TOUCH has kicked off on July 14 the “Rome 2019 TOUCH Pilgrim School,” under the leadership of Dr Anna Chan. Please pray for the 50 participants from Hong Kong and Macau, so they may learn in depth about how the…
JOYFUL FEAST 2019, FIRST IN MACAU
Over 500 youth from Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China gathered at the University of St Joseph from Friday to Sunday (19-21 July) for Joyful Feast 2019, an annual event organized by the TOUCH Community. Bishop Stephen Lee told young…
FATHER PIERRE BELANGER, COMMUNICATION TEAM OF THE GENERAL CURIA OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS – The Jesuits have never abandoned the idea of serving the people of China
– Marco Carvalho The connection between China and the Society of Jesus is almost as old as the Jesuits themselves. China remains an important focus for the members of the religious order founded in 1534 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.…
O QUAM SUAVIS EST – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
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CHURCH FATHERS (65) – Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem
– Anastasios Our Sophronius (560-638) was born in Damascus and entered the monastery of Saint Theodosius in Jerusalem. He traveled frequently in Asia and in Rome. He was consecrated Patriarch of Jerusalem. During his life one of his most fierce…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (41) – What did the Magisterium say about Arianism? And Macedonianism?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía It was Jesus Christ who introduced mankind to the Blessed Trinity. From the early years of Christianity, Christians held a firm belief in and devotion to the Three Persons in one God. There were…
MARY OR MARTHA? – 21ST July 2019 – 16th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc This Sunday’s Gospel Reading about the familiar story of Mary and Martha reminds me of a very inspiring homily I heard recently about service. In life, we serve, we serve…
THE SECRET BENEATH ST PETER’S – A pathway under the earth
– José Maria C.S. André Unexpectedly (June 29), Pope Francis offered Patriarch Bartholomew, of Constantinople, nine bony fragments two thousand years old, from a tomb located beneath St Peter’s basilica. The tomb can be visited, although the application must be…
FIRST TIME IN MACAU – “JOYFUL FEAST 2019” – Eucharist, the heart of the event
– Miguel Augusto Macau welcomes for the first time the “Joyful Feast 2019 – Eucharistic Congress & Youth Festival FYI” taking place on the campus of the University of Saint Joseph in Ilha Verde. One of the founding members of…