Letter to President Duterte
A Rejoinder To President-Elect Duterte: Church As People Of God:
“I AM A SINNER,” Pope Francis replied when asked if he would accept his election as pontiff, “But I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of Penance.” In a separate conversation with Fr. Antonio Spadoro, SJ, published in…
Part I: The National Gathering of Diocesan BEC Directors and Coordinators
DFC1, Covered Court, Impalambong, City of Malaybalay November 28, 2016 (Monday) Opening Mass Homily by Bp. Honesto Chaves Pacana, SJ Today we are happy to witness the gathering of diocesan Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) coordinators and directors representing the different churches of the Philippines. Sharing the common experiences and concerns…
Part II: The National Gathering of Diocesan BEC Directors and Coordinators
The Parish: Communion of Communities (Ecclesiological Perspective) Fr. Amado L. Picardal, CSsR, STD “2017- Parish as Communion of Communities: In this year we will discern the quality of faith life in the parish, the fellowship, belongingness, and participation experienced by its members. Efforts will be focused on making the parish…
Part III: The National Gathering of Diocesan BEC Directors and Coordinators
Theological and Ecclesiological Bases of the Notions and Practices of Communio in the Building Up of the Church Msgr. Manuel “Manny” Gabriel, PC, STD 1. JOHN PAUL II’S THEOLOGY OF COMMUNION-IN-MISSION An excellent source of materials to discern the Church’s mission in our contemporary society in this new millennium comes…
‘Missionaries of mercy’ warned against fake news, trolls
Joe Torres and Mark Saludes, Manila UCAN, Philippines January 23, 2017 Christians who want to be “missionaries of mercy” should be wary of lies and irresponsible behavior being peddled by social media, warned a Catholic bishop. “Fake news and trolls are not mercy. They are lies,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos of…
Fernando Ocáriz is the new prelate of Opus Dei
2017-01-24 Pope Francis has named Fernando Ocáriz Braña (72) prelate of Opus Dei. The pope confirmed the election of the third elective congress of the prelature on the same day. He was born in Paris on October 27, 1944, to a Spanish family exiled in France due to the Civil War (1936-1939). He is the youngest of…
Block return of death penalty in PH – Human Rights Watch
The failure of the death penalty as a crime deterrent is globally recognized and the government should maintain the prohibition on its use,’ says Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Phelim Kine Jee Y. Geronimo @jeegeronimo Published 10:57 AM, December 03, 2016 Updated 10:58 AM, December 03, 2016 MANILA, Philippines…
House death penalty bill: How they voted
The House justice committee votes in favor of reimposing the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines. Who voted for and against the measure? Mara Cepeda @maracepeda Published 7:30 PM, December 07, 2016 Updated 7:30 PM, December 07, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The House justice panel approved the measure…
Press Statement Against All Institutions that Threaten the Value of Human Life
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on the Laity Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (Council of the Laity of the Philippines) We, the Filipino Catholic lay faithful signify our protest against all forms of threats to human life and dignity that are coming from the economic, social and political…