Antonio dos Santos Devotion to the Guardian Angel is very old in Portugal. It gained a special place with the Apparitions of the Angel, in Fátima, to the Little Shepherds. Messengers of God, at decisive moments in the History of…
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Medieval people and beauty
Corrado Gnerre I really appreciate your magazine. For a very simple reason, because you know how to combine Faith and Beauty well. In this regard, I would like you to relate to me about how medieval people loved Beauty. When…
Losing Oneself in the Meditation of the Trinity
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 30 May 2021 – Solemnity of the Holy Trinity-Year BMt 28:16-20 Trinity Sunday is a time that the Church has dedicated to the reflection of our concept about God. Trinity is the summit of…
The UFOs and the US
Aurelio Porfiri I do not know if you have in mind those beautiful verses of Psalm 8: “If I look at your sky, the work of your fingers, at the moon and the stars that you have set in place,…
The Hypothesis that still poses questions to us
Aurelio Porfiri When I happen to tell a little about my life to others, I must always mention about a book that created an important turning point in my adolescence that was spent in post-conciliar Christianity, fed on catechisms with…
The Etymology of Deacon
The English word deacon (Old-Eng. diacon) refers to the first degree of the Church’s Holy Orders, it derives from the Ancient Greek term διάκονος diā́konos through Latin diaconus. Its original meaning is ‘servant’ and it was often used in the…
A visit from the Queen
António dos Santos May is the month dedicated to Mary Most Holy. It begins and ends by praising the Mother of the Lord. On the 31st of May, the “cycle” of Mary closes, celebrating the visit of Our Lady to…
Three children from Aljustrel
Fr Leonard E Dollentas Aljustrel is a hamlet on the outskirts of Fátima, Portugal, municipality of Ourém. This tiny village is the birthplace of Lúcia dos Santos, and Francisco and Jacinta Marto, known as the “three little shepherds of Fátima.”
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (130) – Did the early Christians celebrate the Eucharist?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org We have seen previously that the “breaking of the bread” was an action that identified Jesus. The fact was recorded by Saint Luke (24:35) in his account of how the two Emmaus-bound disciples were able…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (129) – Did Jesus prophecy about the Eucharist?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org We have seen previously that the miracle of the loaves and fishes is a figure through which Jesus prepared His followers for a promise – a prophecy – that He would make. We read how…