PHOTO: Batingaw in Flickr – Ross Belle Balatbat The Peñafrancia Devotees Association in Macau (PDAM), under the spiritual direction of Fr Alejandre Vergara, SOLT have organized the novena Masses for the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the principal Patroness…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: According to the weather forecast, the super typhoon “Mangkhut” is expected to hit Macao this weekend. I wish to appeal to all to pay attention to personal safety and to take extra measures in…
Recently, the English speaking community of the Se Cathedral was elevated to form its own pastoral team and program. The community has chosen St Padre Pio as its Patron. The English speaking community of the Se Cathedral is composed primarily…
On September 8, Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Feast Day of the Cathedral, Bishop Stephen Lee administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 12 young people, thus enrolling them into the ranks of soldiers of Christ.…
PHOTO: meineresterampe at Pixabay – Fausto Gomez OP With many others, I am against what is called being “politically correct,” against fake news, against post-truth. In two pieces, I wish to reflect first on the invasion of “fake news” today and…
The Association of Macau Catholic Schools held this year’s Teacher’s Development Day on Monday, 10 September 2018 in the afternoon at the Multisport Pavilion of the Macau Polytechnic Institute. More than 2,000 persons attended the event which signaled the official…
Liturgical Mass Sheet
– Aldo Maria Valli In the first day of August, the Church remembers St. Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori (1696-1787), to whom I am attached for many reasons. He composed Tu scendi dalle stelle (You come down from heaven), the best…
PHOTO:By Free-Photos at Pixabay – Rev José Mario O Mandía Can we demonstrate the existence of a First Cause? But first, what do we mean by “demonstrate”? To demonstrate is to show that something which we cannot directly know (i.e.,…
Is 35:4-7a; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The sick to be healed is a “stuttering deaf” as in the original text. For Isaiah, the “stuttering deaf” was the people of Israel. However, the patient…