– Benedict Keith Ip The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life held the “International Youth Forum” in the Vatican from June 19 to 22 in response to the opportunity provided by the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.…
SAINT ANTHONY’S PARISH CELEBRATES FEAST OF ITS PATRON SAINT
Saint Anthony’s Parish celebrated the feast of St Anthony of Padua (also known as Anthony of Lisbon) last June 15 with a Mass and the traditional procession. St Anthony, who died on June 13, 1231, is particularly venerated among Portuguese-speaking…
KASALANG BAYAN – Four couples in mass wedding
– Ayrelyn Benas “For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health till death do us part.” These are the words that couples profess to each other during a wedding. The realization of this…
HARRISON THANE, DIRECTOR OF KAKUMA, MY CITY – A refugee camp can be a valuable resource for a country
– Marco Carvalho The World Refugee Day – held all over the world on the 20th of June – was observed in Macau last Saturday. The Association for Refugees’ Welfare of Macau promoted once again a film sharing day with…
ST BASIL THE GREAT – Fourth century Christian theologian
St Basil was one of the group of great oriental theologians to whom, under God, we owe our right belief in the Trinity and the Incarnation, and also the chief organizer of ascetic community life in the East. He was…
CHURCH FATHERS (60) – Vigilius of Thapsus
– Anastasios About Vigilius of Thapsus we know not much. Thapsus was a now-defunct Catholic diocese, in what would be modern Tunisia. We have some information in the Manuale di Patrologia by PG Franceschini, a text that we have used…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (36) – Why is God so puzzling?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Both philosophy and Revelation show us that the things we see around us not only attest to the existence of a Maker but also reveal His attributes (cf Wisdom 13:1-10; Romans 1:18-20; Psalm 19:1).…
POLISH ARTIST BRINGS THEMED EXHIBITION TO MACAU – John Paul II as seen by Joanna Sobcyzk-Pająk
– Marco Carvalho Saint John Paul II was the central figure of an art exhibition that was recently held at the Seminary of Saint Joseph. The twenty paintings that Polish artist Joanna Sobcyzk-Pająk brought to Macau are part of a…
SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED TRINITY – God has us in his address book
PROV 8:22-31; ROM 5:1-5; JN 16:12-15 – Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) The feast of the Holy Trinity is different from all the other feasts of the liturgical year, such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost, when we celebrate the…
FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Life in Christ : We are called to happiness (2)
OWNING OUR ACTIONS