Do we promulgate faith-based and hope-filled narratives? Or do our stories evoke despondency and despair? We must keep well in mind that the nature of our narratives shapes our communities.
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (173): What do we mean by “Natural Law”?
Another reason why it is called “Natural Law” is that it can be known by the natural light of reason (without the aid of faith). St Paul says that even the Gentiles have this law “written on their hearts” (Romans 2:15).
To Touch or Not to Touch: Truly Living the Easter Experience
It is faith that helps us believe in the Resurrected Christ and acknowledge the various signs of Himself that He has left us on earth. But will we take that faith far enough to embrace His Passion and Death as our own in order to enter the embrace of our own resurrection?
The voice of God can only be heard in silence
Being trapped in the noise of our daily routines is understandable, but we need to be aware that noise drowns out the voice of God, as he calls to us in an attempt to draw us closer to holiness and to him.
CHRISTIAN LIFE IS JOYOUS
Despite the pain of the trials and suffering that come our way, we must derive from them the true joy that emerges from a faithful relationship with Christ, our Savior.
ST. CATHERINE’S INCOMPARABLE DIALOGUE
She was canonized by Pius II in 1461, proclaimed a co-patron of Europe by Pope Pius XII in 1939 and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970. St. Catherine is one of the patrons of the Diocese of Macau.
Heroes of the Catholic Faith in the East: Brito gets funds for his mission in the Portuguese court – 10
In Portugal, João de Brito was able to attract people and funds to his mission. While at court, he led the King of Portugal D. Pedro II to increase the income he sent annually to the Madurai mission and also received various donations.
IF HE IS NOT RISEN, OUR HOPE IS IN VAIN
Easter is the time to ponder the certitude of the Resurrection and reject the attribute of worldliness. For only in the truth of the Resurrection is our salvation to be found.
“Your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found!”
“Our society needs to be healed, to make peace with our world, to make peace with our neighbors and to make peace with each other in the way that the Risen Lord taught us,” writes the Bishop of Macau, Most Rev Stephen Lee Bun Sang, in his Easter Message for 2022.
Surmounting the Sting of Death
Easter is that time of the year when every Catholic must remember that there is life beyond a physical death, and it is that life in Jesus that we must look toward.