Image Caption: Lamb of God, Basilica of Sts Cosmas and Damian, Rome – Rev José Mario O Mandía “In Sacred Scripture, God speaks to man in a human way. To interpret Scripture correctly, the reader must be attentive to (1)…
REMOVING THE SPLINTER IN OUR EYE – 3rd March 2019, 8th Sunday In Ordinary Time (C)
Sir 27:4-7; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45 – John Paul II In different parts of the world there is a great neglect of the Sacrament of Penance. This is sometimes linked to an obscuring of the religious and moral conscience,…
ST DAVID – Patron Saint of Wales
March 1st is St David’s Day, the national day of Wales and has been celebrated as such since the 12th century. Today the celebrations usually involve the singing of traditional songs followed by a Te Bach, a tea with bara…
ORGAN TRANSPLANT AND DONATION (1) – Deceased donors
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP One of the great advances of modern medicine is the progressive success of organ transplants. Organ transplantation requires organ donation: for a needy recipient there has to be a generous donor. Unfortunately, there is a great…
HIS INSCRUTABLE WAYS – Learning to follow God’s intentions
– Maria Kwak Recently I was offered a precious opportunity to contribute to O Clarim. It is a great honor to spread the words of Gospel to many. I started collecting information to be able to present the articles with…
CHURCH FATHERS (45) – Synesius of Cyrene
– Anastasios Synesius of Cyrene (373-414), was a disciple of the celebrated philosopher Hypathia, a woman who was killed by a Christian mob, even if she was very well beloved by pagans and Christians alike. She was a Neoplatonic philosopher.…
SEVEN SANCTUARIES DEDICATED TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL FROM IRELAND TO ISRAEL – Mystic and enigmatic
– Miguel Augusto (*) Strikingly and mysteriously, a straight line is revealed that goes from Ireland to Israel, uniting seven monasteries and sanctuaries related to St Michael the Archangel. Is it mere coincidence, or is it a divine sign and…
“THIRD SEX” IS TAKING OFF… AND ALSO COMMON SENSE
– Giuliano Guzzo Airlines for America, the oldest and largest airline association, has decided that in flight booking procedures, customers will be able to select from among three options: “male,” “female” and “unspecified.” Against common sense. After getting into schools,…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER FORTUNATO DI NOTO – Facing the unthinkable
Featured Image: La Stampa – Aurelio Porfiri The past week a meeting was held in the Vatican to address the serious problem of child abuse by the clergy. In the Church the most significant problem is the abuse of adolescents,…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (41)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro As we have already said, Shabdrung Rinpoche established himself in Bhutan in 1616 as a political refugee from Tibet, and in the space of a decade manages to unify the entire western region. With him…