(CNA) One of the most prominent people in the life of Jesus Christ, St. Joseph, his foster father, is also one of the quietest. And as such, he can be one of the most overlooked people in the Bible and in the Holy Family.
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In memory of Carmelite Reginald Foster
/ January 8, 2021Aurelio Porfiri Carmelite Reginald Foster, born in 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and considered one of the greatest Latinists of the Catholic Church, died on Christmas Day 2020.
POPE FRANCIS: AT THE END OF A YEAR OF PANDEMIC – ‘We praise you, God’
/ January 8, 2021(CNA) Pope Francis explained Thursday why the Catholic Church gives thanks to God at the close of a calendar year, even years that have been marked by tragedy, such as 2020’s coronavirus pandemic.
THE OPENED DOORS OF HEAVEN
/ January 8, 2021Fr Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications 10 January 2021 – Baptism of the Lord – Year BMark 1:7-11 In those days, in the shallows of Jordan, John the Baptist was baptizing, a mark for people to turn away from their sins. Jesus walked into Jordan like everyone else, and John gently dipped him into the waters. As he emerges out of…
“SPECIAL YEAR” BEGINS ON MARCH 19 AND RUNS UNTIL JUNE 2022 – Reinforcing family union
/ January 8, 2021Marco Carvalho The decision, announced by Pope Francisco during the Angelus prayer on December 27th, to dedicate the current year to the family and conjugal love, took those responsible for managing family affairs within the Diocese of Macau by surprise. The Macau Catholic Family Advisory Council guarantees, nonetheless, that the “Amoris Laetitia Year” will be celebrated with due relevance, having…
A dramatic year for the world and the Church
/ January 8, 2021Robaird O’Cearbhaill The year began with the historic impeachment trial of the US president and the threat of war between the US and Iran, but as Covid pandemic was unleashed, the savage consequences became the story of the year.
NEW BOOK COORDINATED BY CRISTINA OSSWALD AND JOSÉ EDUARDO FRANCO – Martyrdom and massacres under the magnifying glass
/ January 8, 2021Marco Carvalho A multidisciplinary work that brings together varied approaches and very different perspectives on martyrdom. This is how Cristina Osswald, a professor and researcher at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau, defines the book Martírios e Massacres – Fazer da Morte uma Vitória (Martyrdoms and Massacres – Turning Death into Victory), a document that aims to address the importance of…
The analogical method to investigate God
/ January 8, 2021Corrado Gnerre Some time ago, we talked about the existence of God in this column. Better: the possibility of knowing the existence of God through reason. Of course, this is an argument used by authentic Catholic philosophers. Catholic Theology also holds firm on this possibility. But I ask myself: is it logical to believe that our “finite” way of thinking…
FROM MACAU TO SOUTH SUDAN – “Mother’s Meal” launches food distribution program
/ January 8, 2021On 23 December 23 2020, “Mother’s Meal” food distribution program was launched in a very poor village 150 kilometers from the capital in South Sudan, Africa. This program helped 67 families with over 300 members. Each food kit included rice, flour, beans, sugar, oil and milk powder.
BISHOP ASKS CATHOLICS TO FAST AND PRAY AFTER EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CROATIA
/ January 8, 2021(CNA) A bishop asked Catholics to fast and pray for two days after an earthquake struck Croatia.