Marco Carvalho More than offering new courses, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) wants to consolidate the academic programs it already offers. The position was expounded last weekend to O Clarim by Father Peter Stilwell, on the sidelines of the…

Marco Carvalho More than offering new courses, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) wants to consolidate the academic programs it already offers. The position was expounded last weekend to O Clarim by Father Peter Stilwell, on the sidelines of the…
VATICAN CITY ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY JOINS POPE FRANCIS TO CO-HOST SOUTH SUDAN RETREAT [E05a photo1] (CNA) The leaders of the newest country in the world met last week in the smallest country in the world. Vatican City hosted the leaders…
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its annual Open Day at the Ilha Verde Campus from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM on April 13 to provide an opportunity for the general public, in particular, secondary school students and parents,…
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro To the great frustration of the Jesuits, their interpreter, “who spoke Hindi, Persian and the local dialect very well,” but not the Bhutanese language, was not of much use to them. From the other side the…
Aurelio Porfiri In recent decades, issues connected with the defense of life have become hot issues. At the end of March, the World Congress for families was held in the city of Verona. It gathered people from all over the…
Today’s saint of the day is Saint Anthony of Pavoni, Dominican monk and priest who was martyred for the faith. Born in Savigliano, Italy, in 1326; he died in Turin, Italy, in 1374. He is the patron saint of lost…
(Vatican News and Aleteia) Few words could sum up the emotions of Catholics and non-Catholics alike as they watched fire sweeping through the rooftops of Notre Dame in Paris, along the banks of the River Seine on Monday evening.
Benedict XVI “Christ, our Paschal lamb, has been sacrificed!” (1 Cor 5:7). On this day, Saint Paul’s triumphant words ring forth, words that we have just heard in the second reading, taken from his First Letter to the Corinthians. It…
Rev José Mario O Mandía From what we have explained earlier, we can point out the characteristics of faith. (1) Faith is a gift. When Peter professed that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus told him that he did not…
Today, in our scholarly environment, we are used to certain ways of dealing with a topic and referencing everything, as for example the Chicago Handbook of Style, the APA or other accepted systems. But certainly this is not the only…