António dos Santos The solemnity of St Peter and St Paul is one of the oldest in the Church. As early as the fourth century, there was a tradition of celebrating three Masses on this day: the first in St…
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The Grail: magic or religious object?
Corrado Gnerre The writer is a mother of a fifteen-year-old boy. My son has been reading books about the Grail for some time. Leafing through them, however, I realized that they are texts impregnated with magic, esotericism, occultism and other…
Learning a Lesson from the Master Amidst Crisis
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 20 June 2021 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year BMk 4:35-41 The sense of betrayal and insecurity can shatter anyone. The disciples were going through a similar phase in life. They were in…
Counterorder: the dress makes the monk
Aurelio Porfiri I recently watched a video of a debate between a non-denominational Bible scholar, a rabbi, an Orthodox bishop, a Protestant biblical scholar, and a Catholic priest. The rabbi had a skullcap, the bishop wore an ecclesiastical dress appropriate…
Three saints, El Patas & Co.
José Maria C.S. André A few days ago (May 29), the Church beatified three Spanish martyr nurses, Olga Pérez (23 years old), María Pilar Gullón (25 years old) and Octavia Iglesias (41 years old).
May war be today a path to justice and peace? (3)
Fausto Gomez OP When one speaks of war from an ethical and Christian perspective, he or she will most probably think of “the Just War Theory.” In the past, and up to the twentieth century, wars seemed to be inevitable…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (132) – What’s the right way of receiving Communion?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Saint Augustine once taught: “Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: ‘This is My Body.’ No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it. We…
Let’s go to Saint Athanasius..and we will understand many things
Corrado Gnerre I have heard of Saint Athanasius, who would have lived through a period of very serious crisis in the Church, comparable in a certain way to the current one. But who was Saint Athanasius really and why is…
The Inner Propensity of the Word of God
Fr Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 13 June 2021 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year BMark 4:26-34 Today’s gospel presents three parables of the Kingdom of God. Parables are used when a certain reality is not immediately perceivable to…
Latinorum Latinorum….
Aurelio Porfiri The news about restrictions on the Tridentine Mass is making the rounds these days and one of the problems stated is the Latin language. That is, the Mass should be restricted because people don’t understand Latin. Now, I…