The 3rd Faculty Development Programme, co-organised by the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) and the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, was held with the aim of shaping higher education managers and administrative staff within the AUAP community to become more proficient in the internationalisation process of their institutions.
While vocal prayer is important as it involves our whole being participating in praying to God, meditation makes a more interior journey, relying on imagination, emotion and desire to be one with Him. Contemplation is a complete surrender to God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
The Bayaka Pygmies, who are mainly Catholic, though living in relative peace with other ethnic groups, suffer from exploitation and poverty. Besides their social and economic upliftment, Fr. Michele Farina aims to find a way for some of the Bayaka youth to experience World Youth Day.
One of the unique aspects of diocesan priesthood is its focus on serving a particular geographical area and community. This allows diocesan priests to develop strong relationships with their parishioners and to become deeply involved in the life of their community.
O Clarim brings to you a six-part series themed ‘Where is Christ today’ by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the first part of this series, Fr Gomez writes that Jesus promised us that the gates of hell would not prevail because He would remain with us until the end of time. And so He remains in the community of the Church, in her sacraments, and in the process of evangelizing, in bringing others to Him.
We must necessarily work on our spiritual lives and not just attempt to improve the material aspect of our lives. In doing so, we will follow the Lord as He wants us to and transform the world as well.
The Parable of the Sower helps us understand that we all go through various stages in our spiritual growth, where we may be unreceptive to the truth; then accept it for a while but not act on it because of persecution or the cares of the world; and, finally, when we open our hearts to God and accept His way wholeheartedly.
We can communicate with God anywhere we are, although there are appropriate places for some forms of worship. While the Church gives us some instruction on when to pray, our prayer lives must continue ceaselessly, guided by the desire to unite with God and be obedient to His Word.
The life of a seafarer is a hard one. Only prayer can truly allow those who work at sea the ability to connect with heaven amidst the difficulties of life and seek spiritual and temporal graces.
Cidade do Nome de Deus video series, which premiered on July 7, seeks to make the world aware of Macao’s unique Catholic World Heritage. The first episode featured the Ruins of St. Paul.