Happy Chinese New Year! According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2019 is the year of the pig. Many cultures in the world have different opinions of the pig. For the Chinese people, the pig symbolizes good luck, good fortune and happiness. The year of the pig is a good year to make big plans and to undertake big projects. The Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission began the Chinese New Year with an evangelization seminar on February 2-3. Miss…
Fr. Dennis Callan is a Divine Word Missionary. The Society of the Divine Word (Latin: Societas Verbi Divini, abbreviated SVD), popularly called Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Roman Catholic Church. Fr. Callan was ordained a priest in Pennsylvania, USA in 1987. He had ministered in various churches in Taiwan and South Korea, and he speaks fluent Mandarin and Korean. Currently, he is assigned to the SVD Bordentown Religious Center in New Jersey.…
Rejection of Jesus Christ in Nazareth One might think that Jesus could have been more politically correct and said things that would have pleased the people and made them feel good. Instead, Jesus chose to say things that they didn’t like to hear. He exposed what was in their hearts and made them feel uncomfortable and very angry; even to the point that they wanted to throw Him off a cliff. The reception given to Jesus by the people…
The Old Law and the New Law God gave us his Law in two ways. The first way was called the Old Law, which God gave to the Israelites through Moses at around 1400 B.C. Hence, it is also called the Law of Moses. The second way was called the New Law, which God gave to us through Jesus, God’s only begotten Son. Hence, it is also called the Law of Jesus Christ. The Old Law is summed up…
Learn about the Holy Name of Jesus Veneration to the Holy Name of Jesus is based on the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians 2:5-11, which is also called the Christological Hymn: 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the…
The Effects of Baptism The sacrament of baptism has five effects: first, it removes all sins – original and personal. Second, baptized persons receive a sacramental character which configures them to Christ as priest, prophet and king. This sacramental character makes baptized persons a new creation, and distinguishes them from the unbaptized. Third, baptized persons receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which enables them to enter into a personal relationship with God. Fourth, baptized persons become adopted children…
The Roman Catholic Church gives us four different Masses to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ: the Vigil Mass, Mass during the Night, Mass at Dawn and Mass during the Day. Originally, the Church celebrated Christmas only with the Mass during the Day, using the Prologue of the Gospel of John for the Gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…” (John 1:1) The Gospel of John makes…