REV. JOSÉ MARIO O. MANDÍA The Holy Eucharist is not only a sacrifice. It is also a banquet – “the paschal banquet in as much as Christ sacramentally makes present his Passover and gives us his Body and Blood, offered…
Day: August 13, 2021
CHURCH ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION – Philippine Dioceses Switching to Renewable Energy (3)
Fr Leonardo E Dollentas In 2018, the 42 parishes of the Diocese of Maasin (a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines) switched to renewable energy, becoming the first ecclesiastical territory where all churches…
St Napoleon’s solemnity
José Maria C.S. André Every year, on the 15th of August, the Church celebrates the great solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
CATECHESIS WILL RESTART AS SCHEDULED, IN MID-SEPTEMBER – Churches closed for the second Sunday in a row
Marco Carvalho Macau’s churches and other Catholic temples will remain closed for the second weekend in a row, but the Diocese of Macau hopes that the cautious normalcy in which the territory has been immersed over the past 18 months…
That man has an immortal soul is evident
Corrado Gnerre I am a believer, but many times I have doubts about the existence of the spiritual soul. Today, then, theories are spreading that deny the spirituality and immortality of the soul, explaining everything in biological and geneticist terms.
The Liberation Song
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 15 August 2021 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryLk 1:39-56 The gospel on the Solemnity of Assumption is the Magnificat of Mary. In this song of praise, Mary glorifies God for the marvelous…
In praise of cosmatesque church floors
Aurelio Porfiri I was lucky enough to be born and raised (and still live) in an area of Rome that is full of beautiful churches (and basilicas). I have always considered it to be a grace, as it has educated…
“CHARITY MAKES ANYTHING POSSIBLE” – Venezuelan refugees – the world’s second largest
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent Loving care for the less privileged is required, a moral duty, Pope Francis said on the 2018 World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Venezuelan refugee migration in the millions is the “largest mass displacement in the…
DOGMA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY – Great are the mysteries and virtues of the Virgin Mary
António dos Santos The Catholic Church celebrates the dogma of the Assumption of Our Lady on August 15th, this coming Sunday. St Germanus of Constantinople (733) puts on the lips of Jesus, who is preparing to take his Mother to…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (58)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The execution method chosen for Father Diogo de Carvalho was, instead of the usual bonfire, ice water tanks, as it was the middle of winter.