REV. JOSÉ MARIO O. MANDÍA The Holy Eucharist is not only a sacrifice. It is also a banquet – “the paschal banquet in as much as Christ sacramentally makes present his Passover and gives us his Body and Blood, offered…
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St Napoleon’s solemnity
José Maria C.S. André Every year, on the 15th of August, the Church celebrates the great solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
That man has an immortal soul is evident
Corrado Gnerre I am a believer, but many times I have doubts about the existence of the spiritual soul. Today, then, theories are spreading that deny the spirituality and immortality of the soul, explaining everything in biological and geneticist terms.
The Liberation Song
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 15 August 2021 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryLk 1:39-56 The gospel on the Solemnity of Assumption is the Magnificat of Mary. In this song of praise, Mary glorifies God for the marvelous…
In praise of cosmatesque church floors
Aurelio Porfiri I was lucky enough to be born and raised (and still live) in an area of Rome that is full of beautiful churches (and basilicas). I have always considered it to be a grace, as it has educated…
DOGMA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY – Great are the mysteries and virtues of the Virgin Mary
António dos Santos The Catholic Church celebrates the dogma of the Assumption of Our Lady on August 15th, this coming Sunday. St Germanus of Constantinople (733) puts on the lips of Jesus, who is preparing to take his Mother to…
The prisoner who saved a married man
In 1941 at the height of World War II and while its fury raged in Poland, a conventual Franciscan was arrested because he had started publishing published a journal which was designed to ‘illuminate the truth and show the way…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (140) – What kind of veneration should we render the Eucharist?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org The Catholic faith uses three degrees of veneration. They are as follows: (1) Latria. It is the act of adoration or worship given only to God. “And God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am…
The crucifix in the workplace
Corrado Gnerre The recent ruling of the European Court says that crucifixes must not be present in classrooms and public offices. It seems unacceptable to me. I have the impression, however, that the cultural motivation (crucifixes must be there because…
Prayer of petition in Rahner’s words
Fausto Gomez OP Some months ago, I finished reading a book I had wanted to read much earlier. I found a copy in the Library of the USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at the Seminary. The title of…