– Rev José Mario O Mandía IN THE OLD TESTAMENT The opening verses of the Bible tell us: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the…
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THE GRAIN THAT DIES IS DUE TO BRING FORTH LIFE – 5th April 2020, Palm Sunday (Beginning Of Holy Week – A)
Matthew 26:14–27:66 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau It may be difficult for us to understand why God did not save His son from His death. It is even difficult to accept that “unless a grain of wheat…
SAN GIUSEPPE AL TRIONFALE – Attention to the poorest of the poor
– Anastasios These days many people talk about the miraculous crucifix in the church of San Marcello al Corso, so the name of this church has now become quite popular, unfortunately in very sad circumstances. At the beginning of the…
HOMILY FOR THE SPECIAL ‘URBI ET ORBI’ BLESSING – Teacher, do you not care if we perish?
– Pope Francis (Vatican News) “When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities;…
FROM HEALTH EMERGENCY TO SOCIAL EMERGENCY
– Aurelio Porfiri I am sure every Catholic will remember mainly two things when this emergency of the coronavirus is over, and both are in relation to the Pope. One is the solitary walk in Via del Corso to visit…
PASSION OF CHRIST (3) – Our cross and the others’ cross
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Jesus tells us today: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Mt 16:24). In the time of Jesus – Roman times –…
THE HIDDEN TABERNACLE
– Corrado Gnerre I am an old Catholic. I attend Holy Mass daily. I notice many modernist novelties, which I cannot share because I have attended the Masses celebrated by Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo for many years in…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (73) – Why so many names and titles and symbols?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía We are now talking about the Holy Spirit. One of the things we will discover about Him when we open the pages of the Bible is that He is called by many names and…
NOT DEATH BUT TRANSFORMATION OF LIFE – 29th March 2020, 5th Sunday Of Lent
JOHN 11:1-45 – Fr. Fernando Aremellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau The resuscitation of Lazarus is to be understood as to go beyond this material world into the world of God, to gain a new life with God. By allowing Lazarus…
FOR US AND FOR OUR SALVATION – The suffering of the Christ
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP I. THE MYSTERY OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST Lent is the journey of penance to Holy Week, to the celebration of the great mystery of our faith. Pope Francis tells us in his Lenten Message (2020)…