– Corrado Gnerre Much has recently been said in the recent past about the statements of Monsignor (now Cardinal) Malcom Ranijth, the then secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Statements made on the occasion of the presentation of the…
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (59) – Why did the Word become Flesh?
“Verbum caro hic factum est” – Here, the Word was made flesh. Altar inscription in Nazareth, house of our Lady. (Photo by José Mario O. Mandía) – Rev José Mario O. Mandía Number 85 of the Compendium of the Catechism…
PURGING THE EVIL FROM WITHIN – 8th December 2019, 2nd Sunday Of Advent
MATTHEW 3:1-12 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Not everyone responded well to the invitation of John the Baptist. Not all were willing to work a radical change of heart. The Pharisees and Sadducees, while intrigued by the…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (4) – Saint Augustine on Psalms
– Aurelio Porfiri We have spoken about the beautiful commentary of Saint Athanasius on the Psalms, a commentary that certainly deserves to be known better. Most of the Christian writers, if not all, give attention to the Psalms, given that…
ADVENT AND HOPE
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP For Christians, the liturgical season of Advent is a most significant one. Advent is the season of hope, and hope is the virtue of life. I focus my simple meditation first on Advent as hope; second,…
TO TELL THE TALE OF GOD’S LOVE DOWN THE AGES
– Sr. Judith Yuen, fmm After entering the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, my hands were off from all work and responsibilities, I left the noisy world to enter into quietness. Inside the convent, I had enough time for prayer, especially…
ROMAN BASILICAS (5) – Saint Chrysogonus: traveling down the centuries
– Anastasios If you visit the most popular area of Trastevere in Rome, you may arrive through the Garibaldi bridge. It is one of the most important gateways in Trastevere, where millions of tourists enter to enjoy the beauty of…
NEW LITURGICAL YEAR – YEAR A – STARTS DECEMBER 1 (ADVENT SUNDAY) – Cycles of celebration and praise in the praying Church
– Miguel Augusto (*) With the arrival of the new Liturgical Year – Year A – last Sunday (December 1), we are called to reflect on how the Church organizes the Liturgy of the Word within its various cycles, which…
PRIVATE PROPERTY, YES! SUPERCAPITALISM, NO!
– Corrado Gnerre I expected you to ask a question I can’t answer. I am convinced that private property is something necessary, but it seems to me that insisting on this point – from a Catholic point of view –…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (58) – Why do we say that Jesus Christ is at the center of catechesis?
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía When we are introduced to the Catechism, we are taught that it consists of four parts: creed, commandments, sacraments and prayer. But if we examine closely these four parts, we will see that they…