I arrived at 9:30 a.m. at the Quezon Hall of University of the Philippines Diliman, which is behind the Oblation Statue. Khalid Ibrahim Mabute and Shakil Ibrahim of the Balik Islam Movement were there before the giant Greek columns. The former was a youth of 18, beardless; the latter about a few years older with [...]
Archive for April, 2009
24 Apr
Thoughts on environmentalism: Hindu “ahimsa”, Greek goddess “Gaia”, and the Good News of Christianity
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Environmentalism at a glance appears only a movement for the care of our environment, as a care for the earth on which we live in. There is nothing wrong with this. But I have a feeling that the movement is slowly being steered underneath by the following principle: plants, animals, and man have equal dignity. [...]
23 Apr
Fr. John C. Reville, S.J. on “An Introduction to Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales
INTRODUCTION
by Fr. John C. Reville, S.J.
The “Introduction a la Vie Devote,” is here offered plus the title of “Philothea,” the name under which the original French of the work was published, by its author, St. Francis de Sales, in 1608.
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The “Philothea” wears well, like all great classics. It is now more than three [...]
21 Apr
Khalid Ibraheem Mabute of the Balik Islam Movement debates with Catholic Apologist Cenon Bibe, Jr. on 25 April 2009: “Is the Christian Bible more credible than the Q’ran?”
Khalid Ibraheem Mabute of the Balik Islam Movement has challenged the esteemed Catholic Apologist Cenon Bibe, Jr. to a public debate on the “credibility” of the Christian Bible as compared the Q’ran. It will be held on the 25th of April 2009 at 10 o’clock in the morning at the Quezon Hall of U.P. [...]
20 Apr
Pregnancy and abortion in the Filipino psyche: tiyanaks, aswangs, and the Reproductive Health Bill
In Filipino culture, when a married woman craves for a specific food, she is termed as “naglilihi”. This by itself is only a sign of a greater reality: the woman is pregnant. In Filipino, the woman is described as “nagdadalang-tao” or to be in a state of carrying a human being. Because “paglilihi” happens shortly [...]
18 Apr
Archbishop Jesus Dosado denies restricting the Traditional Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Ozamiz, Philippines
“Archbishop of Ozamiz, Msgr. jesus Dosado, declared that no TLM can be celebrated in his archdiocese without his permission,” wrote an Una Voce member Carlos Palad.
Palad told UCA News on April 16 that he based his assertion on a news brief in the March 16-29 issue of the Philippine bishops’ CBCP Monitor. Titled “Archbishop warns [...]
18 Apr
Fr. James B. Reuter S.J. on the friendship of Fr. Martin Zillig, S.J. and Fr. Henry Lee Irwin, S.J.: The Jackass anecdote
Fr. James B. Reuter SJ, who aside from moderating the Ateneo Glee Club and serving as trainer for the men’s basketball team of yore, once told a story about Father Irwin and another Jesuit Fr. Martin Zillig, who both had many a spirited debate about many a thing.
“At the end of the day, the priests [...]
15 Apr
Fr. William Masterson, S.J. made Pres. Harry S. Truman and Francis Cardinal Spellman honorary alumni of Ateneo de Manila University
The school and the Society of Jesus faced massive problems. The campus with its majestic edifices and buildings lay in ruins. Due to the lack of facilities, many of its students had transferred to nearby schools. The Jesuit faculty was severely depleted because of the war. Some died during their internment in Los Baños during [...]
14 Apr
Fr. Debrosse, S.J. and the Confraternity of the Holy Hour
The Holy Hour devotion can be traced back to Christ Himself. In His apparition in 1674, commonly called “the third great revelation,” He asked St. Margaret Mary to prostrate herself on the ground between the hours of 11:00 and 12:00 on the night of Thursday, to share the agony He suffered in the Garden of [...]
11 Apr
Chrism Mass of Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales at the Manila Cathedral
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Last Thursday, my sister, Sr. Josephine Sugon, H.G.S of the La Salle Sisters of Guadalupe told me that she wants to go to a Chrism mass at the Manila Cathedral. She told me that every Thursday, she always pray for priests. She has many priest friends in Bacolod City and in Naples, Italy. She told [...]
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