– Enrico Finotti The seat in front of the altar? The answer requires a prior consideration of the centrality and pre-eminence of the altar as a liturgical sign of the presidency of Christ. The altar is, in fact, the symbol…
CHURCH FATHERS (57) – Saint Vincent of Lérins
– Anastasios I am quite sure that many, outside of theological circles, are not familiar with the name of Vincent, a priest and monk in the monastery of Lérins who lived in the 5th century. It’s a pity, because the…
FLORES DE MAYO – The Blessed Virgin Mary, “the Queen of May”
FEATURED IMAGE: the_artful_life / flickr – Fr Leonard E. Dollentas The month of May is a special time for us Catholics to pay homage to Mary, the Mother of God and our Mother. It is the occasion for a “moving…
CARDINAL ELECTRICIAN TO THE RESCUE – The Pope’s Robin Hood & other stories
FEATURED IMAGE: Vatican News – Carlos M. Frota A close aide to Pope Francis has drawn the ire of Italy’s anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini by climbing down a manhole to restore electricity to hundreds of homeless people living in an…
GLOBALIZATION (2) – Respecting every single person
FEATURED IMAGE: Dominique Amendola – Fausto Gomez OP The phenomenon of globalization cannot be denied. It is here to stay – and its economic and technological influence keeps growing by leaps and bounds: “The ever-quickening pace of technological and scientific…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (54)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Sometime between the conclusion of the Punakha monastery and the final retreat of Shabdrung, a new form of communication between the Buthanese authorities and the people was established: inscriptions of public messages in stone. The…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis WASHINGTON D.C., SALE OF CONSECRATED HOSTS VIOLATES ETSY’S POLICIES, WEBSITE CONFIRMS (CNA) An Etsy representative has clarified that the sale of consecrated hosts for the purpose of desecration is a violation of the e-commerce website’s terms.A petition…
OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF THE ILHA VERDE CAMPUS – Sharing venue and vision
FEATURED IMAGE: USJ Public and International Relations Office The Official Inauguration Ceremony of the Ilha Verde Campus, shared by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and by the Saint Joseph Diocesan School 6 (CDSJ6), was held on May 10th 2019,…
CELEBRATIONS AT SANTA CASA
The celebrations of the Holy House of Mercy of Macau, founded in 1569 by Bishop Belchior Carneiro, SJ, took place between May 13 and 18, marked by the unprecedented celebration of the XII International Congress of the International Confederation of…
USJ LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES
On 7 May 2019, the Rector of University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Fr Peter Stilwell, announced the official launching of the “Centre for Social and Legal Studies,” under their newly renamed “School of Business and Law,” at an event…