Caritas Macau will conduct two lectures to prepare its workers for a possible fresh outbreak of Covid-19.
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Caritas to survey Macau’s English-speaking population
Caritas Macau aims to better understand the needs of its Anglophone population with the help of a survey to be conducted until the end of June.
1,000-year-old Tang dynasty treasures on view at Cardinal Newman Cultural Center
The exhibition brings together more than 30 pieces representative of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and opens the door to a better understanding of China’s economic, cultural and artistic prosperity during that era.
St Joseph’s Prison Outreach to Provide Prisoners with Second Chance in Life
Scholarships are to be awarded to academically-deserving inmates through the University of St Joseph’s Prison Outreach Program. This advancement in the program will benefit previously disadvantaged prisoners, giving them access to a better education and, consequently, a better life.
What do eggs have to do with Easter?
The Cardinal Newman Center of Cultural and Performance Arts promoted for the first time ever a workshop on how to make Easter eggs. But there’s more to the initiative than the creation and the decoration of the eggs. The Center aimed to explore the religious symbolism of the egg and to understand how it came to be associated with the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Public lecture series: Facts about Jesus’ fate
History is a discipline in which the political, philosophical, and religious opinions of historians very often influence their conclusions more than the historical data. Objectivity in the study of Jesus of Nazareth is extremely rare.
Pandemic restrictions: No Palm Sunday procession this year in Macau
The faithful are requested to arrive at the church at least ten minutes before the Eucharistic celebration, so that they may receive the palm leaves, and they may be blessed by the priest right at the beginning of the Mass.
Reviving musical heritage: Saint Pius X Academy offers pipe organ course for advanced piano students
With the hope of creating a community of organists to serve the Diocese of Macau, Saint Pius X Music Academy will be offering, for the first time ever, a certification course in playing the pipe organ, one of the most complex musical instruments ever created. Mrs. Basilla Sam, the director of the Academy talks to O Clarim about the course.
Cathedral parish to host Easter retreat
Holy Week is for millions of Catholics worldwide a time for seclusion and reflection, and Macau is no exception. The Cathedral parish will once again organize a spiritual retreat as well as initiatives to help the younger generations better understand the mystery of the Resurrection during this Lenten season of prayer and spiritual enlightenment.
Ricci Institute workshop: Transform yourself through silence, contemplation
Inspired by the personal transformation of Saint Ignatius of Loyola 500 years ago, the Macau Ricci Institute is once again promoting contemplative meditation workshops. The second session will take place on April 27th.