Matthew’s name (in Greek = Matháios) sounds like the word “disciple” (in Greek = mathetés). And this was what possibly led the evangelist to elect Matthew to replace the tax collector named Levi, thus better representing the discipleship mission.
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BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (144) What elements must be present to make a confession valid?
The rite of the Sacrament of Confession has evolved over the years, yet the essential elements have always been the same.
Music and Sacred: some considerations
In recent decades, the use of the term “sacred music” to denote the music that is used for the liturgy has often been contested, preferring terms such as ritual, liturgical music and so on. Certainly, for some the term “sacred music” meant the monumentalization of certain repertoires as untouchable or intangible, not as models as they should be.
Missionaries From Macau to the World – Saint Lazarus Island (61)
As soon as João da Gama arrived in Acapulco (March 1590) his ship and the entire crew were seized, thus complying with royal legislation. The assets of the Portuguese captain, “valued at 140,000 pesos,” were also taken from him and his court case went to the Casa de la Contratación in Seville, where he was to be tried.
Giovannino Guareschi, a real Catholic writer
Giovannino Guareschi was not only a great Catholic writer and humorist, but what is even more significant is that he is a great Catholic philosopher. Certainly his was not a philosophy in the common sense of the term: he never formulated a systematic thought; but it was still a very specific thought. It was the thought of “common sense,” that is, an authentically Catholic thought.
Usain Bolt, world’s fastest man – “With God all is possible”
The world’s fastest man, three times 100m Olympic gold medalist, and much more, was once invited to a 2013 Vatican conference on religious liberty.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (143) What does “penance” mean?
When we offend someone who loves us, we feel sorry and we try to compensate for the offense. That is what penance is.
Missionaries From Macau to the World – Saint Lazarus Island (60)
The achievement of Vasco da Gama’s grandson is clearly demonstrated in the work of Joseph Nicolas Delisle, to whom, in 1731, the Russian Academy of Sciences entrusted the task of mapping the North Pacific.
Post theism or post reason?
“When people stop believing in God, it is not true that they do not believe in anything, because they believe in everything.”
Understanding the mystery of the Trinity
Is there a way to make this mystery of the faith more understandable?