Couples told: ‘Have courage to fight divorce bill’
Pro-life advocate Mae Amorante shares inputs during an enhancement seminar for Pre-Cana facilitators in the Diocese of Malolos.RAINIER POLICARPIO Speaking at a recently-concluded enhancement seminar for Pre-Cana facilitators in the Diocese of Malolos, Mae Amorante called on husbands and wives to deepen their understanding of marriage and to take a stand against the proposed divorce bill. “One of the challenges the society faces nowadays is the number of dysfunctional marriages and families,” she said in an interview with CBCP News. “And with this, all of us must find the courage to speak our minds about divorce.” “Let us remember that right…
DIVORCE….Why not?
1. Divorce in the Philippines is not legal but it looks like there are more couples getting an annulment. Isn’t this enough reason to legalize divorce? The increasing numbers may be due to a greater awareness of this procedure than before. We get to know more about annulments or separations today especially if they involve movie or society personalities. The media loves to elaborate on the details but no one seems to be paying attention to the millions of good marriages around, which do not see print. In Defense of Marriage: Why is divorce no good? 2. The Philippines is…
Divorce: Three Questions, Three Answers
1) How do you answer spouses who claim they just want “to be happy” that’s why they are seeking a divorce? Instituting divorce will, in the long run, cause more, not fewer, unhappy couples. It will doom many already-unhappy couples to even greater unhappiness. It will create a new temptation for marriages that are experiencing problems, but are not marked by abuse and incapacity. It will also represent an opportunity for men and women who do not have the maturity to be married, to more easily jump from one marriage to another, wreaking havoc as they go. We have a…
CBCP: ‘Divorce law could destroy struggling but repairable marriages’
Giving struggling couples an easy option to jump ship is like consigning still fixable marriages to an instant death. This was one of the main messages of the Philippine bishops in a pastoral statement on the pending divorce bill, issued March 13, Tuesday. “In a context in which divorce is presented as an easy option, marriages and families are bound to break up more easily,” said Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Archbishop of Davao Romulo Valles. 4 out of 10 marriages The prelate also posed the question of whether the Philippines is setting out to follow the…
Divorce is a deadly killer!
Pardon the quite unsubtle clickbait title. It is, to be clear, not meant to disrespect or make light of anybody’s circumstance. But two things: this article’s focus is on divorce specifically (and not of couples contemplating it). But also, it describes really how strongly some people feel about the matter. Let’s face it: divorce signifies failure. It’s hardly a thing to be celebrated. Nobody gets married, in fact nobody grows up, hoping to get divorced. Something went wrong and in an array of difficult choices, divorce happens to be one of them. But it’s far from the best solution. Divorce’s…
Pastoral Statement Against Divorce
21 February 2018 Note: The above statement was discussed during the first meeting of the 2018 ECFL National Conference. The following were present and called for the issuance of a pastoral statement against divorce. This is the shortened version. Benjamin Aguilar of the Prayer Warriors of the Holy Souls Michael Ariola, Jimmy and Lorna Ilagan, Lawrence Quintero of Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation Dr. Rene Bullecer of Human Life International – Philippines Victorico and Ma. Clarita Fernandez of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon Floro and Natalia Teresita Flores of Focolare New Families Movement Raymond Ganar and Rex Morales of World…
Bishops speak out against bill to permit divorce in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, August 8, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) — Though given little chance of passage in the Philippines House of Representatives, a divorce bill introduced by the tiny Marxist-oriented Gabriela Party has drawn strong criticism from three of the country’s Catholic bishops. In a joint statement, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga declared, “Divorce spawns a host of problems, especially for children. It weakens the institution of marriage. Already we see many families being separated by work,” referring to the growing number of men and women working abroad, and remitting earnings home to support families. “Let us not move towards a weakening of…
Cardinal Tagle to lead walk against killings
(L-R) George Campos of the Couples for Christ, CBCP Commission on Laity chairman; Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo; Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas president Julieta Wasan, and Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Philippines media direcor Peachy Yamsuan hold a press conference, Feb. 12, 2018. ROY LAGARDE Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will lead the march in Manila next week to protest the continued killings in the country. In what could be the largest pro-life event so far this year, the “Walk for Life” will be held simultaneously in other dioceses on Feb. 24. In a press briefing on Monday, Manila…
Pro-life Opening Mass last Feb. 4, 2018 held at the National Shrine Mary Help of Christians
Fr. Lonx Eloisida, Asst. Parish Priest and Youth Coordinator of National Shrine Mary Help of Christians, presided the Eucharistic Celebration last Feb. 4, 2018, Pro-life Sunday. Almost 150 Youth Participants attended the Pro-life Talk in the afternoon entitled ” Theology of the Body “ The Pro-life Board of Trustees with Rev. Fr. Ernie Cruz. SDB, Parish Priest of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians
The meaning of ‘the common good’
Being Right By Jemy Gatdula This is a topic I’ve written about previously but feel it bears revisiting. The term “common good” is quite fashionable nowadays. From the environment to education reform, common good has been uttered to add credibility to whatever measure is being proposed. Unfortunately, there is a need to clarify what is really meant by the term “common good.” To start, let us discuss another oft-used phrase: Salus populi est supreme lex, which many people understand as “the will of the people is the supreme law.” Which is not really the case. The closer translation goes like…
