– Marco Carvalho Contemplation, mission and martyrdom. These are some of the concepts that will be discussed next Thursday and Friday, as part of the international symposium with which the Ricci Institute of Macau celebrates its 20th anniversary. The initiative,…
Month: October 2019
CATHOLIC CENTER PROJECT
After the three-month site investigation plan ended in August, the stage of demolition and hoarding that began officially on September 18 will continue until January next year.
FEAST OF ST. DANIEL COMBONI CELEBRATED AT ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Superior General Fr Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie celebrated the feast of St Daniel Comboni with other Combonian Fathers at St Joseph the Worker Parish on October 5. (Photo by Ivan Leong)
TAP SEAC SQUARE HOSTS MISSION FESTIVAL – Church with open arms to reach the younger
Photo: Ivan Leong – Marco Carvalho Thurible, boat, paten, pall, chalice, ciborium, aspergilium, custody. Their names evoke ancient mysteries and in them echoe divinity and transcendence, but more than the names, it was the splendor and extravagance of the sacred…
THE POPE OPENS THE SYNOD FOR THE AMAZON – Do not extinguish the fire of mission
Vatican Media through Zenit (Agenzia Fides) – “Rekindling our gift in the fire of the Spirit is the opposite of letting things take their course without doing anything. Fidelity to the newness of the Spirit is a grace that we…
CHURCH FATHERS (74) – Dionysius Exiguus
– Anastasios Let us talk here of a fellow student of the famous Cassiodorus, Dionysius Exiguus (means “the short one,” 470-544) a monk who was famous for some peculiar reasons. Cassiodorus had a great opinion about him, acknowledging him as…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (50) – How about angels and devils?
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía The existence of angels is a truth of our Faith. Jesus Christ explicitly teaches us about their existence. He himself was comforted by an angel during his agony (cf Luke 22:43). Who and what…
MERITS ARE PURE GRACE – 6th October 2019, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
Luke 17:5-10 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau Jesus narrates the parable of the slave that leaves us a bit bitter and disillusioned. After a hard day’s work, the slave returns home very tired. The master, instead of…
HOW TO TRAIN CHURCH CHOIRS (5) – Selecting music for the liturgy
– Aurelio Porfiri One of the very important tasks for a choir director when doing a service for the Church is the selection of the appropriate repertoire for the Mass. This is one of the most important roles and often,…
ASK THE LITURGIST (39) – Pentecost Vigil
– Don Enrico Finotti The Pentecost Vigil seems to find a growing consensus, but everything happens with total creativity: we go from a celebration, to a show, to a conference, to testimonies, etc. What does the liturgy of the Church…