– Rev Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa The Catechism of the Catholic Church (no 890) teaches that the task of the Magisterium is โto preserve God’s people from deviations and defections and to guarantee them the objective possibility of professing the…
CHURCH FATHERS (48) – Saint Asterius of Amasea
– Anastasios I bet that not many are aware of the existence of a certain Asterius, once Bishop of Amasea (modern Turkey). Not only because he lived many centuries ago (350-410) but also because, let us be honest, he…
REFORM OF THE WORLD REQUIRES PERSONAL CONVERSATION – 24TH March 2019, 3RD Sunday Of Lent (C)
Ex 3:1-8,13-15; 1 Cor 10:1-6,10-12; Luke 13:1-9 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Some pilgrims had come from Galilee to offer sacrifices in the temple, probably on the occasion of Easter. They made some provocative gestures,…
SKINNED ALIVE FOR THE SAKE OF TRUTH – St Basil of Ancyra, Priest and Martyr
Basil was priest of Ancyra under the bishop Marcellus, and a man of a most holy life, and unblemished conversation, and had been trained up by saints in the practices of perfect piety. He preached the word of God with…
FOSTER FATHER – Thirty Daysโ Prayer toย Saint Joseph
– Maria Kwak Two weeks ago, University of Saint Joseph celebrated a votive mass with Cardinal Filoni, for the inauguration of the USJ Ilha Verde Campus. At the beginning of his speech, he commented on why the school would…
THOMAS AQUINAS – The truth of things
– Aurelio Porfiri I happened to read recently an article in Il Timone celebrating Mario Palmaro, a noted Catholic thinker who died a few years ago of a serious illness. A sentence he wrote struck me: โIt is not…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (45)
– Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro Let us return to the journey and its protagonists, who let us at the gates of the old capital. On arriving at Paro, on the 25th day of March, feast of the Annunciation, โthe…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis WASHINGTON D.C. CATHOLIC LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY (CNA) Catholic leaders released a statement this week in disagreement with the United Statesโ expansion of a policy that restricts asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico…
EUTHANASIA – The last โconquestโ of a libertarian generation
– Maurizio Blondet The Dutch parliament legalized euthanasia in 2002. More precisely (and hypocritically) they decriminalized โthe interruption of life on demand,โ avoiding the words โeuthanasiaโ and โassisted suicide.โ The fact remains forbidden in theory, but the doctor can practice…
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MACAU CONDUCTED A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT ST MICHEAL CEMETERY
Following tradition, the Catholic Diocese of Macau conducted a memorial service at the St Michael Cemetery on March 14, Public Security Police Day, for the deceased members of the Public Security Police Force. Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang officiated in the…