Although we are inured by a violent world, it is the mystics and saints that draw out compunction and repentance for sin with their intimate revelations of the true depth of cruelty our Lord and Savior was subject to.
Year: 2022
REMEMBERING LOUIS DUCHESNE (1843-1922)
Duchesne applied a rigorously historical method in his scholarship. Although in this period, all of this could be viewed with suspicion, as at times the supernatural element was completely eliminated by “naturalizing it” (a theological trend that remains very much alive up to our time).
NOVA ET VETERA IN HARMONIOUS CONTINUITY
It is good that in churches there is an environment conducive to the preservation and showcasing of the many sacred furnishings no longer in use but, nonetheless, singular for their art and value.
GELMac’s New Scouts Inspire a Positive Outlook
The Lusophone Scouts Group of Macau (GELMac) acquired more than two dozen new members last Sunday, when the annual Scout Promise ceremony was held. This increase in Scout numbers bodes well for the future of the organization.
Bracing for another Covid-19 wave
Caritas Macau will conduct two lectures to prepare its workers for a possible fresh outbreak of Covid-19.
Caritas to survey Macau’s English-speaking population
Caritas Macau aims to better understand the needs of its Anglophone population with the help of a survey to be conducted until the end of June.
1,000-year-old Tang dynasty treasures on view at Cardinal Newman Cultural Center
The exhibition brings together more than 30 pieces representative of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and opens the door to a better understanding of China’s economic, cultural and artistic prosperity during that era.
Holy Week in the Philippines: Filipino Traditions with a Touch of Modernity
Let us learn about Holy Week traditions and practices that are unique to the Filipino culture and create a spiritual appeal while promoting religiosity.
St Joseph’s Prison Outreach to Provide Prisoners with Second Chance in Life
Scholarships are to be awarded to academically-deserving inmates through the University of St Joseph’s Prison Outreach Program. This advancement in the program will benefit previously disadvantaged prisoners, giving them access to a better education and, consequently, a better life.
What do eggs have to do with Easter?
The Cardinal Newman Center of Cultural and Performance Arts promoted for the first time ever a workshop on how to make Easter eggs. But there’s more to the initiative than the creation and the decoration of the eggs. The Center aimed to explore the religious symbolism of the egg and to understand how it came to be associated with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.