– 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…
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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)…
SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE – We consecrate Venice to Your Immaculate Heart
– Maria Kwak* Luigi Brugnaro, Mayor of Venice since 2015, consecrated Venice to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Basilica of Our Lady of Health (Italian: Santa Maria della Salute) on March 13. Attired with his tricolor sash representing…
HUGS, KISSES… NAMASTE!
– Carlos M. Frota I cannot avoid being seduced, intellectually speaking, by the profound changes in the very fabric of our societies, by the coronavirus and its impact on human behavior and social relations. They are already under way and…
SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO – Salesians in the land of movies
– Anastasios If you like movies, and we all like it in one way or another, you will be certainly familiar with Hollywood, if we talk about the United States, and with Cinecittà, if we talk about Italy (and Europe).…
ALONG ROME’S DESERTED STREETS
– José Maria C. S. André The image has the power of an epic film: Francis walking through the deserted streets of Rome, praying for the city and the world (see an excerpt at https://youtu.be/Wgl11MSEVys). The city remains deserted and…
ANOTHER LIFE
– Aurelio Porfiri I think that it is very useful, in these strange days that we are living in, to go back and trace the evolution from a certain moment to where we are now. Because I think that these…
SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA DEI FIORENTINI – The house of Florentines in Rome
When you visit Rome, you may have the opportunity of walking through Largo Argentina, a very important meeting point for public transportation and also of very important historical ruins. You will also see the Feltrinelli Bookstore here, one of the…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (72) – If Jesus has redeemed us, why is there a need for the Holy Spirit?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Before He suffered and died, Jesus Christ made His apostles understand that after Him will come “another Advocate” (John 14:16). The story of God’s love for men was not yet finished. There was more…