– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat Center for Pastoral Care of Migrants held an Advent recollection on the day of the Solemnity of Christ the King, 26 November, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Sister Yna Onarte, RC, who guided the reflections,…
FILIPINO PRE-CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION – Paskong Pinoy sa Macau 2019
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) Office in Macau organized “Paskong Handog 2019” (Christmas Tribute 2019) at the Sofitel Hotel, last Sunday, 01 December.
JUAN CARLOS HAIDAR SJ, HEAD OF SOPHIA’S UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER – Christianity is always revolutionary and Pope Francis understood that
Photo by: Marco Carvalho – Marco Carvalho, in Tokyo A former student of Jorge Bergoglio during the years when the Pope was at the helm of San Miguel’s College, in Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos Haidar recalls Francis as a paternal…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Life in Christ, We are called to happiness (21)
GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
DICITE – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
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PRIVATE PROPERTY, YES! SUPERCAPITALISM, NO!
– Corrado Gnerre I expected you to ask a question I can’t answer. I am convinced that private property is something necessary, but it seems to me that insisting on this point – from a Catholic point of view –…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (58) – Why do we say that Jesus Christ is at the center of catechesis?
– Rev José Mario O. Mandía When we are introduced to the Catechism, we are taught that it consists of four parts: creed, commandments, sacraments and prayer. But if we examine closely these four parts, we will see that they…
A JUDGMENT THAT SAVES – 1st December 2019, 1st Week Of Advent, A
MATTHEW 24:37-44 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau One principle we should always keep in mind: the gospel is, by its nature, good news, the message of joy and hope. Let us recall the context in which today’s…
FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS TO THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM (3) – Saint Athanasius’ Letter to Marcellinus
– Aurelio Porfiri We have observed how the life of Jesus and of the first disciples was filled with the singing of the Psalms, and indeed the Psalms formed an important part of their worship to God in the Temple…
SAINT PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS – The memory of Saint Paul
– Anastasios One of the most influential Christian minds for the development of Christianity is Saint Paul. The feast of Saint Paul and Saint Peter are celebrated together on June 29, because they are together the pillar of our faith,…