Chastity Project founder Jason Evert to speak in Manila
World-renowned Catholic author, blogger and speaker Jason Evert is returning to the country for “Love #NoFilter”, a conference on chastity, love, and human sexuality at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum in Pasay City on May 25. Organized by Catalyst for Character Formation Association (Catalyst), the conference will tackle issues confronting the youth. Mann Rentoy, former Executive Director and now Board Member of Catalyst, said this is the fourth time that they’re bringing Evert back to Manila. “The need continues to be there,” he said. “Anyone as powerful as Jason in addressing teens must be made to speak to…
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY OF THE PRO-LIFE CAUCUS WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OTHER SECTORS AGAINST THE CONTINUING EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND THE DEATH OF THE INNOCENT VICTIMS
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY OF THE PRO-LIFE CAUCUS WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OTHER SECTORS AGAINST THE CONTINUING EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND THE DEATH OF THE INNOCENT VICTIMS Since the start of the Duterte administration and its war on drugs, the layered messages of this government have encouraged the killing of anyone who may be suspected to be involved in drugs. Filipinos are dying every day, and the President seems to be unmoved by the numbers, and seems to be happy that people are dying by the minute in every part of the country, all because of his vigilante style of dealing…
My Moral Stand Against Same-Sex Marriage
By Ansel Beluso, Board Member, Pro-Life Philippines When America sneezes, the Philippines catches a flu. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in the so-called land of the free and home of the brave, the battle for gay rights to win Filipino minds and hearts escalated to unprecedented heights – and the value and sacredness of marriage and family life as authored by God is threatened and thrashed to the great alarm of the majority that is now roused to raise an army…
Filial Appeal to His Holiness Pope Francis On the future of the family
Panawagan bilang anak sa Kaniyang Kabanalan Papa Francisco hinggil sa kinakabukasan ng pamilya Mahal na Santo Papa, Bilang pagtanaw sa Kapulungang Pansimbahan (Sinodo) na gaganapin sa Oktubre 2015, kami po ay tapat na dumudulog sa inyong Kabanalan upang ipahayag ang aming mga pangamba at pag-asa sa hinaharap ng pamilya. Ang mga pangambang ito ay umiiral matapos naming masaksihan sa loob ng ilan nang mga dekada ang rebolusyong sekswal na isinulong ng isang alyansa ng mga malalakas na organisasyong pulitikal at ng masmidya na patuloy na tumutuligsa sa pamumuhay ng pamilya bilang pangunahing haligi ng lipunan. Simula pa ng binansagang Rebolusyong…
Population control won’t solve climate change, Caritas official says
VATICAN CITY, May 16, 2015–Controlling populations is not the answer in fighting poverty and protecting the environment, says a leading official for the Catholic aid federation, Caritas Internationalis. “We do not see that population control, the way it is being thought by many, is the right way to go forward,” Caritas secretary general Michel Roy said in an interview with CNA. The question of sustaining the planet is not approached “by suppressing people,” he said. Roy has been in Rome for Caritas International’s 20th general assembly which has been running from May 12-17 on the theme: “One human family, care…
Primate of All Ireland: Don’t Be Afraid to Fight “Gay Marriage”
An Irish archbishop is sending a warning to voters who would redefine marriage to include same-sex couples by Ryan Fitzgerald • May 5, 2015 ARMAGH, Northern Irelandd, May 5, 2015 (ChurchMilitant.com) – On May 22, the people of Ireland will vote on the world’s first-ever country-wide referendum over redefining civil marriage to include same-sex couples. With recent polls showing 70 percent of the electorate support “gay marriage,” the head of Ireland’s Catholics, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, is sending a warning to voters — if you legally redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, you defy both faith and reason as well…
Nine reasons to oppose “Death with Dignity” laws
It was only about 6 months ago when the young and beautiful Brittany Maynard brought new attention to the topic of physician-assisted suicideafter her highly publicized decision to end her own life under the Oregon “Death with Dignity” act. Suddenly, new bills advocating for physician-assisted suicide began cropping up all over the country at the beginning of legislative sessions in January, but what’s interesting is that most of these bills died before they ever made it out of committee or out of the respective state legislature. St. Joseph,…
DIVORCE … Why Not?
by: Rosie Luistro Founding President (currently in the Board of Advisers) Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. (ALFI) May 2015 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…
Series of Articles on Modesty in a Culture of Shamelessness
PORNOGRAPHY Tue Apr 7, 2015 – 12:49 pm EST We Are Living In A Pornographic Plague Of Epic Proportions… And It’s Making Us Miserable This is the first article in a series on modesty in a culture of shamelessness. April 7, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Much of current fashion, especially for women, is an assault upon the ultimate good of those who wear such clothing. It is cunningly designed not only for attraction, but also for enticement and seduction, reinforcing the great lie that dominates modern consciousness. This lie…
Ireland’s defense of marriage leaders speak up for mothers, fathers, children
The Irish flag. Credit: Michael Care Andersen (CC BY-NC 2.0). By Kevin Jones Dublin, Ireland, Apr 26, 2015 / 03:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Opponents of a referendum that would recognize “gay marriage” in Ireland face an uphill fight, but one commentator says they can win if people are willing to speak up and focus on the need for children to have a mother and a father. “I think civil marriage is a really critical institution for upholding the common good – specifically the good of children being raised by their own mother and father in a lifelong committed relationship,” said Ben…
