In the 4th century, as we have observed, we have a flourishing of great Church Fathers, probably unique in the whole history of the Church. Another example of this is given by Saint Jerome (346? – 420). When he was…
DR SAMUEL GREGG, RESEARCH DIRECTOR OF ACTON INSTIUTE – On the issue of sentimentalism
– Aurelio Porfiri A few weeks ago I was reading an article written by my very good friend Aldo Maria Valli. He quoted a researcher from the Acton Institute in USA on the issue of sentimentality. I did not know…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (93)
Montagnaga, Italy On May 14, 1729, around noon on Saturday, Domenica Targa was with her cattle in the basin of the “Palustel.” Suddenly, all the beasts, as if caught by terror, started to flee disoriented. Domenica, who was reciting the…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis WASHINGTON D.C. VATICAN APPROVES SECOND MIRACLE FOR BLESSED JOHN HENRY NEWMAN (CNA) A second miracle attributed to Blessed John Henry Newman has reportedly been approved by the Vatican, fueling expectation that his canonization could occur as early…
SAINT PAUL VI (4) – Social action based on Populorum Progressio
– Fausto Gomez OP “All social action involves a doctrine” (PP. 39). The two functions of the social teachings of the Church are: to enlighten the minds and to take part in action (cf. Octogesima Adveniens, 48). PP is “a solemn…
DOM STEPHEN LEE, BISHOP OF MACAU, ATTENDS A BANQUET HOSTED BY THE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION
Stephen Lee, Bishop of Macau, attends a banquet hosted by the Civil Servants’ Association (Associação dos Trabalhadores da Função Pública de Macau) on the 2nd of December to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR and…
USJ’S FACULTY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES CELEBRATED ITS EARLY FACULTY DAY
On December 4th, Tuesday, USJ’s Faculty of Religious Studies celebrated its early Faculty Day at USJ’s Seminary Campus, which began with an inaugural lecture by the new Dean of the faculty, Rev. Dr. Stephen Morgan with the theme “The Word…
BIBLICAL BABEL – For real evangelization we need dialect Bibles
– Marco Carvalho It is considered the Chinese version of the Bible par excellence, but the translation of the Holy Scriptures made by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum would benefit from a fresh approach to the Chinese reality. The text, published…
ASK THE LITURGIST (18) – Where to put the ciborium
– Enrico Finotti Where to deposit the ciborium without a table? It is not infrequent that sacristy and extraordinary ministers of the Communion complain about the lack of functionality of some tabernacles without a minimum of support to carry out…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (10) – What credentials does Jesus show?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Jesus claims to be God. How does he prove it? What credentials does he show? We can point out two: miracles and prophecies. MIRACLES Jesus not only showed great wisdom. He backed his words…