– Anastasios Cyril was born in Palestine in 315 and was ordained priest in 345. In 351 he was consecrated as Bishop of Jerusalem. For most of his life he will have to face the Arian heresy. He will die…
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (4) – Which religion?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Man longs for the infinite, and this longing is expressed in religion. But there are so many religions. Can we just choose the one we like? If so, how can we be sure it…
TOGETHER WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, LET US BRING THE GOSPEL TO ALL – Pope Francis’ Message for World Mission Sunday 2018
The universal Church has, through the past decades, paid particular importance to the month of October, the month of the missions par excellence. World Mission Sunday in 2018 falls on Oct. 21. This annual celebration encourages prayers, cooperation and help…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (86) – Castelpetroso, Italy
On March 22, 1888, the day before the Feast of the Compassion of Our Blessed Lady, two peasant women were shepherding their sheep on the hills in Southern Italy near the village of Castelpetroso. Fabiana Cicchino (35-year old virgin) and…
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AND THE FALLEN ANGELS – Pope calls for spiritual battle
CAPTION: Altar of Archangel Michael (c 1510), Gerard David, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria – Miguel Augusto (*) Pope Francis warned that “the boat of the Church is hit by contrary and violent winds,” and has launched for October – a month…
TALKS BY INTEGRITY RESTORED TEAM FROM AMERICA – Overcoming Pornography
To promote the culture of chastity against pornographic influence, the Catholic Diocese of Macau is inviting a world renowned speaker from America to deliver a series of talks on “Overcoming Pornography,” on 1-2 November 2018, featuring Fr Sean Kilcawley from…
ASK THE LITURGIST (15) – The Birth of Christ at midnight
– Enrico Finotti The hour of midnight as the hour of Christ’s birth is also indicated in some mystics. It’s true? Some mystical testimonies, which declare the ‘midnight’ as the hour of the birth of the Savior, cannot be excluded.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (3) – Do I need religion?
Featured Photo: JMO Mandía – Rev José Mario O Mandía Apologetics, as we have seen, strives to use reason in order to find the answer to three major questions: (1) Why should I profess any religion at all? (religious demonstration)…
LEAVE THE GOODS AND YOU’LL HAVE THE GOOD – 14th October 2018 – 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
WIS 7:7-11; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The gospel presents a just and blameless person seeking for eternal life. Jesus responds with a counter question that can be paraphrased thus: You already have “an…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (23)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Dhubri? We are told that it is “a few miles ahead,” but the truth is that there is no way to find it. I will end up locating Dhubri (possibly homonym of the desired one)…