Gold, silk, lacquer: the kit and garb of Japan’s imperial ceremony
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Tuesday 10/22/2019 – 09:57 UTC+8 By: Miwa Suzuki Rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorn…
Recently, an advice of Pope Francis to priests to keep our homilies to 10 minutes made the rounds of the internet. (Fr. Joe Galdon, SJ, used to tell us in the seminary, “There are no souls saved after seven minutes,” while Fr. Jim Donelan, SJ, trained us, or at least tried to, on the one-point homily.)
With millions of YouTube views and hits on Spotify and iTunes, a group of young nun rockers plays one of their biggest gigs next week, and thousands of Catholics, including the pope himself, will lap it up.
Chef Jessie Sincioco was in tears when she spoke to guests toward the end of the Holy Mass with no less than Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as main celebrant.
One of the early messages of Pope Francis was that the Church must become more pastoral and less dogmatic. God’s mercy and compassion continue to be central to Pope Francis’ message.
You know our woman in Lisbon, Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna “Cookie” Feria, is anything but a stiff diplomat when she welcomes you to her turf with hardly any makeup, her hair in a messy bun. “Oh, call me Cookie,” she insists.
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” With this line from John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address, a period of renewed hope was ushered in for the American people and the free world. This is relevant food for thought for us today.
The grape varieties used for the wine at dinner were strange to me—Primitivo, Negroamaro, Fiano, Aleatico. But there would be time to ask the wine producer later about those.
Your mantra for the week: “Every day I am looking younger and younger, feeling stronger and healthier in every way.”...
It’s been two years since Pope Francis visited the Philippines, but chef Jessie Sincioco still can’t get over it. After all, she was chosen to serve His Holiness during his stay at the Apostolic Nuncio’s residence in Manila.
The 4th World Apostolic Congress of Mercy (Wacom IV) will be held Jan. 16-20 in the Philippines.
