The Catholic doctrine of the Hypostatic Union historically started in Nazareth when Mary, during the Annunciation, said: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to your word,” and the most amazing Grace was made visible in the human BODY OF CHRIST in the Incarnation!
Even her friend of more than 30 years, Father Sebastian Vazhakala, did not know Mother Teresa had conversations with and visions of Jesus before forming the Missionaries of Charity.
Twenty meters above the splendid cosmatesque pavement of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s brushstrokes can be admired up close — the Maestro’s imprints left in the plaster. Vatican News takes you on a unique visit with the Vatican Museums’ technicians and restoration workers.
"How much of ourselves is made up of ego?" questioned Bindu, a senior manager of Infosys and a known blog writer. She expressed a desire to know how much of ourselves is made up of ego. Bindu responded to the author's write-up on Radio Veritas Asia titled 'Know thyself' and join the chorus 'Laudato si.' The author offers a response below.
The Church in Asia as a whole is due for a long haul in terms of securing full attendance once churches reopen, though when that would happen is a huge question mark. Would bishops and liturgists, in the meanwhile, scrupulously oversee the removal of all the newfangled distractive liturgical anomalies discussed below?
The spirit of the Season of Creation is to bring us together for common prayer and action to protect our common home. This year’s theme is: “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God.”
In a poetic-prose style, Fr. Ittoop reflects on the elements of nature we are part of, like fire, earth, water, space, and air. The call to know thyself echoes a call to praise God. 'Know thyself' and join the chorus 'Laudato si'
Yes, we feel death of every friend diminishes us. How to we maintain our humanity and grow out of these dark days? We need to cry at the loss. Since we have love, our hearts are broken. To shed tears is the ultimate sanctity of human relationships. Jesus wept at his friend Lazaro’s death.
We offer all our people to the protection of God. Our people's destiny is more and more in the hands of God as we sail through these stormy seas of fear, despair, anxiety and pandemic.
"Let each one of us start a spiritual pilgrimage of not colluding with dark forces of evil but have the courage to confront evil and like the apostles"