Is 50:4-7, Phil 2:6-11, Lk 22:14-23:5 – May Tam www.FLL.cc One common feature among the Gospel writers was the way they narrated the passion and the death of Jesus. No longer were the sayings and deeds of Jesus arranged according…
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BETWEEN JUSTICE AND MERCY
– Vittorio Messori I have already talked about it in books and in some articles, but there are cases in which, indeed, repetita iuvant. I really believe this is one of those cases. In fact, for a long time now,…
A PRAYER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE – Do me justice, o God, and fight my fight against a faithless people
– Maria Kwak Last Tuesday, I took pleasure in joining the choral prayer service held at the Church of Saint Joseph, provided by the angelic voices of Eton College Chapel Choir. I was delighted to be part of worshipping the…
AGAINST ARIANISM – St Julius, Pope
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…
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
– José Maria C.S. André Pope Francis’s harsh references to gender ideology and the, equally strong, recent speech of the Vatican’s 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 … many 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 and sometimes no…
CHURCH FATHERS (50) – Saint Pacian
– Anastasios A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin said: “It 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…