(CNA) A new survey released this week has found that 1 in 5 Catholic likely voters say they accept everything the Church teaches, with young adults being more likely than older generations to say they agree with Catholic doctrine. RealClear…
Day: October 31, 2020
Remembering John Paul I
Aurelio Porfiri During the month of October we especially are accustomed to remember the great Pope saint John Paul II. There are several reasons for this: He was elected as Pope on October 16, 1978 and on October 22 we…
Beauty is for everyone
Aurelio Porfiri It is very significant to note that in times of great social distress there are still people who think that we need beauty. The beauty that is not only found in magnificent Cathedrals in the center of our…
PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I ONE IN MIND WITH POPE FRANCIS – “May Fratelli tutti be a source of inspiration and dialogue”
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent The neutral, US NGO, Pew Research Center, monitoring religious intolerance in 198 countries in its last 10-year report, said national persecutions of religions increased, to “an all-time high” in 187 countries, but in 128 countries, the…
The Vatican COVID 19 Commission
Carlos M. Frota By following regularly the news concerning specifically our Church , I feel very often amazed by the variety of challenges that fall on the desk of Pope Francis, his staff and his closest team of advisers.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (102) – What is Purgatory for?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org We have seen last time that entry to heaven requires a person (1) to be in God’s grace and friendship and (2) to be perfectly purified (cf CCC 1023).
San Clemente al Laterano – Three levels of history
Anastasios If you are visiting Rome, a visit to the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano, not far from Saint John in Lateran, is certainly well worth a visit. As we learn from the website of the Basilica, the church…
The Feast of Our Family
1 November 2020 – All l Saints Day Matthew 5:1-12 Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications Macau The gospel of blessedness is preached from the top of a mountain. More than a real place, “the mountain” in the Bible refers to…
PASTORAL CARE FOR FILIPINO MIGRANTS – Easing unemployment pains
Danilo Perez Ngo The Commission on Social Action of the Pastoral Center for Filipino Migrants located at Francisco Antonio St. No. 48-58, Macau has initiated an outreach program sometime in May 2020 to help and assist migrant workers who have…
USJ DELEGATION COURTESY CALL ON MR EDMUND HO – “USJ is in, of and for Macao, China”
On the afternoon of October 21st, a delegation of the Senior Management team of the USJ, led by the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Chancellor of USJ and the 4th Rector of USJ, Reverend Professor Stephen Morgan, visited the Vice-Chairman…