– Marco Carvalho A well deserved tribute to a musician like no other. This is how Aurelio Porfiri, an Italian maestro and composer who lived in Macau between 2008 and 2015, sees the acknowledgement given last weekend by Saint Pius…
IEONG CHI CHAU WRITES MISSIONARY’S FIRST BIOGRAPHY – Father Ruiz helped people, regardless of their religion or race
– Marco Carvalho Professor Ieong Chi Chau was challenged by Macau International Institute to conduct an endearing but difficult task: to write Father Luis Ruiz’s first biography. A former Vice-president of the Macao Catholic Schools Association, Ieong is convinced that…
OCULI MEI – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
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CHURCH FATHERS (50) – Saint Pacian
– Anastasios A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin said: “It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (26) – How do we respond?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía When someone introduces himself to us, how do we respond? The polite thing to do is to acknowledge his presence, perhaps shake his hands, and say, “Hello.” Through Revelation (which we find in Sacred…
AM I WITHOUT SIN? – 7th April 2019, 5th Sunday Of Lent
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc Today’s Gospel Reading is about a woman caught in adultery. She was brought before Jesus when he was teaching in the temple. The scribes and Pharisees made the woman stand…
ANGEL OF THE JUDGMENT – St Vincent Ferrer
St Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) was born in Valencia, Spain, and died in Vannes, Britany. He was a great scholar and became Master of Theology — he knew the entire Bible by heart. He was also a great preacher, preaching throughout…
THE CRUCIFIX AND THE CLOCK
– Aldo Maria Valli “At the crucifix we have cut off the arms, they will be the hands that will allow us to mark the hours and minutes.” Thus says the bishop of Innsbruck, Hermann Glettler, a lover of modern…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JAMES JACKSON (2) – Around the extraordinary form
– Aurelio Porfiri Why the priests wear a biretta? What is the meaning? First, to have something to take off! That is, the Rite of St Gregory contains much courtesy (a word which refers to the manners of the court).…