José Mario O. Mandía – Rev José Mario O. Mandía The story of the fall of our first parents is bad news. But God will never let evil triumph over good. Right away, He pledged to remedy the evil caused…
Year: 2019
A CROSS FOR A THRONE – 24th November 2019, 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Luke 23:35-43 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The second thief is the only one who recognizes in Jesus the expected king: “Jesus, remember me when you enter into your kingdom.” He calls him by name. He considers…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (2) – Jesus and the Psalms
– Aurelio Porfiri When we think of the Psalms, we may think of them or refer to them as events happening in the Old Testament. But we should remember that throughout the Old Testament there is a promise to the…
WOUNDS AND REMEDIES
– Carlos M. Frota We live in a world of contrasts and fractures. We don’t have to be an expert at all to know it: just following the news on television we feel it. Recent news, for example, tells us…
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR THE THIRD WORLD DAY OF THE POOR – Listening to the cry of the poor today
StockSnap at Pixabay – FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Aporofobia is a Spanish word, coined by ethicist Adela Cortina. It is composed of two Greek words: aporoi or poor, and fobia or fear, dislike, rejection, hatred of the poor. It was…
SUPREME PONTIFF’S VISIT STRENGTHENS CATHOLICS’ FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE , THAI BELIEVERS SAY – In Thailand, Pope Francis enjoys a reputation for great righteousness
Ivan Leong in Bangkok – Marco Carvalho, in Bangkok In a predominantly Buddhist country, Catholicism continues to be seen as “the religion of the West” and Catholics feel like second-class citizens, but Pope Francis’ visit to Thailand can help change…
WHERE “MUSEUM” CAME FROM – The Vatican and the pagan deities
The Round Room of the Vatican Museum, packed with pagan deities. – José Maria C.S. André The idea of building a museum emerged more than five centuries ago in the mind of some Popes. The word “museum” did not exist,…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (78)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In an interview with Asia Focus magazine in 1993 (two years before his death), Father Mackey said that his mission was to “witness to the Catholic Faith without proclaiming it; to bear witness to Christ…
SAINT MARY MAJOR – Mary and the snow
– Anastasios The Basilica of Saint Mary Major (one of the four major Basilicas) stands on the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome. If you visit this Basilica you will see some differences between this Basilica and…
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINES (6) – The Philippine Church during the American Colonial Period
CICM Fathers. Used with permission. – Fr Leonard E. Dollentas In the previous article, we traced the gradual struggle of the Philippine Church towards having its own local bishops and native clergy to lead the parishes. In 1919 Maximum Illud…