Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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God-talk in political discourse
In a speech, he commented that those who are angry at him—especially for the killings in the so-called drug war—should vent their anger on God who placed him in power. Church leaders and Catholic theologians have so far not engaged in such religious discourse except for some Protestant theologians who have come up with their theological reflections in support of the president and his policies—like many liberal theologians under the Third Reich. We also need to reflect how does God enter into the picture and whether God is capable of changing the hearts of hardened criminals and assassins, haunted by their conscience and finally undergoing conversion.
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We suffered a victory!
Collection Box The overwhelming, high trust rating of the President seems to imply that Mr. Duterte is doing what is right for the country. Some, though, easily questioned the integrity of s…
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Taxing our Catholic colleges and universities
SOME points of law must first be clarified. Colleges and universities run by Catholic congregations and societies enjoy tax exemption
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Bishops ‘grieve’ House approval of kill bill
The Catholic bishops are ‘grieving’ over the approval by an overwhelming vote at the House of Representatives of a measure to revive the capital punishment.
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Press Statement on Death Penalty
In the midst of Lent we prepare to celebrate the triumph of Life over Death, and while we grieve that the Lower House has voted for death, our faith assures us that Life will triumph. We call on all Catholic faithful and all Filipinos who stand for life to continue the spirited opposition to death penalty. We urge Catholic lawyers, judges and jurists to allow the gentleness of the Gospel of Life to illumine their reading and application of the law, so that their service to society as teachers and agents of the law and of justice may bring life.
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Tax Church-run schools? Bishops say it’s govt’s call but…
It is the government’s prerogative if it wants to impose tax on religious schools but the move should be studied thoroughly, Catholic bishops said.
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Vatican event to highlight key role of women in peace-building
“In corporate life, women are definitely expected to adopt a male, aggressive, competitive (attitude) and it doesn’t suit them, they get very stressed,” Elsworthy said, noting that “a lot of them are packing it in, they don’t like it.” Politics is another field that can be “very harsh” for women, she said, explaining that women need to look for what she called a “deep inner power of the feminine,” but which is “not feminism.” Instead, for Elsworthy this “feminine power” involves the five characteristics of her notion of feminine intelligence as well as “also the ability to self-inspect.” This, she said, is where religion comes in, “because all the great religious traditions…demand that we spend time every day in silence.” Also present at the news conference was Marguerite Barankitse, founder of the Maison Shalom foundation, which she established in response to the aftermath of the 1972 and 1993 genocides of both the Hutu and Tutsi tribes in Burundi as a means of ending the country’s cycle of violence. The organization has not only enjoyed strong success, but also has the support of the Pope, she said, stressing that “we have to trust and we can support him in bringing in new ideas and not expecting that he has to change all of it by himself.” Similarly, Barankitse said many wait for Pope Francis to act, “but what are the women doing?” If we constantly wait for something to come “on a silver platter, we will never get it,” she said, adding that “it’s up to us women to support this extraordinary Pope, who is a blessing for our century, and we stand tall.” But for Robinson, the discussion limited to just women, but involves the laity as a whole, including lay men, whose presence is also frequently missing from within the Vatican ranks. She told journalists that as far as the Roundtable goes, it’s primarily a movement “to help the Church leaders, ordained and religious, avail themselves of the talent of laity, and that is very intentionally women and men.” “That’s really our signature: to recognize that the talent and expertise of lay Catholics is an under-utilized resource that the Church can benefit from.” In comments to CNA, Robinson said the “diversity” of having men and women work together “is a gift, and often we tend not to ensure that there’s true diversity at the tables of deliberation and decision-making.” “Leadership Roundtable is about helping Church leaders avail themselves of the talent of laity, whether it’s laity who are CEO’s or captains of industry, or its emerging leaders like the talented young adults who are in colleges all over the world who love the Church and want to continue in a meaningful leadership way,” she said.
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Catholic chapel in NJ shopping mall closes its doors
A Catholic chapel that has served a New Jersey shopping mall since 1970 has scheduled its final Mass.
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Ombudsman to seminarians: Help fight corruption, injustice
The country’s anti-graft chief has called on seminarians to help uproot the widespread culture of corruption and be more active in fighting injustices.
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Do you read the Bible as often as you check your phone? Francis asks
On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis said if we want to fight against the temptation of sin, we must be familiar with the Word of God – treating the Bible more like how we treat our cellphone.…
