LIAISON OFFICE OF CENTRAL PEOPLE’S GOVERNMENT IN THE MACAU SARDirector Fu Ziying visits USJ On the morning of October 21st, a delegation led by the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Mr…
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MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (22)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Although most of the chroniclers did not mention Simão de Abreu’s pioneering trip – Diogo do Couto is an honorable exception – the fact is that the Philippine archipelago would henceforth become part of the spice…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (99) – How does one qualify for heaven?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Jesus told his apostles that “many, I tell you, will seek to enter [heaven] and will not be able” (Luke 13:24). So what are the requirements that will qualify us for eternal happiness? The CCC…
Whoever Loves Meets God
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year AMatthew 22:34-40 Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications, Macau God, first of all, is to be loved with an undivided heart (with all the heart). Today there are believers, people in the church, who fulfill…
TREASURES OF SACRED MUSIC – Sancta Mater Theresia
TREASURES OF SACRED MUSICSancta Mater Theresia (Domenico Bartolucci) Aurelio Porfiri Catholic sacred music has given us great masterpieces, masterpieces that form the glory and pride of our tradition. For example, if we consider the whole Eucharistic repertoire, or that in…
MACAU CHURCH HERITAGE – St Dominic’s Church
Maria Kwak* ARRIVAL OF THE DOMINICANS IN MACAU On the 23rd of October 1587, a church dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary was established in Macau. The church was built when the first three Dominicans arrived in Macau, from…
COUPLES FOR CHRIST – Marian conference for North Asia
Danilo Perez Ngo The CFC Global Macau hosted a virtual Marian Echo Conference for North Asia on October 4, 2020 at the SVD headquarter in Macau SAR. CFC North Asia comprises China, HK, Macau, South Korea and Japan. The conference…
MOTHER’S MEAL MACAU – Feeding the needy with warmth and love
Jasmin Yiu On September 5, the Claretians of Macau organized an activity to introduce Mother’s Meal, a project to aid the most needy in Macau. O Clarim had the opportunity to talk to Terry Kuok, one of the committee members…
The Philippines has new Papal Nuncio
Fr Leonard Dollentas On September 28, 2020 the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named Archbishop Charles J Brown as the new nuncio to the Philippines. The 61-year-old prelate is a native of New York. He was the Vatican’s diplomatic…
LETTER SAMARITANUS BONUS – Caring for the terminally ill
LETTER SAMARITANUS BONUS – ON EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDECaring for the terminally ill Fausto Gomez OP To address ethically, theologically and spiritually the growing reality of euthanasia and assisted suicide in our word, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of…