– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com Hong Kong, China Why should Catholics care about the Hong Kong protests? A CNA Explainer (CNA) The people of Hong Kong are no strangers to political protest. Large-scale demonstrations have rocked the island territory since early…
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared at Tepeyac in Mexico City to a 57-year-old Indian peasant Juan Diego on Dec 9, 1531. She identified herself as the pregnant Mother of God and instructed him to have the bishop build a church…
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent It took long weeks to get a seat on a flight to East Timor. All flights were full of UN, NGO staff, and volunteers flying in for a ballot on independence or autonomy from…
– Marco Carvalho “Miracle worker”, “guardian angel”, “messenger of God”. The name of José Miguel Garcia Pereira – known all over Portugal simply as “Father Miguel” – still takes thousands of pilgrims to Soito, a small village in the municipality…
– Marco Carvalho Founder of O Clarim and a former administrator of Taipa Island during the later years of the Portuguese dictatorship, Gastão Humberto de Barros passed away on Sunday at the age of 89 due to complications associated with…
– Miguel Augusto (*) The Church celebrates on 15 August the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady to Heaven. The Death/Dormition, Resurrection and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin form the threefold object of this celebration. In Macau, Bishop…
– Anastasios The monk John Damascene lived between the 7th and 8th century. His father was very careful in giving to him and to his adopted brother Cosmas a well rounded education in sacred and profane sciences. John would renounce…
Liturgical Mass Sheet
The word “mission” comes from Latin which means “to send.” When a Person proceeds from another, He is also sent. The Son proceeds from the Father; He is sent by the Father. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son; He is sent by the Father and the Son. In other words, mission follows procession: the Son proceeds from the Father, and is sent to men by the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is sent to men by the Father and the Son (cf CCC 258).
– LUKE 12:49-57 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau What is the fire that Jesus came to bring on earth (v. 49)? Why does he say of not coming to bring peace, but rather division (v. 51)? Today’s…