Fr Leonard E Dollentas “If someone is gay and searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” These words of Pope Francis have gone viral and sent shockwaves throughout the Catholic Church and the world…
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APOLOGIA (23) – Was Jesus the only Son of Mary?
Anastasios Objection 1: In the New Testament we have several evidences that Jesus has brothers (and sisters): “Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?” (Mt 13,55); “‘Is…
SPIRITUAL NOTES ON A PILGRIMAGE (1 ＆ 2) – In the steps of the saints
Sr Margaret Fung I am very fortunate to take part in the pilgrimage of Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima (English Secondary) in July this year as the school in Macau celebrate its 85th anniversary. The pilgrimage consists of…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (73) – What four important ideas must we remember about society?
Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org As we have already said, it is part of man’s nature to associate with others. This can take many forms, two of which are necessary to man: the family and the nation. The…
The Compassionate Shepherd
22 JULY 2018 – 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34 Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau He who works needs to take a break. That’s why, at the return from their mission, the…
ASK THE LITURGIST (10) – The altar in ‘offertory’ rites
Enrico Finotti In our church, after the Mass, the altar tablecloth is removed, which remains always bare. The tablecloth, the candles, the flowers, the cups, the chalice, the ampoules and the missal are brought to the offertory of the…
THE EUCHARIST (2) – Christ is really there
Joni Cheng In the Eucharist, “the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained” (CCC 1374). As stated by Pope Paul VI in his Encyclical Mysterium Fidei, the Holy Eucharist is “a substantial presence by which Christ, God and…
To Tell the Tale of God’s Love down the Ages (11)
Sr Judith Yuen, FMM God led me along the path of following his call to enter religious life: after contacting the fmm sister to plan the procedure of entry and preparing the documents needed, I resigned from my teaching posts…
THE EUCHARIST (1) – Sacrificial Memorial of Christ
The Sacrifices of Melchizedek, Abel, and Abraham. Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna (Photo: The Lonely Pilgrim) – Joni Cheng For Christ being the Son of God, He also embraced the same love the Father has for man in His human…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (72) – Do we really have to live with others?
Featured Image: Devanath at Pixabay – Rev José Mario O Mandía We have seen that language allows us not only to express our feelings (just as animals do), but also to communicate our thoughts to others. This ability to communicate…