The Third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, is Jesusโ gift to us to comfort us, to breathe life into His Word, to inspire us with wisdom and prudence, and guide us in our battle against the spirit of this world.
Year: 2023
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (222): What is prayer?
When we adopt the mind of God and follow Him in his ways with all our heart, pour out to Him every need, every problem and allow Him to encompass us with his love โ this is prayer.
Marian art exhibition highlights Macauโs devotion to Mary
Marian devotion sets the tone for the โLitaniae Lauretaneaโ art exhibition that was inaugurated last Saturday at Rua Formosa. The exhibition is one of the initiatives that the Macau Catholic Culture Association will promote until the end of the month as part of the celebrations of May, the Month of Mary.
Poems to the Divine: A different way to talk to God
A new poetry contest aimed at children that attend the Portuguese-language Sunday school classes at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady was launched last month. The initiative, mainly aimed at new methods of meditating on Godโs Word, attracted more than two dozen participants.
Relics of the seers of Fatima on display at Saint Dominicโs Church
The relics of the seers of Fatima that were donated, in October last year, to the Our Lady of Fatima parish are currently on display at Saint Dominicโs Church. Located right in the heart of Macau, not far from Senado Square, the church will host until next Friday the traditional novena of Our Lady of Fatima, leading up to the solemnity first celebrated in 1929.
Macauโs Vietnamese Catholic Community: In the service of God and man for 15 years
The Vietnamese Catholic Community has come a long way serving God and brethren. May 1, 2023, celebrating the patronal feast at the Fatima parish, was a fitting occasion to thank God for His blessings for the last 15 years.
The Risen Christ is our way home
Meeting the physical need of shelter is important, but even more important is the offer of love and an eternal dwelling place that God offers us โ heaven. This is the home all of us must aspire to.
One life, but many avenues of service
Jesus is the only way to God, a way that is traveled through suffering and trials. By recognizing God in Jesus, we also find ourselves doing His work, taking up a ministry suited to our abilities to draw His lost children back to Him.
Missionaries of Charity get ownership of land where Mother Teresa started her mission in service of the poor
With the piece of land in the care of the Missionaries of Charity of Motijheel now, one recalls the life and trials of the orderโs founder, Mother Teresa. Her inspirational choice has changed the course of life for many and continues to do so.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (221): What is the fourth part of the Catechism?
“โChristian Prayer,โ summarizes the lex orandi [โthe law of what is to be prayedโ], the life of prayer. Following the example of Jesus, the perfect model of one who prays, the Christian too is called to the dialogue with God in prayer. A privileged expression of prayer is the โOur Father,โ the prayer that Jesus has taught us.โ