Photo courtesy of Augustinian archives in Manila.ย Used with permission. – Fr Leonard Dollentas ย ย ย ย ย In his book Asia and Evangelization the former Archbishop of Guwalhati in India Thomas Menamparampil SDB, offered his enlightening thoughts on…
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (47) – What has God told us about the world and ourselves?
[็ ง็ไพๆบ] Peggy Choucair at Pixabay – Rev Josรฉ Mario O. Mandรญa The answers to our questions about where we came from and why we are here can be found in the first three chapters of the book of Genesis. That…
HARM NOT THE LITTLE ONES – Francis and Benedict XVI publish a book in partnership
– Josรฉ Maria C.S Andrรฉ The authors are Pope Francis and Benedict XVI. The title: Do not harm any of these little ones. Peterโs voice against pedophilia. The Italian publisher Cantagalli announced translations in Spanish, German, English, Albanian and this…
ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM – Doctor with the golden mouth
St John Chrysostom, born in Antioch about 347 AD, was a great genius. His powerful eloquence earned him the surname of Chrysostom, or golden mouth. With St Athanasius, St Gregory Nazianzen and St Basil, he forms the group of the…
FOR WORLD PEACE AND LIVING TOGETHER – Committee implementing goals in Document on Human Fraternity meet for first time
– Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp (Vatican News) Eighteen years to the day that the twin towers were attacked in New York City, the 7 member Higher Committee established for the purpose of achieving the goals of the Document on…
CHURCH FATHERS (71) – Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe
– Anastasios Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe was probably born in Carthage from a well off family in the year 478. He received a good education and so was addressed to a work in the administration. But the study of the…
HOW TO TRAIN CHURCH CHOIRS (2) – Recruiting choir members
– Aurelio Porfiri I am certain that once you have understood the importance of choral music in the liturgy of the Church, you will feel the urge to do something to improve your local church choir. However, this is not…
CHURCH FATHERS (70) – Saint Faustus of Riez
– Anastasios Here we are dealing with another great character representing of monastic life in the 5th century. He was from Britain. Was probably a lawyer but at a young age he felt the need to retire in a Monastery,…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (46) – Why do I exist?
[็ ง็ไพๆบ] Enrique Lopez Garre – Rev Josรฉ Mario O. Mandรญa At a certain point in his or her life, every man and woman asks the questions: Where did I come from? Where am I going? Why do I exist? (cf…
ASK THE LITURGIST (36) – Kneeling to receive Communion
– Don Enrico Finotti And the communion on the knees? It’s still possible? It is necessary that in the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament there is a balustrade, stable and suitable, to allow the individual faithful to kneel to worship…