– Seán-Patrick Lovett For thousands of young people, the arrival of Pope Francis in Panama on Wednesday afternoon marks the true beginning of the 34th World Youth Day. (Vatican News) There were those who had waited at the airport all…
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AURELIO PORFIRI, COMPOSER AND WRITER – Great Catholic music is not Western first and then Catholic
– Marco Carvalho A former teacher at the University of Saint Joseph, Italian composer Aurelio Porfiri is in neighboring Hong Kong to teach a series of lectures on the history of Catholic inspired music. The initiative takes place in the…
CLIMAX OF A MUSICAL FEAST – Concert celebrates 80 years of Sacred Heart Canossian College English Section
– Benedict Keith Ip The Music Association students of the Sacred Heart Canossian College English Section (SHCCEC) gathered in the Cultural Center of Macau in the evening of January 20 to for a concert to celebrate the school’s 80th-anniversary. The…
CARITAS MACAU – 67th Anniversary Charity Dinner
On the evening of Sunday, January 20, Macau Caritas held the “67th Anniversary Charity Festival” and received the support of more than 1,300 people from all walks of life. Pun Chi Meng, Director General of Macau Caritas, led the heads…
UNIVERSITY OF ST JOSEPH – Community Scholarships and Fellowships Award Ceremony
The University of St Joseph held its 2018-2019 Community Scholarships and Fellowships Award Ceremony at the Auditório Centenário de Fátima of the Ilha Verde Campus, on 18th January, 2019. Fifty-three undergraduate students received a total of 56 scholarships and fellowships…
THEOLOGY 101 – Bishop Lee awards certificates to participants
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Last December 9, 2018, the participants who have completed the Faith Formation Program offered by the Cathedral Parish for the English-speaking community received their completion certificates from Bishop Stephen Lee.
PIT SENYOR! – Sinulog Festival showcases the best of Filipino culture
The image of the Santo Niño is carried in procession after Mass. (Photo by Oswald Vas) – Rachel Luna Peralta A vibrant display of faith, devotion, unity, and artistry among hundreds of Filipino Catholics highlighted the 19th Feast of the…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 08 : The Holy Spirit (3)
Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
CHURCH FATHERS (40) – Apollinaris of Laodicea
– Anastasios We talked before of Saint Apollinaris [bishop of Hierapolis], a Christian apologist of the second century. Now we talk of another Apollinaris, whom some call “the younger” (310-390). He was a fighter of the Arian doctrine and was…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (16) – Does the Bible tell us everything we need to know?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía We have seen previously that God revealed himself fully with the coming of Jesus Christ. We have also seen that Jesus Christ chose successors who could continue his work of transmitting revelation down to…