Anastasios Objection 1: In the New Testament we have several evidences that Jesus has brothers (and sisters): “Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?” (Mt 13,55); “‘Is…
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SPIRITUAL NOTES ON A PILGRIMAGE (1 ＆ 2) – In the steps of the saints
Sr Margaret Fung I am very fortunate to take part in the pilgrimage of Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima (English Secondary) in July this year as the school in Macau celebrate its 85th anniversary. The pilgrimage consists of…
EVANGELIZING THROUGH KNOWING MACAU CHURCHES – Pilgrimage Service training to pass the torch
Jasmin Yiu The Catholic Pilgrimage Service of Macau (CPSM) is a non-profit-making group in Macau. Established in 2007, CPSM provides a variety of pilgrimage services and events to promote and enhance people’s knowledge of the history, culture and heritage…
ITALIAN TOUCH TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH CHINA – 14th century Franciscans on the Silk Road
Pedro Daniel Oliveria European Catholic priests who have been on mission in the East a few centuries ago have contributed greatly to the contact between Europe and China. Many have travelled on the Silk Road and the Spice Road as…
CROATIAN COACH WALKS WITH THE ROSARY – Zlatko Dalić, a man of faith
Miguel Augusto (*) Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić, who led the national team to the World Cup finals in Russia, is a man of faith. Zlatko Dalić was the first coach of Croatia to reach a final of the most…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (73) – What four important ideas must we remember about society?
Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org As we have already said, it is part of man’s nature to associate with others. This can take many forms, two of which are necessary to man: the family and the nation. The…
The Compassionate Shepherd
22 JULY 2018 – 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34 Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau He who works needs to take a break. That’s why, at the return from their mission, the…
PASTORAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS – Centering on the Eucharist
Ross Belle Balatbat Last 17th June, the Pastoral Care for Migrants (PCM) held the regular formation given by Fr Alejandre “Andy” Vergara who exhorted the faithful on how to truly make the Holy Eucharist the source and summit of their…
ASK THE LITURGIST (10) – The altar in ‘offertory’ rites
Enrico Finotti In our church, after the Mass, the altar tablecloth is removed, which remains always bare. The tablecloth, the candles, the flowers, the cups, the chalice, the ampoules and the missal are brought to the offertory of the…
THE EUCHARIST (2) – Christ is really there
Joni Cheng In the Eucharist, “the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained” (CCC 1374). As stated by Pope Paul VI in his Encyclical Mysterium Fidei, the Holy Eucharist is “a substantial presence by which Christ, God and…