Dear brothers and sisters, In the month of May, Macau is happily moving towards a full recovery. At the same time, we clearly know that the Novel Coronavirus has had a far-reaching impact on the world. At least 200,000 families…
JOSEPH KAM KAI-MAN, RESEARCHER AT THE STANLEY HO CENTRE FOR EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES – We will have to change our mode of living
– Marco Carvalho Without an effective vaccine or antiviral drugs that can lighten the impact of SARS-CoV-2, the current pandemic might go on for another two or three years, Joseph Kam Kai-man claims. A Catholic, and specialist in clinical microbiology,…
POPE AT MASS PRAYS FOR DOCTORS AND PRIEST LAYING DOWN THIER LIVES
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (Vatican News) In praying for doctors and priests during Mass on Sunday at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis likened them to the Good Shepherd laying down their lives serving the flock.
ANIMALISM: Denying the value of reason…reasoning
– Corrado Gnerre I happened to read something by the philosopher Peter Singer. He suggests that a healthy animal would have more right to life than a sick child. How did it get this far? Dear …, Australian Peter Singer…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (78) – How is the Church related to the Blessed Trinity?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía The Church is the People of God, the Mystical Body of Christ, the Spouse of Christ, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. PEOPLE OF GOD “The Church is the ‘people of God’ because…
DEFENDING HIS FLOCK AT THE COST OF HIS OWN LIFE – 3rd May 2020, 4th Sunday Of Easter, Year A
– John 10:1-10 – Fernando Armellini Claretian Publications, Macau The Fourth Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday. Today, Jesus proclaims: “I am the good shepherd”. Jesus presents himself twice as the door. To this image, others are added:…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/15/016/2020 Bishop Stephen LEE of Macau has made the following appointments, effective from 1st May 2020:
A TIME TO JUDGE OURSELVES
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. (Luke 24:31) Many among us this year have experienced various forms of negativity with the global crisis. Pope Francis said that this is not a judgment from…
SAN LORENZO IN LUCINA – From pagan to Christian
– Anastasios There is another important church that we find in the via del Corso, one of the main avenues in Rome, connecting Piazza Venezia with Piazza del Popolo. San Lorenzo in Lucina is a very beautiful church that can…
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 (3) – Battling with resilience and helping hands
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Filipinos are known to remain resilient to different calamities and disasters. They have learned how to face a heavy burden happily and bear its weight more lightly. Consequently, an Irish international speaker and best-selling author Mike…