Charisms are graces given for the benefit of others. This is why Saint Paul notes that these are not the most important of graces, because they do not directly sanctify the person who is given the gift: the gift is for others not for oneself.
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Caritas: A safe haven for migrant workers once again
Since the government mandated the partial confinement of Macau’s population almost one month ago, Caritas has received around five hundred requests for immediate food assistance. Although non-resident workers facing hunger and food insecurity were responsible for most of the requests, the organization also lent a helping hand to local residents who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 downturn.
Humility, the most fundamental virtue
Humility is a virtue quite rare in an era of self-worship and self-obsession. Let us not forget that we are mere creatures and that only through humility can we draw near to the one who created us.
Pope Francis ends ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada with message of healing, reconciliation and hope
During his six-day trip to Canada, the Holy Father apologized for the “evil” of church personnel who worked on Canada’s infamous residential schools and the “catastrophic” effect the school system had on indigenous families. The Supreme Pontiff asked the indigenous community to restore its relationship with Catholicism, but without negating the past.
30 students from Mainland China to pursue graduate programs at USJ
Starting from September, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will enroll thirty students from the People’s Republic of China, adding to the four that were already integrated in the second semester last year. The students, who completed their academic path at the University in May, were left without a graduation ceremony due to the latest, long-lasting Covid-19 outbreak.
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles exhibition to be extended
The Eucharistic Miracles of the World international exhibition will remain open to the public beyond July 31st, according to the Macau Catholic Culture Association. The exhibit, which is being held at the new facilities of the Diocesan Center, should have come to a close over the weekend, but the organizers decided to extend it due to the impact of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
Marching On: Jesuits in Macau celebrate the closing of the Ignatian Year
The Jesuit community in Macau commemorated the end of the Ignatian Year with the celebration of a Solemn Mass. The Eucharistic celebration took place on July 31st, the feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and was presided over, albeit virtually, by Father Stephen Tong, the provincial of the Chinese province of the Society of Jesus.
The Question of Inheritance
We, as did the Jews of old, have much attachment to worldly goods. But what is material is fleeting, and no goods, not even an inheritance, can equal the eternal bliss of the Kingdom of God that we are offered.
The vocation of the business leader in times of economic crisis
In modern times, avarice has led entrepreneurs astray in undermining the value of the gift of wealth. Businesspersons must understand and accept that this wealth is not wholly our own but given to us so we may aid the underprivileged and better society.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the oldest pope in history
According to the calculations of the Italian episcopal journal Avvenire and the magazine Famiglia Cristiana, Pope Benedict officially broke the previous longevity record held by Italian Leo XIII who died in 1903 at the age of 93 years.