The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its 2021 Post-Graduate Diploma in Education Graduation Ceremony yesterday. A total of 197 students graduating this year, including 59 students from the English Programme and 138 from the Chinese Programme.
Year: 2021
FEAST OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST – Celebrating victory
On the 24th of June, Macau City Day, the International Institute of Macau held a session open to the public, to commemorate the historic event that marked Macau on that day, in 1622, of the victory over the Dutch who…
FEAST OF ST JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA – Vocation and fatherhood
Jasmin Yiu Last Saturday, June 26, was the feast of St Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei. A Solemn Mass was held at S. Domingos Church, celebrated by His Excellency Bishop Stephen Lee.
POPE AT ANGELUS – “Jesus heals our hearts wounded from lack of love”
(Vatican News) At the Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis recalls that Jesus goes beyond our sins and prejudices to heal our heart from the wounds and mistakes of the past.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (134) – What do the Old Testament sacrifices tell us about the Holy Mass?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22). The shedding of blood is associated with sacrifice. Hence, without sacrifice, there is no forgiveness of sins. A sacrifice is an act…
The Transforming Touch
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 27 June 2021 – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year BMk 5:21-43 The gospel today depicts two miracles. One is the healing of a woman who had abnormal bleeding for 12 years. The…
The moral obligation to convert to the Catholic church
Corrado Gnerre I have heard that many Anglicans have switched to the Catholic Church. But is it right to allow this? I have always known that ecumenism requires dialogue, not conversion. Dear …, unfortunately there can be two types of…
True and false hypocrisy
Aurelio Porfiri There is true hypocrisy and false hypocrisy in matters of faith. If we say that it is right to do something, even if we are not up to the same principles that we take as a model of…
Irish miracle (2) : saving civilization and Catholicism
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent Why did the Irish Miracle monkssave Western Europe and the Church from barbarism from the 5th century until the next millennium? Isn’t it a wonder that a newly-baptized, non-Roman, rural society Island, the last edge of…
Beauty and holiness under test
Aurelio Porfiri Catholicism has had many enemies in its history. The opposition of the world still exists today. After all, Jesus himself had foreseen it. Unfortunately, this opposition comes not only from outside the Church, but also from inside.