– Ross Belle Balatbat Selfishness is increasing; the secular world nurtures the “I, me and myself” mentality. And so, it is good to reflect upon what the Holy Father has said: “Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of…
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MAY – A MONTH SPECIALLY DEDICATED TO MARY MOST HOLY – Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy
– Miguel Augusto (*) In Macau, a secular point of arrival and departure of Catholicism in Asia, graced by Portuguese tradition and culture still present in the territory, Marian devotions are fervently lived by the local Catholic community. Much of…
WORRIES OF WAR – Our dangerous world
– Carlos M Frota Like many other world leaders, Pope Francis is concerned over the growing threat of “conflictual nationalism,” the prospect of a nuclear war and, in general, the widespread instability in international relations today.
GLOBALIZATION (1) – Ethical principles
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Globalization! We are one family, and we all are citizens of a country and citizens of the world. Some people praise globalization to the skies as a great blessing for our times. Others criticize it as…
4TH YEAR CELEBRATION OF MYANMAR NEW YEAR WATER FESTIVAL – An experience of joy and kindness
– Ross Belle Balatbat The Myanmar Social Club of Macau (MSM) organized for the fourth consecutive year their country’s biggest traditional event – the Myanmar New Year Festival. The gathering was not only an opportunity to observe a tradition but…
ASK THE LITURGIST (24) – Comments
– Enrico Finotti There are several priests who explain the readings before their proclamation. At other times the commentator introduces the individual readings. What to think about it? It is necessary to distinguish between the anticipated homily and the comments…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (30) – How do we grow in faith?
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía How do we grow in faith? To answer this question, we have to go back to Bite-Size Theology, no 26, where we have distinguished two senses of “faith.” One subjective, the other objective. The…
THE MYSTERY OF THE RESURRECTION CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE INTELLECT OR EMPIRICALLY EXPLAINED – 5th May 2019, 3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32; 40b-41, Rev 5:11-14, Jn 21:1-19 – May Tam www.FLL.cc One detail we might notice in today’s Gospel is the mysteriousness of Jesus’ appearance. Pope Benedict XVI in his book, Jesus of Nazareth (Holy Week), has dealt with this…
ST JAMES THE LESSER – The ‘Just one’
James was one of the 12 disciples, and was Jesus’ own cousin—his mother was sister or cousin to Mary. Legend says that he looked so much like Jesus that Mary herself could have confused them, and this is why Judas…
CHURCH FATHERS (54) – Salvian
– Anastasios In our short portraits of early Christian writers, quite often we have seen most of them were dealing with theories that attacked Christianity from the outside, what we call “heresies.” When I say outside I mean “outside its…