Anastasios Objection 1: When the group of the texts that were to be included in the “canon” (accepted texts) was formed, it was already late (4th or 5th century) and that was the outcome of power struggles. Objection 2:…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (68) – How about actions with multiple consequences?
Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org We have seen that the goodness or evil of an act is based on the act itself (finis operis), the intention of the doer (finis operantis), and the circumstances surrounding it. Life, however, is…
Upon Awakening We Look at the Ripe Ears
17 JUNE 2018 – 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Ez 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34 Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Can the growth of God’s Kingdom be accelerated? Jesus responds to this question with…
FROM MISCHIEF-MAKER TO ALTAR SERVER – How I discovered the beauty and the grace of Daily Mass
Photo: Ivan Leong Fr Leonard E Dollentas I was mischievous when I was boy, and my father would punish me with odd and indulgent punishments. I remember three of us boys from the neighborhood forming a gang. We…
A PILGRIM’S NOTES – HIV/AIDS (2): Our attitude towards persons with HIV
FAUSTO GOMEZ OP In our second piece or article on HIV/AIDS, we reflect on our attitude towards those persons living with HIV. With many other Christians, the Catholic Church is deeply and widely involved through various organizations in the global…
ACADEMIA DE MÚSICA S. PIO X – New School Year Enrollment
Macao’s premier music institution, the Academia de Música S. Pio X of the Macao Diocese, will accept applications from 2-5 July for enrollment in the new school year 2018-2019. Places are available for courses in piano, violin, cello and composition.
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (8)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In Dhaka, traffic is hellish, a crazy mixture of pedal rickshaws and motorized ones. And many pedestrians, in a frantic search of space to be able to move on. There are also camouflaged military men…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR EDMONDO LUPIERI – The Mary Magdalene “mystery” (1)
Aurelio Porfiri Not long ago, I have received a very interesting book by Carocci, an Italian publisher. The book is called Una sposa per Gesù. Maria Maddalena fra antichità e postmoderno. Being part of the generation that was under…
USJ’s Catholic Society in meeting with the Bishop and chaplains
The students’ Catholic Society of the University of St Joseph, accompanied by Ms Teresa Loong of the Office of Student Affairs and school chaplains Fr Albert, Fr Daniel and Fr Joey met with Bishop Stephen Lee to exchange views and…
Saint Anthony Parish Feast 2018
Saint Anthony Parish held a Mass and procession in honor of its patron saint on Sunday, 10 June. Bishop Stephen Lee led the celebration. The Bishop also conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on four young people. The feast of St…