US Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a formal statement, “Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography,” at their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 17.
Save Us from ISIS
Mosul Archbishop Makes Plea to the West John Pontifex (Aid to the Church in Need) A leading Iraqi prelate called on world governments this summer to increase their efforts to defeat ISIS and restore land and property to some 120,000…
Cecilia’s Songs
A dialogue with Maestro Paolo Isotta Aurelio Porfiri I could never deny the reality about myself: I am a musician. Yes, it is true, I may be considered also a writer, because of my publications (books and articles) on several…
Reform begins in confession
Pope to German Bishops On November 20, the Holy Father received the bishops of Germany who were in Rome for their ad limina visit. After the initial greetings, and the Pope praised the assistance that Germany has offered to refugees…
History of Salvation – Time of the Church (III)
5th Glorious Mystery: Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth
Sunday Gospel Toon – November 22nd, 2015
The Solemnity Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Gospel JN 18:33B-37 Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?”
Letter to Chen Yanyu
Epistolarium (24) Aurelio Porfiri Dear Sir, Centuries ago, you visited Macau. You were a government official, an education commissioner between 1655 to 1662 (as reported by Zhang Yenqin in Macau’s Review of Culture, 1997). You were not a common government…
Pit stop
The race we need to win Rev José Mario O Mandía No, this article is not about the Macau Grand Prix. But anyone familiar with motorsports knows what a pit stop is. Wikipedia says “a pit stop is where a…
We do not possess the truth – Truth possesses us!
November 22, 2015 – Christ The King Dan. 7:13-14; Revelation 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37 Benedict XVI Today the idea of truth and that of intolerance are almost completely fused, and so we no longer dare to believe in the truth or…