Category: Faith & Life

Fausto Gomez OP On November 3 the Church celebrates the memorial of St Martin de Porres, the day of his death on earth and of his birth in heaven.

Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org  What does the “fire” of purgatory consist in?  Pope Benedict explains: “Some recent theologians are of the opinion that the fire which both burns and saves is Christ himself, the Judge and Saviour. The encounter…

Aurelio Porfiri It is very significant to note that in times of great social distress there are still people who think that we need beauty. The beauty that is not only found in magnificent Cathedrals in the center of our…

Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org  We have seen last time that entry to heaven requires a person (1) to be in God’s grace and friendship and (2) to be perfectly purified (cf CCC 1023).

Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Jesus told his apostles that “many, I tell you, will seek to enter [heaven] and will not be able” (Luke 13:24). So what are the requirements that will qualify us for eternal happiness? The CCC…

LETTER SAMARITANUS BONUS – ON EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDECaring for the terminally ill Fausto Gomez OP To address ethically, theologically and spiritually the growing reality of euthanasia and assisted suicide in our word, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of…

Anastasios The minor basilica of San Bartolomeo all’isola is a kind of singular church in Rome, for reasons that will soon be quite clear. The first reason is in the name, “in the island,” because the church is in Tiber…

Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org  Every man and woman yearns to be happy with an unlimited and unending joy. Jesus Christ came to tell us that that yearning can be fulfilled. “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in…