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Originally published in Japanese in 1982, the novel Sachiko by Shūsaku Endō, perhaps Asia’s best-known Catholic author of fiction, has been recently translated into English by Van C. Gessel. In part a conventional love story of star-crossed lovers ripped apart from their embrace by the tragic whirlwind of the history of the twentieth century, Sachiko is above all a powerful and inspiring account of the moral dilemmas and tenacious faith of Japanese and Western Christians amidst the depravity of World War II, one whose outlook surprisingly contrasts with the pessimism of Endō’s best-k...

January 9, 2021 at 9:00 am by Kiana Perez-Granados   For many years now, abortion has been a highly controversial topic of discussion due to differing opinions on its inherent morality. Society has named the two major clashing groups pro-life and pro-choice. Though it is often raised as a political issue, abortion is a sensitive subject, especially within a religious context and specifically regarding Christianity.  Many people are led to believe that a majority of Christians are pro-life as it aligns with their beliefs. However, others and I belong to a group of Christians who ...

January 01, 2021 On January 1, the Church commemorates the 54th World Day of Peace. Pope Francis’s message for the day, released on December 8, is entitled “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace.” In his message for the 1st World Day of Peace, Pope St. Paul VI wrote, “It is Our desire that then, every year, this commemoration be repeated as a hope and as a promise, at the beginning of the calendar which measures and outlines the path of human life in time, that Peace with its just and beneficent equilibrium may dominate the development of events to come.”

A modern-day massacre of innocents Who weeps for the millions of unborn babies aborted across the world each year? Edita Tronqued-Burgos, Manila Updated: December 29, 2020 03:57 AM GMT Trending The Massacre of the Holy Innocents. (Image: Wikipedia) The story of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents is very well known. The feast of these martyrs was celebrated on Dec. 28. “When Herod realized that the visitors from the east had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old and younger — this was ...

He doesn't think she prays for him. should he have taken the advice -- the president have taken the advice she gave to the reporter, don't mess with me? >> i do think in this case it was a very rare thing for nancy pelosi. it was a very personal moment, a personal affront. she really doesn't let herself show that side of herself all that often. but i was raised a catholic. i do know in the catholic faith hate has a very, very specific meaning, and it is not a word that is to be used in connection with other human beings. pope francis said a year ago it's an extension of the fifth amendment, th...