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Noynoy’s Predicament The article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (March 5, 2010) on A2, second front page titled Noynoy Eases Up on RH Bill seems to show he misunderstands the Church’s position. He says: “If they have unwanted children that they cannot take care of, I think I will err in favor of the child...
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3rd Sunday of Lent Luke 13:1-9) March 7, 2010 The Nation Must Repent In Luke’s travel narrative, today’s Gospel on the Lord’s reminders on the need for all to repent (Luke 13:1-9), is part of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51-19:27) in which he prepared his disciples for their role after his passion and death, at the same...
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YOU would know summer is here when all of a sudden you see the bougainvilleas around bloom in exploding profusion and color. Seeing them makes you forget the inconveniences of summer. It tells you summer has its own blessings, its own fun and beauty. You just have to know how to make use of...
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From: Fr. Chito’s Kalakbay at Katoto Blog. LANGIT ANG TUNAY NATING BAYAN Isa sa mga palatandaan ng postmodernismo ay ang palaisipang ang mahalaga ay ang nakikita, ang nahihipo, ang nabibilang, at nasusukat. Ang katotohanan ay hindi tiyak, hindi maipapako sa iisang paka-unawa, at bagay na napapalitan, nababago, at nahuhubog. Ang objetivong katotohanan, ayon sa palaisipang ito, ay hindi...
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When as a rule, the rich and the powerful are above the law, when certain famous public officials while strongly suspect of big crimes and gross foul plays have palatial homes and freely frequent expensive restaurants here and abroad, when well known public characters are altogether free and basking in social life and lights...
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I thought this is helpful.  Thanks to http://www.chastitysf.com/index.html Many Catholics have never made a thorough study of the Bible. If you were to decide to read it carefully, however, you could make the mistake of trying to read it straight through, right from the beginning. You might start eagerly at Genesis, but then, once you...
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It is both funny and strange when the standard battle cry of “Separation of Church and State” is fervently and loudly invoked when certain individuals in tenure of a public office feel frustrated in their ethically questionable options or meet rejection of their morally bankrupt projects. This is exactly the sentiment and the counter-offensive...
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WHILE YouthPinoy, an aggrupation of young people that calls themselves “online missionaries,” made a big splash over the weekend at the launching of its portal with the Apostolic Nuncio, some bishops, priests and about two thousand young people in attendance, a group of lay people unceremoniously uploaded an urgent letter to an online global...
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OUR life can be described in many, endless ways. But definitely one way of describing it is the duel between our boundless capacity to sin and God’s infinite mercy. Somehow, the season of Lent highlights that aspect of our life. Our sinfulness is tied to the way we use our freedom. Since our freedom has...
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Happy Valentine! Short time! Free condoms! How long could supposedly high public officials in this government go? How juvenile could such seemingly responsible adults be? To what extent would they entice young people to be promiscuous unlimited? How far are they willing to go precisely to promote sexually transmitted diseases? Distributing free condoms in public. Telling...
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