In this month of September, O Clarim brings to you a three-part series on Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the third part, Fr Gomez writes that contemporary spirituality is a plural and varied spirituality, continually enriched by saints, mystics, experts, writers, and honest ordinary people – and non-Christian brothers and sisters.
The mystery of the Blessed Trinity is difficult to grasp at first instance. Steady spiritual growth and advancement in the virtues of faith, hope and love, will systematically reveal in an interior understanding and conviction the fullness of this mystery that theologians and scholars have tried and failed to convey with complete success.
The sin that Jesus addresses in this passage is the sin of unforgiveness. It clearly depicts the wrath of God that will be inflicted upon those who refuse to forgive others. The “wicked servant” to whom this is addressed was a man who was forgiven a “huge amount” by God. This is all of us.
Just as God is willing to forgive us any and all wrongdoings we are culpable for, we too must extend the same mercy to our brethren if we are to reflect the glory of God.
The recently-appointed Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for Catholics of the Latin rite, the Syrian Hanna Jallouf, Friar Minor of the Custody of the Holy Land, knows better than anyone the reality of that troubled region.
He was one of the few priests who continued to serve and comfort small Christian communities in the territories of Idlib province, controlled during the war by jihadist militias.
This petition has a specifically Christian sense. The CCCC (593) says: “Since ‘man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God’ (Matthew 4:4), this petition equally applies to hunger for the Word of God and for the Body of Christ received in the Eucharist as well as hunger for the Holy Spirit….”
The Diocese of Macau heralded in the new 2023-24 academic year earlier this week, when it enthusiastically welcomed back thousands of students enrolled in more than two dozen local Catholic schools. On Friday, Bishop Stephen Lee will preside over a ‘Back to School Mass’ at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady.
USJ FRSP (University of St Joseph -Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy) will revive its Bachelor of Philosophy program this fall with a greater emphasis on the philosophical and religious dimensions of human life. Later on, in spring, the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy intends to start recruiting students for a new Master of Catholic Studies degree.
In this month of September, O Clarim brings to you a three-part series on Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the second part, Fr Gomez writes that
it is easy to fall into the trap of extremism in spirituality. As Catholics, we are called to a balance of detachment from the world and a genuine concern for our society and environment. We cannot serve the Lord if we do not serve His people and are worthy stewards of His creation. In all that we do as we grow spiritually, our sense of justice must be tempered by charity.
As seminarians Bosco Chan and Adriano were admitted to the candidacy for Holy Orders, they move one step forward toward the priesthood, acknowledging their
renouncement of the world and faithful following of Christ in serving His flock.