St Julius was a Roman, and chosen Pope on the 6th of February in 337. The Arian bishops in the East sent to him three deputies to accuse St Athanasius, the zealous Patriarch of Alexandria. These accusations, as the order…
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THE SUFFERANCE OF HERETICS
– Aurelio Porfiri A few days ago, a piece of news in Italian newspapers got a lot of comments and not without reasons. A young guy killed another one of his age because he could not stand that this person…
IDEOLOGY VS. REALITY – Gender theory
– Josรฉ Maria C.S. Andrรฉ Pope Francisโs harsh references to gender ideology and the, equally strong, recent speech of the Vaticanโs representative to the United Nations (9 March) drew the attention of commentators. I invite anyone who considers these declarations…
GOOD FRIDAY – The Seven Last Words
Mary by the Cross. Cathedral of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. (Photo: JMO Mandia) – Fausto Gomez OP As a child and as an acolyte, I loved most Holy Week, particularly the Sacred Triduum. Besides the mysterious liturgy of Holy Thursday, Good…
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AT THE SERVICE OF SOCIETY (VI) – New Directions of Catholic schools, from Religious to Lay Leadership
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas At 70, Brother Michael, a member of a Catholic congregation of teaching Brothers is the youngest in his community of five religious brothers running a high school in one of the countries in Asia.
MENTAL RESERVOIR – Kaleidoscope
– Carlos M. Frota Kaleidoscope … manyย things in my head, when I am starting to write this chronicle! Many things from many sources … quite disturbing sometimes, when we feel over-informed … and having no time andย sometimes no…
CHURCH FATHERS (50) – Saint Pacian
– Anastasios A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin said:ย โIt is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (26) – How do we respond?
– Rev Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa When someone introduces himself to us, how do we respond? The polite thing to do is to acknowledge his presence, perhaps shake his hands, and say, โHello.โ Through Revelation (which we find in Sacred…
AM I WITHOUT SIN? – 7th April 2019, 5th Sunday Of Lent
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc Todayโs Gospel Reading is about a woman caught in adultery. She was brought before Jesus when he was teaching in the temple. The scribes and Pharisees made the woman stand…
ANGEL OF THE JUDGMENT – St Vincent Ferrer
St Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) was born in Valencia, Spain, and died in Vannes, Britany. He was a great scholar and became Master of Theology โ he knew the entire Bible by heart. He was also a great preacher, preaching throughout…