(Vatican News) Blessed Pope Paul VI, who was declared a saint on October 14, died 40 years ago on August 6, 1978. Looking back at the 15-year pontificate, his postulator or promoter for canonization, Redemptorist Father Antonio Marrazzo, spoke to…
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GEG SPREADS LOVE AT THE CARITAS MACAU CHARITY BAZAAR
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) upholds the philosophy of “what is taken from the community is to be used for the good of the community” and attaches great importance to supporting local community service groups. The annual Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 07
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God (14)
PRELUDE ON “THE BEATITUDES” – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
ASK THE LITURGIST – Christmas Tree
– Enrico Finotti I have read that even the Christmas tree has a Christian origin. Could it be proposed as a sign of faith next to the crib? The Christmas tree has Christian roots and can still have an adequate…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (6) – Is Matthew the author of Matthew?
CAPTION: The Four Evangelists, Jacob Jordaens – Rev José Mario O Mandía Manuscripts of the Sacred Scripture (internal evidence) and early works referring to it (external evidence) provide the guarantee that our present-day Bible is not a forgery from the Middle…
THE GREATEST AND MOST DIFFICULT – 4TH November 2018 – 31st Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
Gospel: Dt 6:2-6; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28B-34 – Rev José Mario O Mandía The commandment of love is the greatest and most difficult of all the commandments. The reason is simple: it includes all the others. Love is the summit…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon – 26
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The first Bhutanese whom Cacela and Cabral encountered alerted them to the difficulties they would have to undergo until they have reached their kingdom, informing them that at that time of the year the trip…
COMMUNION OF SAINTS – Why pray for the dead?
PHOTO: José Mario O Mandía – Fr Leonard E. Dollentas I overheard this story long ago about a man, who after a late night at work, took a shortcut home through an old cemetery. Halfway across, he was startled by…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN MOSHER OF THE POPULATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE – Overpopulation
– Aurelio Porfiri Today we live many narratives that are imposed by powerful media outlets. Maybe at the end they are not different narratives but just the many faces of a single narrative, the one that has decided that the…