– Ross Belle Balatbat The 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) last Sunday, 27 October, at the Escola São Paulo saw, for the first time, the involvement of the Pastoral Council of the Pastoral Care Center for Filipino…
CHANCERY NOTICE – Dispensation from Obligation to Participate in Mass and to Abstain from
CN/23/026/2019 Servile Labour on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception for 2019 The 8th of December falls on the Sunday of Advent this year, thus the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Principal Patronal Solemnity of…
VIDERUNT OMNES – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
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CHURCH FATHERS (77) – Boethius
When we speaking about Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known as Boethius (477-526?), we are speaking of one of the greatest minds of Christian philosophy.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (53) – Did God create evil?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía When we talk about creation and God’s goodness, we inevitably come across the problem of evil. Why is there evil? Where did it come from? First of all, what do we mean by “evil”?…
THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE MERIT CERTIFICATE BEFORE GOD – 27th October 2019, 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 18:9-14 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau In the outset, we dislike the hypocritical, disagreeable, proud and presumptuous Pharisee. Our sympathies are all for the publican who, poor guy, did something wrong but has a golden heart.
WE ARE IN A CRAZY WORLD
– Corrado Gnerre Dear friend, here we don’t understand anything. What is taken for granted is questioned. The normal is considered “abnormal” and the abnormal “normal. But what happened? I don’t understand anything anymore.
HOW TO TRAIN CHURCH CHOIRS (8) – The use of musical instruments for the liturgy
– Aurelio Porfiri A Church music director has to be aware of the correct use of musical instruments in the liturgy. Often this is one of the most problematic parts in Church music programs, because too many pastors allow the…
A TESTIMONY – Learning from our shepherd
– Carlos M. Frota My text today is a brief personal reflection about the way the Church, under Pope Francis’ guidance, can help us – is helping us already – to better understand our world, so complex as it is,…