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…
CBCP pastoral guidelines for discerning the moral dimension of the present-day moves for Charter change
Catholic bishops pose for a group photo after the opening Mass of their 116th plenary assembly at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on Jan. 27, 2018. SAMMY NAVAJA “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Cor. 3:17) Beloved People of God: Introduction To change or not to change the Constitution, that is the fermenting political question of the day. The move for Charter change is, and has been, the proposed vehicle to adopt Federalism as a new form of government. But ignored in the welter of political opinions regarding Charter change is the fundamental moral dimension of…
Either pregnant with child or pregnant with hubris
Peculiar problems arise when government thinks itself all knowing and prescient. Call it Murphy’s Law or the law of unintended consequences. Either way, Greek mythology is full of people laid low by hubris. As Prometheus was wont to say: “those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” I write this because the House of Representatives recently seem to have acquired a mania for pushing legislation that are quite detached from reality. As well as insisting in measures repeatedly tried in the past and, repeatedly as well, proven wrong. So, Albert Einstein: “insanity is doing the same thing…
Pre-Valentine’s Candy-giving to tackle ‘enemy’ of true love
For years, pro-life volunteers have been giving away free candy on Valentine’s Day to promote the value of waiting for true love, sacrifice, and chastity among the youth. MANILA – A few days before Valentine’s Day, young people will be giving away candy not just to promote true, chaste love but to speak up against pornography, what many consider an “enemy of true, self-giving love.” “Porn is the enemy of true love because the end point of porn is almost always masturbation, or self-pleasuring, while love needs both men and women, but especially the men, to be selfless and to…
Pro-life Month Celebration
FEBRUARY IS PRO-LIFE MONTH! In celebration of Pro-Life Month, Pro-life Philippines is conducting a seminar workshop to amplify the need to go back to basics as we pursue our collective mission and purpose of promoting the value of life and family. For this scheduled session we are offering the following: Fundamentals of Natural Law: Inherent rules. Human behavior. Human reasoning. Human conduct. Human nature. Universality. Eternal. by Atty. Cristina Montes, academic, scholar and legal practitioner of Natural Law A Survey of Church Teachings on Human Life and Family – What? So What? Now What?: Humanae Vitae. Evangelium Vitae. Familiaris Consortio….
Pastoral Moral Guidelines for Our Catholic Faithful in the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan
Pastoral Moral Guidelines for Our Catholic Faithful in the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: For some time now, the President and his followers have campaigned aggressively for the revision of the Constitution to establish a federal government. As your pastor, I discern the responsibility to enlighten in the measure that I am able so that the People of God entrusted to my pastoral ministry the Church of Lingayen Dagupan may make informed choices besides participating in the national conversation. We live here on earth as citizens of heaven. What is a federal government? According to…
Pro-life New Year’s Message
28 December 2017 Dear friends, We shall be facing greater challenges as lovers of life and family come 2018. But this time we will no longer be on the defense. We shall uphold and promote life as a fundamental philosophy of our faith and the primordial principle of our own humanity. We shall endeavor our brethren to love life as a way of life. We shall promote a lifestyle that embraces the culture of life among the masses of our people and likewise encourage everyone to restore our love for family and regain our respect for traditional family. We shall…
