Fr Leonard E Dollentas Pope Francis has established the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to take place annually on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the feast of the grandparents of Jesus, Sts. Anne and Joachim.
Day: July 23, 2021
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (138) – What is the basic order followed in every Mass?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org There is an early Christian work that shows that the Mass we celebrate in our days has the same basic content and structure as the Mass of the first centuries of Christianity. CCC 1345 cites…
Index of banned books
Corrado Gnerre Dear friends, there are many accusations against the history of the Church. Among these is the issue of censorship, the one remembered as the Index of Forbidden Books. An argument like this is used to attack the Church…
CRUCIAL NATIVE ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE (2) – Earth care
The second title of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato si’, is On Care for Our Common Home. Caring for our home, the planet, by blending in well, is what natives in many parts of the world used to do before colonization…
Western culture Christian, since Roman Empire always until now
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent Christopher Dawson was a foremost Catholic historian of the 20th century. He was influential in international authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien and the leading poet, Anglo-Catholic, T.S. Eliot. But where he broke new ground substantially from…
FATHER ANDRZEJ BLAZKIEWICZ “Prayer is an extraordinary, powerful resource”
FATHER ANDRZEJ BLAZKIEWICZ, MISSIONARY FOR THE NEOCATECHUMENAL WAY“Prayer is an extraordinary, powerful resource” Marco Carvalho He was born in Poland, grew up spiritually under John Paul II, was a missionary in Brazil for over twenty years, but it was in…
Myanmar’s Loikaw Diocese provides health services where military has failed
Robin Gomes (Vatican News) Catholic dioceses across Myanmar continue to reach out to the suffering people as the 3rd wave of the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc amid an ever-deteriorating crisis due to the military coup and the protests.
Faith and food
Aurelio Porfiri I spoke earlier before of the prevalence of fantasy and sporting elegance in the game of soccer, which can be found especially in countries with a long and continuous Catholic tradition. We are well aware that this tradition…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (55)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Born in Coimbra in 1578, Diogo de Carvalho became a Jesuit at the age of 16. From his youth, he felt the desire to leave for the East. He would reach Macau in 1600 to study…
FEAST OF ST MARY MAGDALENE – Messenger of the Resurrection
António dos Santos (*) Yesterday, July 22, the Church celebrated the liturgical feast of St. Mary Magdalene. The desire to place her on the liturgical calendar was born in the heart of Pope Francis and was made official in 2016.…