Day: December 8, 2021

Ordination of Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong

Bishop Stephen Chow takes office as 9th bishop of Hong Kong

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The ordination ceremony of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, which was vacant for nearly three years, was held on 4 December last year at 3 p.m. at the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Caine Road, Central. Father Stephen Chow Sau Yan, 61, President of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus, took up his duties as the 9th Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The ceremony was officiated by bishop emeritus John Cardinal Tong Hon, Apostolic Nuncio, with  Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha, and Monsignor Javier Herrera Corona, Chargé d’affaires of the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau concelebrating. The service was conducted in Cantonese and English.

Colbert: faith and fun

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Colvert’s zeal comes from his mother’s upbringing. He was the last of her eleven children. “She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain — it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.” 

Et et or aut aut?

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Today we hear frequently about “inclusiveness”. I understand that the word is a variant of the term “welcome”: of different ideas, cultural positions, traditions, etc. A bit like “looking for what unites and not what divides”. Even priests speak of “inclusiveness,” for example with regard to ecumenism and dialogue with other religions. I ask myself: To what extent? Is it possible to put together completely opposite ideas?