[PHOTO] Four small panels from the South Window, All Saints Church, Selworthy – Rev José Mario O Mandía Having studied what other works (external evidence) say about the authors of the four Gospels, let us now compare what they say…
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GENEROSITY BRINGS BLESSINGS TO THE GIVER – 9TH November 2018, 32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 – May Tam www.FLL.cc In the patriarchal society of Jesus’ time, a widow was not only pitiful but also helpless for she not only lost her husband but at the same time, she…
CHURCH FATHERS (31) – Saint John Chrysostom
– Anastasios When we talk of John from Antioch, we are not just talking of a Church Father like others. He is indeed considered as the greatest among the Greek Church Fathers. He was born in Antioch in 345 (or…
SIN AND CONVERSION – Timely lesson of Pope Leo the Great
– Aurelio Porfiri During the course of its long history, the Catholic Church has had many Popes of exceptional human and spiritual value. There have also been humanly unworthy Popes, but this is part of the things of this world.…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (89) – Savona, Italy
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…
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…