Category: Faith & Life

Rev José Mario O Mandía We have seen that God is eternal because he does not change, and hence, is not subject to time. But a new question arises. If his being does not change, neither will his thoughts change.…

On 23 May, Thursday, at 6:00 PM, the Historical Society of the Independence of Portugal (SHIP) handed a diploma to O Clarim for its “unequivocal and praiseworthy work … in the dissemination of the Portuguese Language and Culture in Macau”…

PHOTO CAPTION: Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922) Benedict XV revitalized missionary activities after World War I. He has been referred to as the “Pope of Missions.” Benedict XV was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and authorized the Feast of Mary,…

Aurelio Porfiri In a small church near where I live in Rome, a church with origins in the Middle Ages, there is a painting in front of which I often linger. In this painting by an eighteenth-century author, there is…

On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class in the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she was said to have heard the…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org In Bite-Size Philosophy we have seen that change is the passage of something from potency to act, from “can-be-but-not-yet” to “already-is.” All creatures, including angels, have some potency, and thus are subject to…

In the late 19th century, the Canadians endured a crisis of education called the Manitoba question. Prelates, priests, politicians, and laity joined in both the private and the public debate that lasted for years. The Catholic Church was deeply divided…

– Sr Judith Yuen, FMM As the time to enter the FMM life drew near, my worry was how to disclose the news to my parents in China. For sure they could not understand the meaning of religious life, the…