTACKER IN CANADA (CNA) Police are investigating an incident in Edmonton, Canada, after a posse of elderly women beat back a priest’s attacker with their walking canes.…
YEAR OF YOUTH
In order to further promote the “Year of the Youth” activities, the new preparatory commission has been formed on 21 March 2019. Those interested may approach them by email (cdaj@catholic.org.mo) or can contact them through any parish.
ÁUREO CASTRO VOCAL WORKS – Compact Disc Launch Ceremony
A unique recording of vocal music by one of Macau’s foremost composers Áureo Castro was launched on 6 April 6 April at 5pm at the Paço Episcopal. Fr Castro rendered invaluable service to Macau as composer, conductor and music educator…
CLOSE TO TWO MILLION CYCLONE VICTIMS NEED AID – GELMac raises 50,000 patacas to help Mozambique
– Marco Carvalho The Lusophone Scouts Group of Macau (GELMac) joined forces with the local Diocese and the Friends of Mozambique Association and raised 50,000 patacas to help the victims of the cyclone that struck the center of Mozambique in…
SEMINAR ON FIELD EDUCATION IN SOCIAL WORK – USJ celebrates World Social Work Day 2019
To celebrate World Social Work Day 2019 on the 19th of March, the Social Work Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), organised a seminar on Field Education in Social Work, on…
SOWERS OF THE WORD – Launching of Books about Missionaries in Macau
On March 29, two Chinese-language books on two missionaries who have worked in Macau, Fr Aureo Nunes e Castro and Fr Luiz Ruiz Suarez, were launched in the auditorium of the Diocese of Macau.
SECOND SCRUTINIES – A time for examination
Candidates for baptism this coming Easter from all the Macau parishes gathered in the Cathedral on Sunday for the second scrutinies, presided by H.E. Bishop Stephen Lee. The scrutinies is part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the…