Fausto Gomez OP By the end of June 2020, three new invocations were added to the โLitany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.โ In a letter addressed to all the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences throughout the world (Rome, June 20, 2020),…
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SAN SABA – The Jesuits’ way
In Rome, there are certain areas that are quite popular for real estate. The homes and apartments are really expensive in this area. The Aventine is located in one of these areas. It is a hill that has historical importance,…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (94) – Whom should one follow: Church or State?
Rev Josรฉ Mario O. Mandรญajmom.honlam.orgย Man is composed of body and soul. Both body and soul need to be cared for. For the care of his soul, there is the Church. For the care of his body, there is civil…
You did what? (1)
Danilo Perez Ngo On 14 August 2020, Live Catholic Online, a program hosted by Singles for Christ, invited O Clarim director Fr Joey Mandรญa for an online conversation on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The program which began at 6:45 PM,…
MUSIC AND THE BRAIN (3) – Brain for conductors
Aurelio Porfiri We already saw the many facets of brain involvement in our music-making. We did not think of it so much before we are faced with problems that are of course influenced by the functioning of our mind. We…
WHAT DOES THE ASCENSION MEAN FOR US?
Fausto Gomez OP The Lordโs Ascension is an integral part of the Paschal Mystery, which began with the death and resurrection of Jesus, continues with his Ascension, and closes with Pentecost, or the Coming of the Holy Spirit. The Ascension…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (15) Sing a new song unto the Lord
Aurelio Porfiri In our previous investigation about the Psalms, and especially about the peculiar liturgical form that is called the Responsorial Psalm, we learnt a few things that I think would be good to recall here, as a summary of…
MARIAN DEVOTION IN MAY Drawing us near to Jesus
Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat As a young child, I thought that devotion to Mary was just a summer activity thought up by catechists for children. Most Catholic churches and even in many Catholic homes, a โMay Altarโ was set with an image…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (81) Why do we say that the Church is Catholic?
Rev Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa The term โCatholicโ comes from the Greek adjective ฮบฮฑฮธฮฟฮปฮนฮบฯฯ (katholikos), meaning โuniversal,โ all-encompassing. The term was first used back around the year 107 AD by one of the Church Fathers, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, in…
CELIBACY FOR PRIESTS? IT IS AS OLD AS THE CHURCH
Corrado Gnerre It is often said that the Catholic Church must eliminate ecclesiastical celibacy. There are many who claim that this celibacy dates back to the Middle Ages and that therefore it was completely non-existent in the early Church. It’s…