– Rev José Mario O Mandía “The Son of God. . . worked with human hands; he thought with a human mind. He acted with a human will, and with a human heart he loved. Born of the Virgin Mary,…
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SHINING STAR LIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLES – 8th January 2020, Epiphany
MATTHEW 2:1-12 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau Stars were widely believed to appear at the birth of a great person: big for the wealthy, tiny for the poor, blurry for the weak. The appearance of a comet…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (7) The Psalms as Dramatic Representation: Divo Barsotti
– Aurelio Porfiri In previous chapters, we mentioned about well-known figures in the Catholic world like Saint Athanasius, Saint Augustine, Saint Alphonsus, C.S. Lewis… All these people are certainly quite familiar to the practicing Catholic, in one way or the…
SANT’AGOSTINO IN CAMPO MARZIO – Caravaggio’s memories
– Anastasios I am quite sure that all tourists are familiar with Piazza Navona, one of the most famous squares in Rome. It is one of the most famous tourist attractions of the city, together with Saint Peter’s Basilica and…
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED (1) – The Great Fire of Rome (Christianity up to A.D. 150)
– Joni Cheng From the beginning of Christianity until about 100 AD was a time of initial growth of Christianity where there was a relative peace throughout the Roman empire and people were spiritually hungry, searching for new beliefs.
CESAR TOO HAS TO GIVE TO GOD
– Corrado Gnerre I often find myself talking about politics, in the broadest sense of the word. And I also find myself stressing the importance of the State in Christian doctrine. But not a few times I hear people saying…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (60) – Is Jesus Christ two Persons, one human and another divine?
【圖片來源】The monument enclosing the Holy Sepulcher, from which Christ rose again from the dead. (Photo by JMO Mandia.) – Rev José Mario O. Mandía Jesus Christ became man. This is the mystery of the Incarnation. What does “Incarnation” mean? The…
INVITED TO CONVERSION – 15th December 2019, 3rd Sunday of Advent
MATTHEW 11:2-11 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Limited To the messengers sent by John the Baptist, Jesus was presented as the Messiah, listing the signs taken from texts of Isaiah (Is 35:5-6; 26:19; 61:1), the prophet of hope, who…
MURILLO’S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – Purity and eternity of Our Lady
– Maria Kwak* In our digital world, the significance that the paper calendar or diary holds is losing its function to many of us, especially to the younger generation. I am a big fan of keeping a diary in old…
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE AND SAINT PHILIP ON VIA AURELIA – Mexican faith in Rome
Photo: Wikimapia – Anastasios Rome is not only the story of Italian people, but it is also the story of the faith of people all over the world. And this faith becomes a concrete reality, as with the building of…