– 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. A place of worship already existed in this area in the 12th century. This place was built in the midst…
– 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 is one person whose birth was pre-announced and awaited thousands of years before he was born. The announcement of his…
– 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 period include St Agnes, St Cecilia, St Sebastian, and St Lawrence. Christian response, as always, was to hold firm to…
– 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 the Jews, how they were cherished by Jesus himself, quoting often from this great collection.
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 meaning is not difficult for us to grasp. Let’s start with “the heavens opened.”
– 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 to God. Obviously when art really expresses beauty; not like the contemporary one that is distressing and not understood. Precisely…
– 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, Father João Godinho traveled to Kashmir, and on 29 August a letter from Agra was issued – written by Andrade,…
– 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 “della porta accanto,” next-door sanctity, commonplace holiness, in the simplicity of daily life. The Pope spoke of the image on…
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 assembled disciples, broke bread with them and opened their minds to the understanding of the sacred Scriptures. To them, amid…
– 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 is encouraging in healthcare workers the human warmth and personalized approach of Christ, the Good Samaritan.