Saint Anthony’s Parish celebrated the feast of St Anthony of Padua (also known as Anthony of Lisbon) last June 15 with a Mass and the traditional procession. St Anthony, who died on June 13, 1231, is particularly venerated among Portuguese-speaking…
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KASALANG BAYAN – Four couples in mass wedding
– Ayrelyn Benas “For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health till death do us part.” These are the words that couples profess to each other during a wedding. The realization of this…
HARRISON THANE, DIRECTOR OF KAKUMA, MY CITY – A refugee camp can be a valuable resource for a country
– Marco Carvalho The World Refugee Day – held all over the world on the 20th of June – was observed in Macau last Saturday. The Association for Refugees’ Welfare of Macau promoted once again a film sharing day with…
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL COMMEMORATE’S THE 121ST ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau hosted a reception on at the Clube Militar de Macau on June 12, Wednesday, to commemorate the 121st anniversary of Philippine Independence. Consul General Lilybeth R. Deapera welcomed the guests to the event. The…
MACAU CHURCH HERITAGE – Church of Saint Anthony
Being the favorite saint of the Portuguese, Saint Anthony (1195-1231) was the patron saint of Macau until the 17th century. Especially popular among the navigators, the first Catholic church built in Macau was thus dedicated to him. The church was…
PHOTO EXHIBITION OF SEMINARY LIFE IN MACAU
The City University of Macau showcases about 150 digital reprints in their Taipa Main Campus on life at the St Joseph’s Seminary, Macau. Bishop Lee and the seminarians paid a visit and were received by Rector of City U, as…
SPOTLIGHTING THE “DOUBLE-AGING” ISSUE
A local association conducted a conference in the IPM grand hall last Saturday to discuss the problems and prospects of “double-aging”: that is, both the handicapped and their parents are aging. Bishop Lee was among the officiating guests to open…
COME, HOLY SPIRIT! – Twenty-seven faithful receive confirmation
– Ayrelyn Benas Rivera On Pentecost Sunday, twenty-seven parishioners of the Pastoral Center for the Filipino Migrants in Macau received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Macau Cathedral. Aside from the Filipino confirmands, there were also recipients of the sacrament…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY BOOK BY JOSÉ MARIO O. MANDÍA
The Bite-Size Philosophy (English edition) series that ran from January 2017 to September 2018 is now available in Amazon in both paperback and Kindle format. The title The Leaves are Green in Summer was taken from GK Chesterton’s Heretics, where…
CARITAS AND ATFPM CELEBRATED CHILDREN’S DAY – Parents need to strike a balance between work and family
Caritas Macau Secretary-general, Paul Pun Chi Meng, urged parents last Sunday to find a balance between work and family. The remarks were made on the sidelines of an International Children’s Day bazaar hosted by the Catholic welfare organisation on Camões…