– Anastasios The Basilica of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte is important for several reasons, one of them being the exact place where one of the most famous apparitions of the Virgin Mary has happened. But we will talk about that later.…
Month: January 2020
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (63) – Was the birth of any human being ever foretold?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía No one can predict the future birth of a man. Not even the birth of men like Buddha, Socrates or Confucius (all three were born around the 5th century BC) was expected. But there…
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED – Christianity from 150 – 300 A.D.
– Joni Cheng The persecution continued in the second and third centuries and Christianity was still an illegal religion, where there were systematic persecutions of the Church throughout the Roman Empire, attempting to stamp out Christianity. Famous martyrs of that…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (8) – The Songs Of The King Of Israel
– Aurelio Porfiri In our journey through the Psalms, we learned many things, thanks to very insightful thinking coming from the most important mind in Christian history. We saw how the Psalms are so deeply present in the history of…
BAPTISING THE BELOVED SON – 12TH January 2020, Baptism of the Lord
MATTHEW 3:13-17 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau One scene in today’s Gospel involves three images: the opening of the heavens, the dove, and the voice from heaven. John uses images well known to his readers, and the…
FROM BEAUTIFUL TO UGLY ART. WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
– Corrado Gnerre Dear friend, I greatly appreciate your editorial choice to insist on the beauty of a certain type of art. In fact, I am convinced that art serves a lot to get closer to the truth, and therefore…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (83)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the same year that the Rutok mission was opened in 1627, Cacela and Cabral left Cooch Biar and soon arrived in Paro, the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan. In May of that year,…
VIRAL PHOTO WITH A CLEAR MESSAGE – Becoming the saint next-door
– José Maria C.S. André When the Pope celebrated his 83rd birthday (last December 17), he was offered a photo of a nativity scene that embodies the pastoral program to which he is so committed. This program is the holiness…
APOSTOLIC LETTER – Instituting The Sunday Of The Word Of God
Issued “Motu Proprio” By The Supreme Pontiff FRANCIS – “APERUIT ILLIS” 1. “He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” (Lk 24:45). This was one of the final acts of the risen Lord before his Ascension. Jesus appeared to the…
VATICAN – Pope’s Message For World Day Of The Sick
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (Vatican News) “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened” is the theme of the World Day of the Sick, to be marked on 11 February. In caring for the sick, Pope Francis…