Caceres Conciliar Seminary in Naga City – one of the earliest seminaries established in the Philippines during Spanish era that is still standing. (Photo by Fr Leonard E Dollentas.) – Fr Leonardo E Dollentas Maximum Illud is an extraordinary document…
– Anastasios Let us talk here of a fellow student of the famous Cassiodorus, Dionysius Exiguus (means “the short one,” 470-544) a monk who was famous for some peculiar reasons. Cassiodorus had a great opinion about him, acknowledging him as…
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía The existence of angels is a truth of our Faith. Jesus Christ explicitly teaches us about their existence. He himself was comforted by an angel during his agony (cf Luke 22:43). Who and what…
Luke 17:5-10 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau Jesus narrates the parable of the slave that leaves us a bit bitter and disillusioned. After a hard day’s work, the slave returns home very tired. The master, instead of…
– Aurelio Porfiri One of the very important tasks for a choir director when doing a service for the Church is the selection of the appropriate repertoire for the Mass. This is one of the most important roles and often,…
– Don Enrico Finotti The Pentecost Vigil seems to find a growing consensus, but everything happens with total creativity: we go from a celebration, to a show, to a conference, to testimonies, etc. What does the liturgy of the Church…
– Anastasios One of the most influential thinkers in the time of the final decadence of the Roman Empire was Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus (485-585). He was born in southern Italy in a family that was traditionally at the service…
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía Creatures exist because God, the Supreme Being, gives them being. “God is present to his creatures’ inmost being: ‘In him we live and move and have our being’ (Acts 17:28)” (CCC 300). This does…
For the apostolic renewal of the clergy St Vincent de Paul was a Priest. Born in Gascony (France) in 1581; died in Paris on this day in 1660. A parish priest who worked for the apostolic renewal of the clergy,…
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP It appears that in our aging and aged societies, members are generally not prepared to grow old well. One thing is sure: we all want to be or become good and gentle old people and grow…
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