St Basil was one of the group of great oriental theologians to whom, under God, we owe our right belief in the Trinity and the Incarnation, and also the chief organizer of ascetic community life in the East. He was born in 329 at Caesarea, the capital of Cappadocia, far up in the interior of Asia Minor. A surprising number…
– Anastasios About Vigilius of Thapsus we know not much. Thapsus was a now-defunct Catholic diocese, in what would be modern Tunisia. We have some information in the Manuale di Patrologia by PG Franceschini, a text that we have used as a guide for lots of these profiles. But even if this text is quite detailed, neither can we find…
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Both philosophy and Revelation show us that the things we see around us not only attest to the existence of a Maker but also reveal His attributes (cf Wisdom 13:1-10; Romans 1:18-20; Psalm 19:1). That does not mean, however, that we can completely understand God.
– Marco Carvalho Saint John Paul II was the central figure of an art exhibition that was recently held at the Seminary of Saint Joseph. The twenty paintings that Polish artist Joanna Sobcyzk-Pająk brought to Macau are part of a bigger exhibition about Karol Wojtyla that will be inaugurated on Krakow in the beginning of July.
PROV 8:22-31; ROM 5:1-5; JN 16:12-15 – Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) The feast of the Holy Trinity is different from all the other feasts of the liturgical year, such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost, when we celebrate the wondrous works of God in history: the Incarnation, the Resurrection, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, and consequently the birth of…
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FEATURED IMAGE: Robaird O’Cearbhaill – Robaird O’Cearbhaill Given that Earth is 71% covered by water should we not be saying Ocean planet not the planet Earth. Without oceans, life as we know it, could not live here, and if we continue to destroy the oceans, human life will no longer exist.
FEATURED IMAGE: Cardinal Ratzinger with Pope Paul VI. – Don Enrico Finotti Recently there has been a growing discussion on the Council and its interpretation. Pope Benedict XVI proposed the motto “reform in continuity,” but the debate continues. I would like to understand more.
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau hosted a reception on at the Clube Militar de Macau on June 12, Wednesday, to commemorate the 121st anniversary of Philippine Independence. Consul General Lilybeth R. Deapera welcomed the guests to the event. The Macau SAR Government was represented by Sónia Chan Hoi Fan (陳海帆), Secretary for Administration and Justice and Alexis Tam Chong…
– Aurelio Porfiri When we talk about a topic like that of the singing of ministers in the Eucharistic celebration, we risk seeing this theme in a distorted or incomplete way, as we often focus on how and what the choir should sing, on what instruments they would or would not be granted in the liturgy, if the people must…