Fr Leonard E Dollentas When Jesuit Fr Stephen Chow Sau-yan received his appointment as the new bishop of Hong Kong, he was shocked, and initially, he refused. Like Fr Chow, most bishops appointed are caught by surprise when chosen because…
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PAHIYAS FESTIVAL – Faithful venerate farmer and wife saints
Ross Belle Santos Balatbat The Pahiyas festival is a tradition that originated in Lucban, Quezon in the Philippines to thank God for the bountiful harvest and honor the patron saint of farmers, Saint Isidore the Farmer and Saint Maria Toribia,…
Thirty days of roses for our Mother
Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat When I was seven, my mother taught me how to pray the rosary and I was motivated as I witnessed her and my aunt praying at least seven sets in a day. As a young child, I…
Flores de Mayo at São Domingos Church
Fr Leonard Dollentas Flores de Mayo (“Flowers of May”) is a traditional celebration for Filipinos in the month of May. A Filipino in Macau who hails from Cebu recalls: “Decades ago, when I was still a boy, I remember that…
Choi Chun Heng Calligraphy Exhibition
The Associação Diocesana das Artes Performativas e Culturais de Macau (ADAPEC) recently organized the “Year of Saint Joseph – Choi Chun Heng Calligraphy Exhibition” at the Centro de Cultura e Artes Performativas Cardeal Newman de Macau (CCCN Macau) (2021-Macau).
Be Cool Project’s First Family Event
Ross Belle Santos Balatbat Be Cool Project held their first family event -”Contest of Families” -last May 15,2021 at their center at Rua de Choi Long in Taipa. Mr Rui Machado, activity coordinator, said that the objective of the activity…
Heart speaks to heart on sustainable development
Orlando Querobino Vas On 17th May 2021, the Director of Centro de Cultura e Artes Performativas Cardeal Newman (CCCN Macau) de Macau, Agnes Wong, along with two staff members attended the Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
FATHER ELVIN MIRAFLOR, PRIEST AT SANTO ROSARIO PARISH, CEBU – “There is still much evangelization to be done in the Philippines”
Marco Carvalho Five centuries ago, in 1521, Magellan introduced Christianity among the natives of Cebu. The Portuguese navigator gave the Santo Niño as a baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, who was later named Queen Juana. The rulers of the area…
Chancery Notice
CN/10/014/2021 Chancery NoticePastoral Appointment Bishop Stephen LEE has made the following appointment, effective from 1st June 2021: Rev. Eduardo Emilio AGUERO, SCJ, is to be appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Carmel Parish, Taipa. Given at the Chancery Office, Macau, 17th May…
CLARETIANS UNVEIL THEIR FIRST SHORT FILM – Music and hope against adversity
Marco Carvalho “An extraordinary response to an extraordinary situation.” This is how Father Jijo Kandamkhulaty, director of the Macau subsidiary of the Claretian Publications, describes the first short film entirely conceived and produced by the Delegation of the Claretian Missionaries…