Miguel Augusto (*) Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić, who led the national team to the World Cup finals in Russia, is a man of faith. Zlatko Dalić 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 José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org As we have already said, it is part of man’s 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. That’s 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 “Andy” 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 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, “the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained” (CCC 1374). As stated by Pope Paul VI in his Encyclical Mysterium Fidei, the Holy Eucharist is “a 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:…
To Tell the Tale of God’s Love down the Ages (11)
Sr Judith Yuen, FMM God led me along the path of following his call to enter religious life: after contacting the fmm sister to plan the procedure of entry and preparing the documents needed, I resigned from my teaching posts…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (13)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The voyage of the Jesuits to the reign of the Cocho was made by the Brahmaputra, or by some of its tributaries, upstream, it is presumed, in a vessel of considerable size. The priests took…
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA’S SUNDAY CONCERT – Classical music to our ears
Pedro Daniel Oliveria On Sunday, July 22, the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima will host the summer concert of classical music by the IFT Chamber Music Club, Macau Police Band and Macau Ensemble Association. The repertoire consists of music…