Category: Faith & Life

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…

– 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…

– 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…

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…

– 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.

– 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…

– 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…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía 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, “Hello.” Through Revelation (which we find in Sacred…

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 — he knew the entire Bible by heart. He was also a great preacher, preaching throughout…