(Catholic News Service) When U.S. runner Sydney McLaughlin crossed the finish line to win the gold in the 400-meter hurdles Aug. 3 in Tokyo, she had the cheers of fans supporting her from the New Jersey Catholic high school where…
Year: 2021
The prisoner who saved a married man
In 1941 at the height of World War II and while its fury raged in Poland, a conventual Franciscan was arrested because he had started publishing published a journal which was designed to ‘illuminate the truth and show the way…
IN MEMORIAM – Mass in commemoration of Fr Matthias Christian SVD
On the evening of 22 July, 2021, the SVD community held an in-house Mass to commemorate the passing away of one of their confreres Fr. Matthias Christian SVD (1941-2020).
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (140) – What kind of veneration should we render the Eucharist?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org The Catholic faith uses three degrees of veneration. They are as follows: (1) Latria. It is the act of adoration or worship given only to God. “And God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am…
The crucifix in the workplace
Corrado Gnerre The recent ruling of the European Court says that crucifixes must not be present in classrooms and public offices. It seems unacceptable to me. I have the impression, however, that the cultural motivation (crucifixes must be there because…
EAT MY FLESH AND LIVE MY WORD
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 8 August 2021 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year BJn 6:41-51
Prayer of petition in Rahner’s words
Fausto Gomez OP Some months ago, I finished reading a book I had wanted to read much earlier. I found a copy in the Library of the USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at the Seminary. The title of…
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD – The Light of the world
António dos Santos Today, August 6th, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, which has been celebrated in the East since the 5th century. The mysterious episode of Jesus’ Transfiguration takes place on a high…
PANDEMIC IN LATIN AMERICA – Church reaches out to the vulnerable
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent In Latin America the Covid pandemic lockdowns, social distancing and economic downturns have affected the poorest. However, the Church and other Christians, have reached out to cater for as many of the most vulnerable as possible.…
CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME – Native ecological wisdom in the US
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent As Laudato si’ states in the title, Caring for our common home is a very high priority. That is what native people have been doing for millenia around the globe, as this series pointed out. In…