Aurelio Porfiri When we hear talk about sacred music, we are often reproached that we cannot expect today’s churches, mostly empty of faithful, to have the means to put on a sacred music program the way we believe it should…
Covid-19 and our fears
Fausto Gomez OP Due to the novel coronavirus there is global fear: through 2019, a heightened degree of fear has spread throughout the world: fear of infection, fear of death, fear of losing one’s job, fear of hunger.
You did what? (3)
Danilo Perez Ngo SFC: What advice can you give to people who still have questions about confession, if Christ is really present in the confessional? Fr Mandía: This is a matter of faith, in the sense that if you believe…
USJ fetes 372 students in 2020 Congregation
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its 2020 Congregation on Saturday, September 12th, at the Grand Hall of the Macau Tower, with a total of 372 students graduating this year.
MACAU CHURCH HERITAGE – Who is the artist of Macau’s “Salus Populi Romani”
Maria Kwak* The Seminary’s Treasure is not only the Catholic Church’s heritage but also a cultural heritage of Macau which is universally recognized. The word Catholic means “universal.” As a consequence, Catholic culture speaks of all things that are universally…
Cathedral in Manila reopens, cemeteries close to commemorate the dead
(Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, in the heart of the area of Intramuros, reopened to the public and to worship on Wednesday, 16 September, after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sister Judette celebrates 50 years as a Cenacle Sister
Fifty years ago, when Sister Judette Gallares professed her initial vows as a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle (Cenacle Sisters), she made what she considered to be a permanent commitment. In the…
SAN SEBASTIANO FUORI LE MURA – Memories of first Christians
Anastasios We have already hitherto seen how many churches and Basilicas in Rome recall to us the memory of the first Christians. This is probably why Rome can be considered a “Holy City”, because its soil was drenched with the…
The epitaph on the tomb of love
20 September 2020 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year AMatthew 20:1-16. Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications Macau In the parable, the master provokes the anger of the workers of the first hour. We may recall that he had agreed…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (96) – How are Church-State relations regulated?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Relations between the Church and the State will vary according to circumstances, e.g., countries with a Catholic tradition and others in which Catholics are a minority. Nonetheless, the right to religious freedom must always be…