Aurelio Porfiri Anyone who has some familiarity with the musical tradition of the Catholic Church knows well that the pieces in honor of the Eucharist form a large part of the repertoire itself. Composers of all ages have made great…
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Space of Love
Teresa Lo In recent years, the retreats I took are individually guided, meaning a spiritual director would devote time to listening to my daily prayer and giving me guidance and bible verses for meditation accordingly.
You did what? (4)
Danilo Perez Ngo SFC: You were saying about the frequency of confession. Before the pandemic, I was in a habit of going weekly. Is there a specific recommendation of how many times we go? Is there such a thing?
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (97) – What rights and duties do Catholics have in social life?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org RIGHT AND DUTY Society has to recognize the right and obligation of Catholics to act in the political arena in accordance with their faith. If politics respects the dignity of persons, it does not mean…
From abuse of religion to abuse of freedom
Carlos M. Frota One of the negative characteristics of our times – inherited from an inglorious past – is the persistence of religious hatred, proving that we didn’t accept even today, despite all our progress, different visions of the world,…
TREASURES OF SACRED MUSIC – O Sacrum Convivium (Domenico Bartolucci)
Aurelio Porfiri Much has been read about the Council and its hermeneutics. Certainly, some interpretations of this ecumenical assembly have led to a de facto devaluation of the role and dignity of liturgical music and its importance.
Agreeing with the Father’s Designs
27 September 2020 – 26th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME- Year AMatthew 21:28-32 Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications The parable of today’s gospel depicts three characters: a father and two sons. At the invitation of his father to go to work…
Cloning? The problem starts with in vitro fertilization
Corrado Gnerre Dear ones, I would like to ask you a question. Not so long ago news spread in China, that it would be possible to clone two monkeys. The news obviously caused quite a stir. And it disturbed me…
TREASURES OF SACRED MUSIC – Ecce Panis Angelorum (Lorenzo Perosi)
Aurelio Porfiri When we hear talk about sacred music, we are often reproached that we cannot expect today’s churches, mostly empty of faithful, to have the means to put on a sacred music program the way we believe it should…
Covid-19 and our fears
Fausto Gomez OP Due to the novel coronavirus there is global fear: through 2019, a heightened degree of fear has spread throughout the world: fear of infection, fear of death, fear of losing one’s job, fear of hunger.