– Corrado Gnerre I happened to read something by the philosopher Peter Singer. He suggests that a healthy animal would have more right to life than a sick child. How did it get this far? Dear …, Australian Peter Singer…
Day: April 29, 2020
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (78) – How is the Church related to the Blessed Trinity?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía The Church is the People of God, the Mystical Body of Christ, the Spouse of Christ, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. PEOPLE OF GOD “The Church is the ‘people of God’ because…
DEFENDING HIS FLOCK AT THE COST OF HIS OWN LIFE – 3rd May 2020, 4th Sunday Of Easter, Year A
– John 10:1-10 – Fernando Armellini Claretian Publications, Macau The Fourth Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday. Today, Jesus proclaims: “I am the good shepherd”. Jesus presents himself twice as the door. To this image, others are added:…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/15/016/2020 Bishop Stephen LEE of Macau has made the following appointments, effective from 1st May 2020:
A TIME TO JUDGE OURSELVES
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. (Luke 24:31) Many among us this year have experienced various forms of negativity with the global crisis. Pope Francis said that this is not a judgment from…
SAN LORENZO IN LUCINA – From pagan to Christian
– Anastasios There is another important church that we find in the via del Corso, one of the main avenues in Rome, connecting Piazza Venezia with Piazza del Popolo. San Lorenzo in Lucina is a very beautiful church that can…
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 (3) – Battling with resilience and helping hands
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Filipinos are known to remain resilient to different calamities and disasters. They have learned how to face a heavy burden happily and bear its weight more lightly. Consequently, an Irish international speaker and best-selling author Mike…
PHILIPPINE PRIEST OFFERS ‘DOOR-TO-DOOR’ CONFESSION, COMMUNION AMID LOCKDOWN
– Marielle Lucenio (Licas News) The hunger for the sacraments has become more pressing among the Catholic faithful during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
FOUR THINGS I LEARNED FROM THIS PANDEMIC
– Aurelio Porfiri At the moment I am writing these lines, at the end of April, in Italy we are still under lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. At this point there is no need to explain everything because everyone…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (98)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro More than anyone, and above all, the Arakanese monarch wanted to expel the Mughals from Bengal, if possible with the help of the artillerymen and artillery from Goa. Now, such a measure would not only…