HEAVEN: SURPASSING ALL DESIRES
Day: May 10, 2019
CHURCH FATHERS (55) – Saint Hilary of Arles
/ May 10, 2019– Anastasios With Saint Hilary of Arles we find ourselves in the 5th century, a time when the Church was still organizing her structures after the freedom that was given to her in the previous century, but also facing evident threatens from outside (barbarians) and inside (heresies).
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (31) – Is it possible to have two Gods?
/ May 10, 2019– Rev José Mario O Mandía In the last three essays of Bite-size Philosophy, we had spoken about how the human mind can discover not only the existence of God, but also his attributes (cf essays 78, 79, 80). Human reason can discover that God is infinitely perfect, that He is unique (there are no other gods), that He is…
WHY NOT GIVE IN TO WORLDLY RICHES AND PLEASURE? – 12TH May 2019, 4th Sunday Of Easter
/ May 10, 2019Acts 13:14, 43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc Salvation and eternal life are for those who “continue in the grace of God.” (First reading, Acts 13:43) The good news is that salvation has no bounds. It is to be brought “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 13:47). But for those of us who believe and…
ST DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI – Patron saint of lepers
/ May 10, 2019The man who would become St. Damien of Molokai, was born in rural Belgium, on January 3, 1840. His name was Jozef De Veuster, and he was the youngest of seven children. Growing up on the farm, Jozef was prepared to take over for his family, but he did not want the responsibility. Instead, he wanted to follow his older…
ONLY THE MAN WHO DECIDES NOT TO BE A MAN DOES WITHOUT THE NOSTALGIA OF THE DIVINE
/ May 10, 2019– Corrado Gnerre “When a finite being feels that he ‘becomes God,’ it is because he is, like Vespasian, on the eve of his dissolution …” These words are by the Catholic philosopher Gustave Thibon and are inserted in one of his works called Jacob’s ladder.
MOTHERHOOD – “Strongest antidote to self-centered individualism”
/ May 10, 2019– Ross Belle Balatbat Selfishness is increasing; the secular world nurtures the “I, me and myself” mentality. And so, it is good to reflect upon what the Holy Father has said: “Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of self-centered individualism… It is they who testify to the beauty of life” (Amoris laetitia 174).
MAY – A MONTH SPECIALLY DEDICATED TO MARY MOST HOLY – Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy
/ May 10, 2019– Miguel Augusto (*) In Macau, a secular point of arrival and departure of Catholicism in Asia, graced by Portuguese tradition and culture still present in the territory, Marian devotions are fervently lived by the local Catholic community. Much of this devotion is today the fruit of the apparitions of Our Lady in Portugal (Fatima), which shines in the City…
WORRIES OF WAR – Our dangerous world
/ May 10, 2019– Carlos M Frota Like many other world leaders, Pope Francis is concerned over the growing threat of “conflictual nationalism,” the prospect of a nuclear war and, in general, the widespread instability in international relations today.
GLOBALIZATION (1) – Ethical principles
/ May 10, 2019– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Globalization! We are one family, and we all are citizens of a country and citizens of the world. Some people praise globalization to the skies as a great blessing for our times. Others criticize it as a terrible curse. Still others, as none of the above and all of the above, that is at times it…