tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post5348793021453907833..comments2024-02-28T04:48:59.561+08:00Comments on The Pinoy Catholic: PRAY, it works!Pedro Lorenzo Ruizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817125203522413704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post-69141653552167412052012-01-24T23:02:13.479+08:002012-01-24T23:02:13.479+08:00Thank you. I have also reflected on this especiall...Thank you. I have also reflected on this especially due to the news reporting Feng Shui, prosperity and good luck charms and bracelets, and of course, astrology. <br /><br />While we respect other beliefs, especially since that these Chinese are Filipinos also, we should not tolerate too far that we lose sight of our own Christian faith. As we all know, this is a violation of the First Commandment.<br /><br />Thank you for mentioning those medals (and of course these include other sacramentals) and the emphasis on prayer. News yesterday put emphasis on these astrological stuff are just guides, it will be up to us how will we decide on our lives. That is quite ambivalent, don't you think? Besides, you can be the decide on your life (but under God's providence, of course), however still within the confines of a proper Catholic faith.<br /><br />And, why do we need to go "over the bakod" and explore other beliefs. Aside from the possible danger of "overexposure", our Faith is rich in itself. We have equivalents to what Buddhism is teaching and giving out. [This goes to the subject of similarities between our faith and that of other, pagan beliefs, but as you mentioned in a previous blog post, the similarities lie on a simple fact that Christianity conquered paganism.]<br /><br />I became quite mad and worried yesterday about a news item saying that a certain food is not only offered to a statue of Buddha, but to a statue of the Santo Nino or <br /><br />I'm quite sad that no news agency reported the side of the Philippine Catholic Church regarding the issue. I might have missed it, but I have been wishing for the side of our Church expressed through newspaper or online articles.<br /><br />I think this serves as a challenge to our bishops and priests, and to us lay people as well. We need to constantly remind our fellow Catholics (and non-Catholics and non-Christians) about our position on such issues. We need to reclarify our Faith and purge our folk Christianity of superstition.Ajephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810810988218617962noreply@blogger.com