THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Day: January 17, 2020
QUI MEDITABITUR – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS – A Basilica with a neo-Romanesque heart
– Anastasios If you visit Rome, it is most probable that you will have the occasion to see the main train station, Stazione Termini. This station was active for a very long time but was rebuilt during the time when…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (64) – What roles does the title “Christ” imply?
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía Both Joseph and Mary were instructed: “You shall call his name Jesus” (Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:31). The Messiah (or “Christ”) was thus given a human name. In Hebrew, “Jesus” means “God saves” (CCC 430). …
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED – Christianity in the Fourth Century
【圖片說明】The baptism of Constantine – Joni Cheng The fourth century is one of the most pivotal of centuries for the Church. Constantine’s conversion to Christianity in 312 AD, which was also called the Constantinian turning point, set in motion many…
HOMOSEXUALITY IS AGAINST NATURAL ORDER
– Corrado Gnerre I know I am going to ask for something that has often been discussed in your column, but for this very reason I believe that you are most suitable to help me out. I frequently find myself…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (9) – Psalms in the context of the Presbyterian church
– Aurelio Porfiri We have already said that the Psalms are among the best tools for ecumenical engagement, at least for those who share a common Christian heritage. I assume that also those who are not Christians can benefit from…
POPE’S PEACE MESSAGE – Ecological conversion
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP After presenting and reflecting on Pope Francis’ 2020 Peace Message for the World Day of Peace (January 1, 2020) in a previous column, we now concentrate and expand number 4 of this message entitled “Peace, a…
GOD WHO CALLS – 19th January 2020, 2nd Sunday In Ordinary Time
JOHN 1:29-34 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau In today’s gospel, seeing Jesus coming towards him, John exclaims: “Behold the lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sin of the world” (v. 29). Why does he…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (84)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The Jesuit Francisco de Azevedo was to arrive in the city of Tsaparang on 25 August 1632 and would remained there until 4 October, when, in the company of João de Oliveira, he took on…