Author: Benedict Keith Ip
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Vox Parva: Values beyond borders and nations
It was a year ago when I received an English copy of the book “500 years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau” from one of ... -
Vox Parva | Scout oaths and laws are more than the “duty of others”
Recently, debate over the launching of national education has been heating up throughout society. It started on March 20 when “All About Macau”, a local online ... -
Vox Parva: Spirit of a century-old missionary remains in Ka Ho
What can be considered immortal in this secular world? Would it be a celebrity, a 100-story high-rise building, or a UNESCO façade visited by millions of ... -
Vox parva: Have a merciful heart for newcomers
This January marks the end of the cycle in the twenty-four solar terms. The so called “solar terms” are developed from traditional East-Asian lunisolar calendar systems. ... -
Vox Parva | Overstated and understated universal Church news
The influx of information overwhelmed us. The experience was substantial especially in the 4th quarter of this year. This was because I moved to a new ... -
Vox Parva: Legacy of a great saint of the East
Like the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19, today also used to be a big feast in Macau. On December 3, 1552, a missionary who ... -
Vox Parva: What have we left the children?
Are we able to impart stories, serious knowledge and studies to our next generation? If so, in what occasions are we able to do it? I’ve ... -
Vox Parva: Advice from the Synod on the Family
The Synod on the Family, from October 5 to 19, titled “Pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelization”, finally concluded after debating quite ... -
Vox Parva | A long-awaited forum on Catholicism in Macau
The Diocese has made its first step. On September 26 and 27, the Diocese of Macau set up a forum at the Macau Polytechnic Institute to ... -
Vox Parva | Some thoughts on Pope Francis’ invitation to President Xi Jinping
I once commented upon Pope Francis’ vision at the beginning of 2014. I said that the Pope foresaw that the Church “is not an institution to ... -
VOX PARVA: Poorest of the poor
How would you define poor? If we opt for an international standard, economic data will help us to draw a poverty threshold. Theoretically, we can collect ... -
Vox Parva: Who cares about the mission?
From the very beginning, I wish to make my stance known about the word “mission.” In the simplest sense, we may use a reference from the ... -
Vox Parva: ‘Arise, shine’ at Asian Youth day
The 6th Asian Youth day will be hosted in Daejeon, South Korea from today to August 17. According to the Vatican Radio, it will be the ... -
Vox Parva: The torch relay continues with a prayer
After one year of deaconship, on 3:30pm of July 12, 2014, Deacon Cyril Jerome Law, Junior. is ordained to be a priest, presided by Bishop of ... -
Vox Parva: Neutrality of a football match
Football fever has been spreading across the world. This time, being held in Brazil – the football kingdom – the World Cup was seized by Germany ... -
VOX PARVA | Hopeful invocation of the Feast of the Chinese Martyrs
The church sets July 9 as the Feast of the Holy Martyrs and Blessed of China, or in shorter terms, the Feast of the Chinese Martyrs. ...
