– Carlos M. Frota I imagined for this week’s chronicle a dialogue between two close friends, Agatha and Frederic, so close that very often they are together to exchange ideas and evaluate the world’s events. And because they like the…
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ALCUIN OF YORK – Know yourself first if you want to know others
– Aurelio Porfiri In recent decades, one of the dominant questions is that of Christian identity. Sometimes it seems to us that this identity is experienced as a burden, as something to be freed from to open up to the…
ST ANTHONY GIANELLI – Zealous shepherd of Bobbio, Italy
Anthony Maria Gianelli was born in 1789 into a middle-class family living near Genoa in the north of Italy. As a child, people were often struck by his gentle nature, industriousness, and extraordinary intelligence. When he came of age, the…
ASK THE LITURGIST – About the microphone
– Enrico Finotti I was struck by the affirmation of a priest friend: “Do you know who did the liturgical reform?” – he told me – “The microphone” – he replied. Could be? This is an interesting question. Let’s try…
DISNEY’S FILM ALADDIN FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE – When did you last let your heart decide?
– Maria Kwak Aladdin is a love story between Princess Jasmine and a young street rat Aladdin. The song ‘A Whole New World’ from the film is well known through Disney’s 1992 animated version of Aladdin. One phrase that throws…
PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE – Message on the occasion of the Buddhist feast of Vesakh/Hanamatsuri 2019
Pope Francis meets some Buddhist monks. (Photo: Osservatore Romano / Aci group) Vesakh is the most important feast for Buddhists: it commemorates the main events in the life of Buddha.
CARITAS AND ATFPM CELEBRATED CHILDREN’S DAY – Parents need to strike a balance between work and family
Caritas Macau Secretary-general, Paul Pun Chi Meng, urged parents last Sunday to find a balance between work and family. The remarks were made on the sidelines of an International Children’s Day bazaar hosted by the Catholic welfare organisation on Camões…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (56)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The access to the trail is made by an old covered bridge decorated with oratorical flags that cross a river of crystalline and hurried waters. Beside the path, the pilgrim meets two structures. On the…
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– Tej Francis MANILA, PHILIPPINES CARITAS HEAD APPLAUDS PHILIPPINES NEW ANTI-POVERTY MEASURE (CNA) A new law in the Philippines to support those living in poverty has won the praise of Caritas Manila, a Catholic aid agency in the country. “We…
O CLARM GATHERED TO CELEBRATE WORK ANNIVERSARY
Staff of O Clarim gathered on 31 May 2019 to celebrate the 25th work anniversary of their administrative assistant Ms Wong Sao Ieng (to the left of Clarim director Fr Mandía) and the 20th year of page layout artist Lee…