The celebrations of the Holy House of Mercy of Macau, founded in 1569 by Bishop Belchior Carneiro, SJ, took place between May 13 and 18, marked by the unprecedented celebration of the XII International Congress of the International Confederation of…
Month: May 2019
USJ LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES
On 7 May 2019, the Rector of University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Fr Peter Stilwell, announced the official launching of the “Centre for Social and Legal Studies,” under their newly renamed “School of Business and Law,” at an event…
ACÁCIO BONFIM, HEAD OF THE HOLY HOUSE OF MERCY OF SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE – Sharing is a resource that is already inscribed in our DNA
– Marco Carvalho More than two hundred Houses of Mercy of all over the world have recently discussed in Macau the challenges they are faced with and aging is, for most of them, one of the most pressing issues. That’s…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 10: LAST THINGS (8)
“FROM THENCE HE SHALL COME TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CARRIE GRESS – Toxic femininity
Featured Image: RenataPhotography.com – Aurelio Porfiri One of the great questions of our time is the role of women. We are now looking at the struggle between a certain feminism (not all) and … men. What can be an answer…
Chancery Notice – World Communications Day
CN/10/011/2019 Chancery Notice World Communications Day The 53rd World Communications Day is celebrated this year on Sunday 2 June, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, with the theme: «“We are members one of another” (Eph 4:25): From social network…
PANEM DE CAELO – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
CHURCH FATHERS (56) – Saint John Cassian
– Anastasios The monk John Cassian (360-435) was of great importance for the development of monasticism. He was indeed the first to introduce monasticism coming from the East (i.e., Egypt) in the West and in doing so he will have…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (32) – Where is God?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía The word “infinite” comes from Latin, composed of the negative prefix “in-” (“not”) and the noun “finis” (“boundary,” “limit,” “territory,” or “end”). It can be understood in a negative way or in a positive…
JOY! HOPE! MARANA THA! – 19th May 2019, 5th Sunday Of Easter
ACTS 14:21-27, REV 21:1-5, JN 13:31-35 – Edmond Lo The joy and hope of Easter have reached a new height as the Church enters her 5th Sunday of celebration: Jesus leaving his new commandment to love one another with his…