On the 7th of September at 3:45 in the morning at St. Januario’s Hospital, Sr Maria Lourdes Chen died. She was 80 years old. She was one of the first Chinese sisters to enter into our Congregation of Missionary Dominican…
ADMINISTRATORS ONLY, NOT OWNERS – 22nd September 2019, 25th Sunday In Ordinary Time
LUKE 16:1-13 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau A steward is accused before the big landowner of malpractices. The master has him called and tells him what he heard about him. The facts are so clear. So he…
VACATIONS, THE OTHER SIDE…
– Carlos M. Frota As expats, our annual stay in the home country, normally during summer holidays, is a moment of reunion with family and friends. And also an opportunity to “feel” the real country, how it is dealing with…
KOREAN MARTYRS – St Andrew Kim Taegon and St Paul Chong Hasang and their companions
During the 17th century, the Christian faith was brought to Korea through the zeal of lay persons. From the very beginning these Christians suffered terrible persecutions and many suffered martyrdom during the 19th century. Today’s feast honors a group of…
ASK THE LITURGIST (38) – NOVENA OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
– Don Enrico Finotti The “Novena of the Holy Spirit” was once celebrated with great participation. In addition to the daily Mass with a short homily, could we offer some more typical forms that most characterize the days of preparation…
HOW TO TRAIN CHURCH CHOIRS (3) – The role of the conductor
– Aurelio Porfiri When talking of choirs we cannot avoid mentioning conductors, and rightly so: conductors can be the biggest strength or biggest weakness of every choir. I think that the role of a conductor is often misunderstood. People think…
MACAU WILL RECEIVE ONE OF FOREMOST EXPERTS ON OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (MEXICO) – Monsignor Eduardo Chávez at St Joseph Seminary
Msgr Eduardo Chávez has taken Our Lady of Guadalupe to the world. © Victor Alemán – Miguel Augusto (*) The postulator of the cause for canonization of St Juan Diego, Msgr Eduardo Chávez, the current leading expert on the apparitions…
AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL ON SAINT JOSEPH FREINADEMETZ SOON IN MACAU – First HK missionary to be canonized now on film
– ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL The USA and Canada award-winning musical film covering Hong Kong’s saint will be in Macau soon for a special screening. Saint Joseph Freinademetz was the first ever missionary in Hong Kong to be canonized. The 2019 Catholic…
VATICAN – Pope at General Audience: leaven of Jesus to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius
(Vatican news) In his catechesis during Wednesday’s General Audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled the various events of his memorable trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, 4-10 September. “I thank God who has allowed me to complete this journey…
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINES – The Legacy of the First Missionaries to the Philippines (3)
Photo courtesy of Augustinian archives in Manila. Used with permission. – Fr Leonard Dollentas In his book Asia and Evangelization the former Archbishop of Guwalhati in India Thomas Menamparampil SDB, offered his enlightening thoughts on…