Acts 15:1-2; 22-29, Rev 21:10-14; 22-23, Jn 14:23-29 May Tam Today’s Gospel Reading is part of Jesus’ Last Discourse (Chapter 14 to 17). Earlier Jesus had given His disciples a farewell gift: a new commandment of brotherly love (Jn 13:34).…
Category: Faith & Life
Follow
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAXIMUM ILLUD – João Eleutério addresses its contribution to catholicity of the Church
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,…
MARY’S VISIT – Incarnation, heart of the world
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…
ST JOAN OF ARC – Patroness of soldiers and of France
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…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (33) – If God is eternal, does it mean that he is very old?
– 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…
TRUE LOVE FOR GOD IS EXPRESSED THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO HIS WILL – 26TH May 2019, 6th Sunday In Easter
ACTS 15:1-2; 22-29; REV 21:10-14; 22-23; JN 14:23-29 – May Tam www.FLL.cc Today’s Gospel Reading is part of Jesus’ Last Discourse (Chapter 14 to 17). Earlier Jesus has given His disciples a farewell gift: a new commandment of brotherly love…
BLESSED LOUIS ZEPHIRIN – The Catholic Hero
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…
TO TELL THE TALE OF GOD’S LOVE DOWN THE AGES (12) – Taking the step
– 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…
VOTE FOR THE LOGO OF THE YEAR OF THE YOUTH!
The Logo competition for the Year of the Youth of the Diocese of Macao is ongoing until 9 pm of May 30. The competition has received a total of 16 designs, 6 of which have been chosen for Internet voting.…
ASK THE LITURGIST (26) – The seat
– Enrico Finotti The seat in front of the altar? The answer requires a prior consideration of the centrality and pre-eminence of the altar as a liturgical sign of the presidency of Christ. The altar is, in fact, the symbol…