Marco Carvalho The International Institute of Macau (IIM) entrusted António Aresta with the responsibility of writing a new volume of the Missionaries for the 21st Century collection. The Portuguese researcher will address the memory and the legacy of one of…
Year: 2019
PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH IN CHINA: FAITHFUL RESPOND TO THE APPEAL OF D. STEPHEN LEE – Hope in Christ for brothers of the Continent
– Miguel Augusto In response to the appeal made to the Catholic community by the Bishop of Macau, D. Stephen Lee, calling on all the faithful to unite in the Sé Cathedral church, in prayer for the Church in China,…
WHAT LIGHT IS THIS
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (33) – If God is eternal, does it mean that he is very old?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org In Bite-Size Philosophy we have seen that change is the passage of something from potency to act, from “can-be-but-not-yet” to “already-is.” All creatures, including angels, have some potency, and thus are subject to…
TRUE LOVE FOR GOD IS EXPRESSED THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO HIS WILL – 26TH May 2019, 6th Sunday In Easter
ACTS 15:1-2; 22-29; REV 21:10-14; 22-23; JN 14:23-29 – May Tam www.FLL.cc Today’s Gospel Reading is part of Jesus’ Last Discourse (Chapter 14 to 17). Earlier Jesus has given His disciples a farewell gift: a new commandment of brotherly love…
BLESSED LOUIS ZEPHIRIN – The Catholic Hero
In the late 19th century, the Canadians endured a crisis of education called the Manitoba question. Prelates, priests, politicians, and laity joined in both the private and the public debate that lasted for years. The Catholic Church was deeply divided…
TO TELL THE TALE OF GOD’S LOVE DOWN THE AGES (12) – Taking the step
– Sr Judith Yuen, FMM As the time to enter the FMM life drew near, my worry was how to disclose the news to my parents in China. For sure they could not understand the meaning of religious life, the…
VOTE FOR THE LOGO OF THE YEAR OF THE YOUTH!
The Logo competition for the Year of the Youth of the Diocese of Macao is ongoing until 9 pm of May 30. The competition has received a total of 16 designs, 6 of which have been chosen for Internet voting.…
ASK THE LITURGIST (26) – The seat
– Enrico Finotti The seat in front of the altar? The answer requires a prior consideration of the centrality and pre-eminence of the altar as a liturgical sign of the presidency of Christ. The altar is, in fact, the symbol…
CHURCH FATHERS (57) – Saint Vincent of Lérins
– Anastasios I am quite sure that many, outside of theological circles, are not familiar with the name of Vincent, a priest and monk in the monastery of Lérins who lived in the 5th century. It’s a pity, because the…