A physically manifested prayer and silence can both play a significant role in drawing us in communion with our fellow brethren and with our Trinitarian God, as we follow in the footsteps of the great saint, Francis of Assisi.
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Macau releases postal stamps commemorating 400th anniversary of Penha Hill chapel
The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau launched on Sunday a set of stamps commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Chapel of Our Lady of Penha, on the suggestion of the Macau Catholic Culture Association. The new philatelic products were conceived by local designer Vai Chi Hang.
‘We can be better together’: On its open day today, Diocesan Youth Commission embraces Macau’s young of every faith
The Diocesan Youth Commission will hold this Wednesday its very first open day with the aim of introducing the new Diocesan Youth Centre to Macau’s population. The Commission wants the facilities, located at Rua Formosa, to become a reference point for the Special Administrative Region’s younger generations.
THE FRUITS OF PRAYER (#4)
Often we expect that God will simply give us whatever we ask for in prayer and are disappointed when we do not receive it. But prayer has effects more far reaching than merely having petitions for temporal wants met.
Macau’s Our Lady of Fatima parishioners get a feast day gift as relics of saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto adorn altar
This year the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, celebrated this Sunday in Macau’s northernmost parish, had a special flair to it. Located at a short distance away from Mainland China, the Church of Our Lady of Fátima became the first in the Diocese of Macau to display relics of Saint Jacinta and Saint Francisco Marto, two of the little shepherds who witnessed the Cova da Iria apparitions.
‘Silsilah’ dialogue movement: Mindanao’s link to a culture of peace
There is hope that the Silsilah Dialogue Movement will, by educating the youngest minds, eventually bring reason and peace to the conflicted island of Mindanao.
Faith ignited through healing
The Samaritan showed more faith than the Jewish lepers, which signifies that following outward forms of religion with precision is not necessarily a sign of a strong relationship with God. The outcaste Samaritan had more faith than the Jews despite being born in a heretical sect.
The deep reaching power of Jesus’ healing love
It’s no wonder that, in this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19), Jesus is more than willing to heal the ten lepers who shouted from afar: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” Jesus became man in order to remove all the barriers that stand between each person and God.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (193): What is sin?
Saint John, in his First Letter (1:8-10) says: “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
New Catechetical Year: Macau’s Sunday Schools set to prepare children for a journey through God’s plan
In Macau’s largest parishes, catechesis classes will mobilize more than 100 children, O Clarim was told by the Diocesan Commission for Catechetical Formation. The number refers only to the Cantonese-speaking Catholic community. In the smaller Portuguese-speaking community, about 130 children – distributed by the Cathedral parish and by Our Lady of Carmel parish – will attend catechesis this year.