– Miguel Augusto (*) On October 4th, the Catholic Church celebrates one of Her greatest saints, Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), approved by Pope Innocent III in the year 1209. We take the…
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ST ISIDORE OF SEVILLE – Patron Saint of the Internet
– Fr Leonard E Dollentas It is in our Catholic tradition to have our patron saints. This tradition extends to the practice of naming places after saints and assigning protector saints to certain careers, or events. In the United States,…
THOUGHTS OF A NEWLY ORDAINED PRIEST – I will try to say ‘Yes’ to God just like the first time
– Fr James Chang Woo Ho BCM As you know well I was ordained to a priest a few days ago. Today I’d like to talk about how I became a priest and what I feel like today.
TAIWAN PILGRIMAGE – Something new can always emerge
– Angela Chong I was in Taiwan last week on a spiritual-cum-ecoIogical tour named “New Exodus”. As the Chinese name “同行覓主踪” suggests, it was aimed at seeking encounters with God through close contact with Mother Nature.
MARIAN APPARITIONS (85) – Krakow, Poland
The history of Our Lady of Czestochowa is the history of Poland. Traditional holds that this picture of Mary was painted by St Luke the Evangelist on a piece of wood cut from the table of the Last Supper. It…
SYNOD OF BISHOPS – Sometimes, it looks like jumping without a parachute
– José Maria C.S. André The Synod of Bishops, about youth and vocation, began on the September 3, in Rome. In the opening address, the Pope asked the participants to speak frankly and make themselves available to listen. “We are…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR JUAN JOSÉ SILVESTRE – The Primacy of God
– Aurelio Porfiri Father Juan José Silvestre is a liturgist and a priest of the Opus Dei personal prelature. Despite his young age he has had several responsibilities in the prelature and in the Church. He teaches at the Holy…
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CN/10/019/2018 2018 World Mission Sunday On Sunday, 21 October, we celebrate World Mission Sunday. In his message for this day, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to reflect on the mission that we have received from Christ. The theme for…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY YOUTH SYNOD BISHOP: THE WORLD IS RICH IN TECHNOLOGY & POOR IN PRINCIPLES (CNA/EWTN News) A Polish archbishop participating in the Vatican synod on youth said Thursday that today’s young people have benefited from technological…
MONSIGNOR JOSÉ RAFAEL ESPÍRITO SANTO, REGIONAL VICAR OF OPUS DEI IN PORTUGAL – We need to return to God without fear
– Marco Carvalho Ninety years after it was founded by Saint Josemaria Escrivá, the challenges that Opus Dei faces remain unchanged. The organization is still the only personal prelature of the Catholic Church and its main focus remains on reconnecting…