– Enrico Finotti โBless youโ or โMay God Almighty bless usโ; โGoโ or โLet us go in peace.โ When will we finish discussing this question? Is there an answer? Behind every liturgical expression there is always a theology and to…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (77) – Does religion cause wars?
– Rev Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa I have a friend who reads the Bible daily, but says he is not interested in joining any religion. โReligion causes wars,โ he told me. In his book The End of Faith, American author…
FEAST OF ST LAWRENCE CELEBRATED ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST
Several young people received confirmation and made their first communion during the celebration of the Feast of St Lawrence on 12 August 2018. (Photos by Ivan Leong)
AND THE WORD BECAME EUCHARISTIC BREAD – 19TH August 2018 – 20th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
– Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Todayโs Gospel begins with an outrageous statement: the bread to eat is โhis own flesh.โ The reaction of those present is understandable and justified: โHow can this man give us his flesh to…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (17)
– Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro Looking around the area adjacent to the temple, it is difficult to imagine anything resembling the magnificent palace described by Estevรฃo Cacela when he speaks of the official reception to which the Portuguese were entitled:…
APOLOGIA (25) – How many magi were there?
– Anastasios Objection 1: It is not really sure how many of the supposed Magi were present at the birth of Jesus and this leads us to think that the Gospels are not really reliable.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNIER MEP (2) – Christianity in China
– Aurelio Porfiriย Concerning the evangelization of China, many people talk about the role of the Jesuits but not so many talk of the role of the Franciscans. Do you think this is accurate?ย The Franciscans had missionaries in China…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (79) – Caravaggio, Italy
An Italian shrine to Our Lady of Caravaggio near Milan is said to have its origin in 1432, when the Mother of God is reported to have appeared in a vision to a sick peasant woman and pointed out to…
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โ Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR JAPAN AMID DEADLY FLOODING (CNA/EWTN News) Pope Francis sent his prayers and condolences to Japan Monday following the death of at least 119 people in some of the worst flooding and…
PROF CRISTIAN MENDOZA ON CHURCH MEDIA IN MACAU AND HONG KONG – Transmitting the beauty of the Christian Faith
– Jasmin Yiu Rev. Prof. Cristian Ovando Mendoza, Professor of the School of Church Communications at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, visited Macau and Hong Kong to promote the importance of Church Communication as well as…