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Catholic author of best book of the 20th century
ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILLHong Kong Correspondent J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the most famous authors of the 20th century. His book, Lord of the Rings, sold 50 million copies. Encyclopedia Britannica stated that it was voted as the best book of the…
THE IRISH LEGACY (3) – Saving Western civilization
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent From the 6th century AD until the 12th century, Irish monks’ missions were a dedicated and skilled educative force that evangelized the Germanic nomadic tribes that invaded Western Europe and destroyed much of the old Roman…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (134) – What do the Old Testament sacrifices tell us about the Holy Mass?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22). The shedding of blood is associated with sacrifice. Hence, without sacrifice, there is no forgiveness of sins. A sacrifice is an act…
The Transforming Touch
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 27 June 2021 – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year BMk 5:21-43 The gospel today depicts two miracles. One is the healing of a woman who had abnormal bleeding for 12 years. The…
The moral obligation to convert to the Catholic church
Corrado Gnerre I have heard that many Anglicans have switched to the Catholic Church. But is it right to allow this? I have always known that ecumenism requires dialogue, not conversion. Dear …, unfortunately there can be two types of…
True and false hypocrisy
Aurelio Porfiri There is true hypocrisy and false hypocrisy in matters of faith. If we say that it is right to do something, even if we are not up to the same principles that we take as a model of…
Irish miracle (2) : saving civilization and Catholicism
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent Why did the Irish Miracle monkssave Western Europe and the Church from barbarism from the 5th century until the next millennium? Isn’t it a wonder that a newly-baptized, non-Roman, rural society Island, the last edge of…
Beauty and holiness under test
Aurelio Porfiri Catholicism has had many enemies in its history. The opposition of the world still exists today. After all, Jesus himself had foreseen it. Unfortunately, this opposition comes not only from outside the Church, but also from inside.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN – Multi-talented genius woman, Doctor of the Church
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent The brilliant abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), in her lifetime and beyond, was celebrated as a scientist, music composer and had several other extraordinary talents as well, becoming world famous in the later decades of the…