An elderly farmer named Antonio Botta was surprised to receive a visit from the Queen of Heaven on March 18, 1536. The farmer described the Virgin Mary as being dressed in white and surrounded by a dazzling light. The Blessed…
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ASK THE LITURGIST – Christmas Tree
– Enrico Finotti I have read that even the Christmas tree has a Christian origin. Could it be proposed as a sign of faith next to the crib? The Christmas tree has Christian roots and can still have an adequate…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (6) – Is Matthew the author of Matthew?
CAPTION: The Four Evangelists, Jacob Jordaens – Rev José Mario O Mandía Manuscripts of the Sacred Scripture (internal evidence) and early works referring to it (external evidence) provide the guarantee that our present-day Bible is not a forgery from the Middle…
THE GREATEST AND MOST DIFFICULT – 4TH November 2018 – 31st Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
Gospel: Dt 6:2-6; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28B-34 – Rev José Mario O Mandía The commandment of love is the greatest and most difficult of all the commandments. The reason is simple: it includes all the others. Love is the summit…
COMMUNION OF SAINTS – Why pray for the dead?
PHOTO: José Mario O Mandía – Fr Leonard E. Dollentas I overheard this story long ago about a man, who after a late night at work, took a shortcut home through an old cemetery. Halfway across, he was startled by…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (88) – Arezzo, Italy
In the year 1200, two young shepherdesses, while guarding their flocks, are wont to sing the simple and ingenuous praise around a newsstand on which is painted the image of the Madonna. Suddenly there was a flicker, and between the…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/11/020/2018 For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, Bishop Stephen Lee has decreed that the following days be added to be observed as memorials and feasts within the Diocese of Macau. 30th JAN Blessed Gabriele Allegra OFM – Memorial 25th…
WE NEED TO TAKE THE DANGERS OF PORNOGRAPHY SERIOULY
– Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith (Catholic Herald) It is good to know that a committee of British MPs, as this magazine reports, have had some harsh things to say about pornography. Everything they say strikes me as sensible and obvious: they…
RESTORING A CHRISTIAN FEAST – The genuine Hallowe’en
– Miguel Augusto (*) “Hallowe’en” is a word that first appeared in the 16th century, and is a Scottish variant of “All-Hallows-Evening,” that is, the night before “All Hallows,” which means “All Saints.” The real Halloween party is of Christian…
CHURCH FATHERS (30) – Saint Epiphanius
– Anastasios Epiphanius was born on 310 in Palestine. He was a monk since a very young age and founder of monasteries. He was elected Bishop of Salamis (Cyprus) because of his great holiness. He defended orthodoxy in every way.…