Sr Margaret Fung I am very fortunate to take part in the pilgrimage of Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima (English Secondary) in July this year as the school in Macau celebrate its 85th anniversary. The pilgrimage consists of…
EVANGELIZING THROUGH KNOWING MACAU CHURCHES – Pilgrimage Service training to pass the torch
Jasmin Yiu The Catholic Pilgrimage Service of Macau (CPSM) is a non-profit-making group in Macau. Established in 2007, CPSM provides a variety of pilgrimage services and events to promote and enhance people’s knowledge of the history, culture and heritage…
ITALIAN TOUCH TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH CHINA – 14th century Franciscans on the Silk Road
Pedro Daniel Oliveria European Catholic priests who have been on mission in the East a few centuries ago have contributed greatly to the contact between Europe and China. Many have travelled on the Silk Road and the Spice Road as…
CROATIAN COACH WALKS WITH THE ROSARY – Zlatko Daliฤ, a man of faith
Miguel Augusto (*) Croatia coach Zlatko Daliฤ, who led the national team to the World Cup finals in Russia, is a man of faith. Zlatko Daliฤ was the first coach of Croatia to reach a final of the most…
BITE-SIZE PHILOSOPHY (73) – What four important ideas must we remember about society?
Rev Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa jmom.honlam.org As we have already said, it is part of manโs nature to associate with others. This can take many forms, two of which are necessary to man: the family and the nation. The…
The Compassionate Shepherd
22 JULY 2018 – 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34 Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau He who works needs to take a break. Thatโs why, at the return from their mission, the…
PASTORAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS – Centering on the Eucharist
Ross Belle Balatbat Last 17th June, the Pastoral Care for Migrants (PCM) held the regular formation given by Fr Alejandre โAndyโ Vergara who exhorted the faithful on how to truly make the Holy Eucharist the source and summit of their…
ASK THE LITURGIST (10) – The altar in ‘offertory’ rites
Enrico Finotti ย In our church, after the Mass, the altar tablecloth is removed, which remains always bare. The tablecloth, the candles, the flowers, the cups, the chalice, the ampoules and the missal are brought to the offertory of the…
THE EUCHARIST (2) – Christ is really there
Joni Cheng In the Eucharist, โthe whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially containedโ (CCC 1374). As stated by Pope Paul VI in his Encyclical Mysterium Fidei, the Holy Eucharist is โa substantial presence by which Christ, God and…
CROATIAN CURRENCY WITH IMAGE OF UNBORN CONQUER SOCIAL NETWORKS – Croatia shines for noble cause
Miguel Agusto Croatia is an international sensation at this moment, with the historic accomplishment achieved by the country in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In recent days, the people of the Catholic Croatia have created another social media favorite:…