– Marco Carvalho The decision, made by the Diocese of Macau to close all the Churches and to suspend religious services and celebrations, helped to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the SAR and should be seen as…
Month: March 2020
STEPHEN MORGAN, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES OF USJ – Wherever the Church is, she is missionary
– Marco Carvalho Pope Francis has recently announced a radical reform of the formation program for all priests preparing for the Holy See’s diplomatic service. The decision, Reverend Stephen Morgan claims, can only enrich the experience a priest brings to…
POPE FRANCIS ON ASH WEDNESDAY – Confession purifies hearts
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (CNA) On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis called on Catholics to go to Confession during Lent to experience God’s healing love. “We can receive God’s forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance because there, the fire of…
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI … WAS NOT PACIFIST AT ALL!
– Corrado Gnerre In these times there is much talk of Saint Francis of Assisi, perhaps because the current Pope has chosen the name of the Saint of Assisi. And we often remember the meeting that the Saint had with…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (69) – What happened to Christ’s divine nature when he died?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía We have seen that Christ’s suffering and death were part of God’s plan. This is why in the Creed, we profess our belief that He “died and was buried.” The burial is a kind…
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED – Christianity in the 14th and 15th Centuries – The Black Death
– Joni Cheng During the 14th century, a great plague known as the “Black Death” descended upon Europe. It began around 1347 and lasted for over a decade. The deadly plague spread all throughout Europe and decimated the population of…
THE TEMPTATION OF AN ILLUSORY HAPPINESS – 5th March 2020, 1st Sunday Of Lent
– MATTHEW 4:1-11 Jesus’ answers to the tempter refer to three events of the Exodus: the murmurings of the people for the lack of food and the gift of the manna (Ex 16), the protests for the lack of water…
SACRO CUORE DI CRISTO RE – Marcello Piacentini and sacred architecture
– Anastasios The 20s in the past century was a time of great social and political changes in Italy. A new party – the fascists – seized power and a new leader named Benito Mussolini imposed his will on the…
CORONA THE VIRUS – Battling a rising fear
– Aurelio Porfiri This first part of 2020 will certainly be remembered because of the coronavirus epidemic. There is no doubt that this problem dictates the agenda of governments, media and cultural institutions. In Italy, where I am now, the…
WARRIOR POPE – The planet first…people first!
– Carlos Frota A good fight … in many fronts. Pope Francis is a warrior, but an uncommon one, a warrior of the good war, on behalf of the poorest of the world. Two topics of the Pope’a agenda, in…