Saints Joachim and Anne are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There is no mention of them in the Bible or Gospels. Below is a short excerpt from “Mystical City of God” by Ven. Mary of Agreda. The Most High…
Year: 2019
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA – The soul of the Sacred Word that became art
– Aurelio Porfiri We Catholics should be more aware of the great people who have honored our religion and continue to do so. Among these people is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), whose 425th death anniversary we commemorate. A composer…
IMAGINARY DIALOGUES (4) – Agatha & Frederic
– Carlos M. Frota In the following afternoon, after classes, Agatha & Frederic spent some time together, before going home to prepare the next day’s lessons. They were always happy to see each other, to exchange opinions about a variety…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (63)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Estevão Cacela reserves some of the pages of his account to give us a general description of the kingdom that had the privilege of witness. It tells us that Bhutan “is rather large and extended…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Washington D.C., Bring down ‘Iron curtain’ of persecution, Religious Freedom Ministerial told (CNA) U.S. leaders called for a worldwide “grassroots” movement to fight religious persecution at a global religious freedom gathering on Tuesday. The “iron curtain” of…
CHANCERY NOTICE – Prayers for Hong Kong
Bishop Stephen Lee will offer Holy Mass in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady on 26 July (Friday, Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne) at 6:45 for the prayer intention of peace and stability for the society of…
PROFESSOR KEVIN MCKEOWAN – HIGH FLYER AND WORLD TRAVELLER – I have the highest regard for the Catholic Church
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent Kevin McKeowan, professor of physics, was firstly a high flyer in education as a scholar and a professor while still very young. Secondly a high-flyer, because his area, astrology, deals with highest flyers in…
COURTESY CALLCE – Candidate Mr Ho Iat Seng visits Diocese of Macao
– Benedict Keith Ip On the afternoon of July 12, Macau SAR Chief Executive candidate Mr. Ho Iat Seng paid a courtesy call to Bishop Stephen Lee at the Paço Episcopal. The bishop received Mr Ho in the presence of…
ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE AVAILABLE AT HKSKH ARCHIVES
[照片說明] Meeting between Bishop Paulo José Tavares and Bishop Ronald Owen Hall of HKSKH at St Mark’s Church at Rua do Campo in Macau, 1966. – Benedict Keith Ip A search engine was added to the Hong Kong Sheng Kung…
TOUCH PILGRIMAGE TO ROME SEND-OFF BY BISHOP STEPHEN LEE
TOUCH has kicked off on July 14 the “Rome 2019 TOUCH Pilgrim School,” under the leadership of Dr Anna Chan. Please pray for the 50 participants from Hong Kong and Macau, so they may learn in depth about how the…