The blog of a group of Filipino Catholics and their frank commentary on anything that affects their lives as a citizen of the Philippines and as a Roman Catholics.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The man Euntes, MST and SVT idolizes...
"Fr." Hans Kung
He says and I quote:
"The Pope would have an easier job than the President of the United States in adopting a change of course. He has no Congress alongside him as a legislative body nor a Supreme Court as a judiciary. He is absolute head of government, legislator and supreme judge in the church. If he wanted to, he could authorize contraception over night, permit the marriage of priests, make possible the ordination of women and allow eucharistic fellowship with this Protestant churches. What would a Pope do who acted in the spirit of Obama?"Let us then ask the reaction of Joseph Ratzinger...
KC Caloocan Council Stands up for Life
Yesterday I posted about this.
Now here is a news article about the June 18 Pro-Life Conference in CBCPNews.com.
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MANILA, June 14, 2011―The Knights of Columbus is holding a symposium on the reproductive health bill aimed to counteract widespread misinformation that prevents citizens to make sound judgments on the issue.
"We are led to believe that the country is overpopulated when it is not. We are led to believe that contraceptives are safe and moral, which they are not. We are led to believe that maternal deaths are caused by non-access to contraception when in fact all we need to do is to improve basic medical services," said Rommel Lopez, council lecturer and recently elected Deputy Grand Knight of his council of the Knights of Columbus in Kalookan diocese. [led to believe. the keywords folks!]
Lopez believes that the division which this piece of legislation is causing among Filipinos―and even among some Catholics―is due to misinformation, hence resulting in varied positions regarding the bill.
"When we heard about the ongoing debates in media about the RH and how the issue drives a wedge among conservative and liberal or so-called ‘cafeteria Catholics,’ the Knights of Columbus decided it was high time that we informed the public―especially the ordinary Mass-going Catholics―of what the RH Bill meant for all of us," he explained. [this is the Knights advocacy, the protection of the family and life. This is the reason the Order of the Knights of Columbus was founded.]
"And so we thought of organizing an event where we could invite speakers who can talk authoritatively about what the RH bill is for Filipinos and for Catholics. We hope that by holding this symposium, we can educate our parishioners about the bill and the medical, social, moral and spiritual dangers it poses to a Filipino Catholic," Lopez said [That is why we need to attend folks! I wonder if they have security to prevent the FreeDumbers from coming.]
Dubbed "Stand up for Life!" the symposium brings together experts on the RH bill and related issues to tackle the various aspects involved: House Representatives Roilo Golez (Parañaque) and Mitos Magsaysay (Zambales), and Dr. Lissa Poblete and Dr. Gabby Dy Liacco both of Filipinos for Life.
The symposium on House Bill 4244 or The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011, is slated on June 18, from 1:00 to 6:00 pm at St. Mary’s Academy in Grace Park, Caloocan City.
"All of us Filipinos want the best for our country," Lopez said. "Unfortunately, some of the worst things that happened to the world happened with man having the best of intentions. [But] if people are informed of what the RH bill is and what it really wants to accomplish, then people would definitely come out and let their voices be heard that they do not want a bill that is redundant and does not respect their faith and the freedom to choose."
"Stand up for Life!" is spearheaded by the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Grace Council 5617, in cooperation with the Our Lady of Grace Parish Ministry on Family and Life, the Diocesan Ministry on Family and Life, St. Mary's Academy of Caloocan City, and Filipinos for Life. (Diana Uichanco)
***
A friend who is a missionary in Hong Kong went to the mainland to visit some of his friends. During one of his visits to a farming village, some members of the Communist Party went to distribute relief goods. Maybe they just came from a natural calamity. He was surprised to hear what some of the folks said after they received their goods "Send our thanks to Chairman Mao. He is such a good man!"
Good heavens! Its been year since that mad man died! And people in China are still left out of the dark and they are led to believe that the lunatic is still alive and in control of the country!
That is how the Communist controlled the people.
That is how the Nazis brainwashed the people of Germany leading to believe that any non-Aryan is a stain to the human race.
That is how the pro-RH people does it:
And they still think that the Right to Life is not the basic form of human right.
Right to promiscuous sex is...for them!
Now here is a news article about the June 18 Pro-Life Conference in CBCPNews.com.
***
MANILA, June 14, 2011―The Knights of Columbus is holding a symposium on the reproductive health bill aimed to counteract widespread misinformation that prevents citizens to make sound judgments on the issue.
"We are led to believe that the country is overpopulated when it is not. We are led to believe that contraceptives are safe and moral, which they are not. We are led to believe that maternal deaths are caused by non-access to contraception when in fact all we need to do is to improve basic medical services," said Rommel Lopez, council lecturer and recently elected Deputy Grand Knight of his council of the Knights of Columbus in Kalookan diocese. [led to believe. the keywords folks!]
Lopez believes that the division which this piece of legislation is causing among Filipinos―and even among some Catholics―is due to misinformation, hence resulting in varied positions regarding the bill.
"When we heard about the ongoing debates in media about the RH and how the issue drives a wedge among conservative and liberal or so-called ‘cafeteria Catholics,’ the Knights of Columbus decided it was high time that we informed the public―especially the ordinary Mass-going Catholics―of what the RH Bill meant for all of us," he explained. [this is the Knights advocacy, the protection of the family and life. This is the reason the Order of the Knights of Columbus was founded.]
"And so we thought of organizing an event where we could invite speakers who can talk authoritatively about what the RH bill is for Filipinos and for Catholics. We hope that by holding this symposium, we can educate our parishioners about the bill and the medical, social, moral and spiritual dangers it poses to a Filipino Catholic," Lopez said [That is why we need to attend folks! I wonder if they have security to prevent the FreeDumbers from coming.]
Dubbed "Stand up for Life!" the symposium brings together experts on the RH bill and related issues to tackle the various aspects involved: House Representatives Roilo Golez (Parañaque) and Mitos Magsaysay (Zambales), and Dr. Lissa Poblete and Dr. Gabby Dy Liacco both of Filipinos for Life.
The symposium on House Bill 4244 or The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011, is slated on June 18, from 1:00 to 6:00 pm at St. Mary’s Academy in Grace Park, Caloocan City.
"All of us Filipinos want the best for our country," Lopez said. "Unfortunately, some of the worst things that happened to the world happened with man having the best of intentions. [But] if people are informed of what the RH bill is and what it really wants to accomplish, then people would definitely come out and let their voices be heard that they do not want a bill that is redundant and does not respect their faith and the freedom to choose."
"Stand up for Life!" is spearheaded by the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Grace Council 5617, in cooperation with the Our Lady of Grace Parish Ministry on Family and Life, the Diocesan Ministry on Family and Life, St. Mary's Academy of Caloocan City, and Filipinos for Life. (Diana Uichanco)
***
A friend who is a missionary in Hong Kong went to the mainland to visit some of his friends. During one of his visits to a farming village, some members of the Communist Party went to distribute relief goods. Maybe they just came from a natural calamity. He was surprised to hear what some of the folks said after they received their goods "Send our thanks to Chairman Mao. He is such a good man!"
Good heavens! Its been year since that mad man died! And people in China are still left out of the dark and they are led to believe that the lunatic is still alive and in control of the country!
That is how the Communist controlled the people.
That is how the Nazis brainwashed the people of Germany leading to believe that any non-Aryan is a stain to the human race.
That is how the pro-RH people does it:
- that overpopulation or too much people is a curse to development
- that people must not be taught how to discipline themselves when it comes to sex because we are such a horny creature.
- that the fertilized human egg is nothing but blood that does not deserve protection and care in a humane society.
And they still think that the Right to Life is not the basic form of human right.
Right to promiscuous sex is...for them!
Monday, June 13, 2011
From a TPC reader: RH and Divorce
Sent via email.
According to the sender, this is a reflection of a viewer of ABS-CBN's "Harapan" last night. He said and I quote: "She wrote it when she got irate after hearing the lame reasoning of the pro-divorce are."
Actually, I did not watch it, because I fear the same effects on me: getting irate and not able to sleep I'll end up blogging in the wee hours of the night.
***
I'm not a devout Catholic. I rarely go to church. I almost never read the bible. But I know the concept of responsibility.
When you fail to go to a job interview, expect to lose a chance to get the job.
When you neglect your health, expect to be sick. When you fail to keep a promise, expect to lose relations.
The consequence may be harsh but that's life's best teacher. I'm afraid that in the future, in this country, married men will be fearless engaging in sex with other women because they know how to prevent a baby from forming. Couples will try beating and nagging each other out to have a good chance for divorce to be granted. Mistresses will have the last laugh for they will soon have an equal, if not more, power over the first wife. I'm afraid that responsibility will not anymore be valued, and noble men will diminish. People will be encouraged to only seek the easiest way out & only do things for fun (commonly misinterpreted as happiness).
Congressmen claim: battered women need divorce. Wouldn't that just let crazy guys loose, marry someone else whom they'll abuse too? Wouldn't that deprive the domestic victim the only power she has over the man who has maltreated her? What if that's his way to force her to divorce him?
Why not create a law which will prevent abusers from marrying instead? Are we really advocating women's rights or mistresses' rights? I'm don't have anything against children outside of first marriage---they are victims too. But an individual hopping from one person to another, leading to the creation of more motherless/fatherless children should be disciplined too.
Why deprive children of their childhood by opening to them, at an immature age, what contraceptive does? Because it is more convenient than to create a law that will prohibit people from poisoning their minds?
Why steal a child's innocence? Would that make our country first world? It's sad that we cannot think of a better way to improve our lives & forget that humans too are resources.
I personally know people who had gotten pregnant, unplanned. Some were even left by guys who did it with them. Yet, they decided to keep the child, and they never regretted that decision. They even became more responsible.
I personally know couples who fell apart because of third parties but reconciled. Good thing, there is no divorce here... yet. They stayed true to their promise.
Are we too desperate to be a first world country? Are we too frustrated to end marriage? Why have sex and marry, in the first place? Because it feels good?
Because we are happy for the moment?
Have we forgotten that responsibility is a big step toward social and economic development? Or are we just saying, we are ready to break vows?
Eliminate responsibility, and then what? We'll eliminate love and be anti-social too? Create websites such as that of the students of the University of Chicago, where students fish strangers online to have casual sex? "What ever happened to getting-to-know each other?" commented a host of The Today Show.
If it's true that eliminating responsibility and humanity is the only way to make life better, then I believe that the quality of life is not going anywhere but downwards.
***
I think the last paragraph is something the pro-RH and pro-divorce advocates don't know of. They may see what they advocate as a plain "human rights" issue.
But what are the repercussions?
Most of the time, we just don't care.
It is the NOW that we always care about.
One of the many dangers of Modernism and Secularism.
It does not teach you to look to the future, the beyond, the afterlife.
And you hear priests and nuns not even believing in the Four Last Things : Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell.
It is the NOW that they always teach.
And are we surprised that Catholics think this way nowadays?
pro-contraception...pro-divorce...pro-cohabitation...pro-gay marriage...
Because they taught that there is nothing to look forward to.
There is nothing after death.
Try listening to your priest during Sunday Mass if he talks about Salvation and the Four Last things.
If after several Masses he doesn't, approach him and ask him why.
or better yet, give him a copy of this:
I owe my Faith to this precious little book.
Or you can read the online version here.
According to the sender, this is a reflection of a viewer of ABS-CBN's "Harapan" last night. He said and I quote: "She wrote it when she got irate after hearing the lame reasoning of the pro-divorce are."
Actually, I did not watch it, because I fear the same effects on me: getting irate and not able to sleep I'll end up blogging in the wee hours of the night.
***
I'm not a devout Catholic. I rarely go to church. I almost never read the bible. But I know the concept of responsibility.
When you fail to go to a job interview, expect to lose a chance to get the job.
When you neglect your health, expect to be sick. When you fail to keep a promise, expect to lose relations.
The consequence may be harsh but that's life's best teacher. I'm afraid that in the future, in this country, married men will be fearless engaging in sex with other women because they know how to prevent a baby from forming. Couples will try beating and nagging each other out to have a good chance for divorce to be granted. Mistresses will have the last laugh for they will soon have an equal, if not more, power over the first wife. I'm afraid that responsibility will not anymore be valued, and noble men will diminish. People will be encouraged to only seek the easiest way out & only do things for fun (commonly misinterpreted as happiness).
Congressmen claim: battered women need divorce. Wouldn't that just let crazy guys loose, marry someone else whom they'll abuse too? Wouldn't that deprive the domestic victim the only power she has over the man who has maltreated her? What if that's his way to force her to divorce him?
Why not create a law which will prevent abusers from marrying instead? Are we really advocating women's rights or mistresses' rights? I'm don't have anything against children outside of first marriage---they are victims too. But an individual hopping from one person to another, leading to the creation of more motherless/fatherless children should be disciplined too.
Why deprive children of their childhood by opening to them, at an immature age, what contraceptive does? Because it is more convenient than to create a law that will prohibit people from poisoning their minds?
Why steal a child's innocence? Would that make our country first world? It's sad that we cannot think of a better way to improve our lives & forget that humans too are resources.
I personally know people who had gotten pregnant, unplanned. Some were even left by guys who did it with them. Yet, they decided to keep the child, and they never regretted that decision. They even became more responsible.
I personally know couples who fell apart because of third parties but reconciled. Good thing, there is no divorce here... yet. They stayed true to their promise.
Are we too desperate to be a first world country? Are we too frustrated to end marriage? Why have sex and marry, in the first place? Because it feels good?
Because we are happy for the moment?
Have we forgotten that responsibility is a big step toward social and economic development? Or are we just saying, we are ready to break vows?
Eliminate responsibility, and then what? We'll eliminate love and be anti-social too? Create websites such as that of the students of the University of Chicago, where students fish strangers online to have casual sex? "What ever happened to getting-to-know each other?" commented a host of The Today Show.
If it's true that eliminating responsibility and humanity is the only way to make life better, then I believe that the quality of life is not going anywhere but downwards.
***
I think the last paragraph is something the pro-RH and pro-divorce advocates don't know of. They may see what they advocate as a plain "human rights" issue.
But what are the repercussions?
Most of the time, we just don't care.
It is the NOW that we always care about.
One of the many dangers of Modernism and Secularism.
It does not teach you to look to the future, the beyond, the afterlife.
And you hear priests and nuns not even believing in the Four Last Things : Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell.
It is the NOW that they always teach.
And are we surprised that Catholics think this way nowadays?
pro-contraception...pro-divorce...pro-cohabitation...pro-gay marriage...
Because they taught that there is nothing to look forward to.
There is nothing after death.
Try listening to your priest during Sunday Mass if he talks about Salvation and the Four Last things.
If after several Masses he doesn't, approach him and ask him why.
or better yet, give him a copy of this:
I owe my Faith to this precious little book.
Or you can read the online version here.
Mark your dates again folks!
I have been receiving a lot of emails about the movement of the pro-life groups who want to catechize our faithful about the dangers to our bodies and to our souls that the RH Bill poses.
Thanks, most of it to my fellow Sir Knight, who just got elected Deputy Grand Knight of his council.
I got this last week and I apologize for the late posting.
He texted me again just to remind me. Brother, I don't mind the reminders. :)
Kudos SK RL!
Thanks, most of it to my fellow Sir Knight, who just got elected Deputy Grand Knight of his council.
I got this last week and I apologize for the late posting.
He texted me again just to remind me. Brother, I don't mind the reminders. :)
Kudos SK RL!
Updates on Sta. Quiteria Conference
Remember that post about a seeming pro-RH parish?
Well, I just heard from very reliable sources that it was a case of miscommunication. Apparently the organizers were 'too slow' to invite the pro-lifers to the occasion. But they made it. The pro-lifer speakers trounced the pro-RH Hontiveros and Claudio. The whole crowd was pro-life!
And so, the parish deserves credit for being pro-life.
I am still wondering though why they have to give the pro-RH the venue to spill their filth.
Well, it turned out well after all. They made fools out of Hontiveros and Claudio, people who are freethinkers, informed and empowered.
Ha!
Well, I just heard from very reliable sources that it was a case of miscommunication. Apparently the organizers were 'too slow' to invite the pro-lifers to the occasion. But they made it. The pro-lifer speakers trounced the pro-RH Hontiveros and Claudio. The whole crowd was pro-life!
And so, the parish deserves credit for being pro-life.
I am still wondering though why they have to give the pro-RH the venue to spill their filth.
Well, it turned out well after all. They made fools out of Hontiveros and Claudio, people who are freethinkers, informed and empowered.
Ha!
Come Creator Spirit!
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
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| VENI, Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia quae tu creasti pectora. | COME, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made. |
| Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissimi donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio. | O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of God Most High, O fount of life and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above. |
| Tu, septiformis munere, digitus paternae dexterae, Tu rite promissum Patris, sermone ditans guttura. | Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known; Thou, finger of God's hand we own; Thou, promise of the Father, Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue. |
| Accende lumen sensibus: infunde amorem cordibus: infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti. | Kindle our sense from above, and make our hearts o'erflow with love; with patience firm and virtue high the weakness of our flesh supply. |
| Hostem repellas longius, pacemque dones protinus: ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne noxium. | Far from us drive the foe we dread, and grant us Thy peace instead; so shall we not, with Thee for guide, turn from the path of life aside. |
| Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque Filium; Teque utriusque Spiritum credamus omni tempore. | Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow the Father and the Son to know; and Thee, through endless times confessed, of both the eternal Spirit blest. |
| Deo Patri sit gloria, et Filio, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito, in saeculorum saecula. Amen. | Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen. |
Saturday, June 11, 2011
The EF enriches the OF
That is the wish of the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, that the two forms of the same Roman Rite mutually enrich each other.
We have seen it before here in The Pinoy Catholic how Pinoy bishops and priests celebrate the Mass more reverently and more faithfully to the set rules and rubrics that Holy Mother Church set for us.
Here are more examples:
The priest celebrant is Rev. Fr. Dominic Maria Lim, OFM Conv., Rector of St. Maximilian Kolbe Seminary, who is also a TLM priest celebrant and Director of TLM Training Program of Societas LSSG St. Maximilian Kolbe Seminary. He wore a silk Spanish Gothic chasuble for the celebration.
Server kisses the cruets and hands of the priest during the pouring of the wine and water into the chalice. This is not in the Novus Ordo rubrics but is a nice addition to the rite. Not like those tambourine jugglers in SM Megamall!
Hand clasped, head bowed...this is the proper posture. And notice the Benedictine Altar arrangement. No candles on the floor! Take note! If someone you know celebrates the EF Mass and then insists on putting candles on the floor and the crucifix on the side of the altar and NOT on the altar (how legal that may be since it is in the GIRM) why not opt for the best option? Makes me wonder what the EF Mass is all about for them. Obviously, it is not enriching the person.
Priest and server genuflects as they leave the sanctuary. This is not an exclusively EF Mass rubric folks, but this is THE NORM whenever a priest and those who assisted at Mass are leaving the sanctuary after the Holy Sacrifice has been offered. The genuflect is towards the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle. If the Blessed Sacrament is reserved some place else, then a profound bow is then made.
Have you seen those things done in your chapels? In your churches?
Grab a camera. It would be like the aurora borealis. So rare!
We have seen it before here in The Pinoy Catholic how Pinoy bishops and priests celebrate the Mass more reverently and more faithfully to the set rules and rubrics that Holy Mother Church set for us.
Here are more examples:
The priest celebrant is Rev. Fr. Dominic Maria Lim, OFM Conv., Rector of St. Maximilian Kolbe Seminary, who is also a TLM priest celebrant and Director of TLM Training Program of Societas LSSG St. Maximilian Kolbe Seminary. He wore a silk Spanish Gothic chasuble for the celebration.
Have you seen those things done in your chapels? In your churches?
Grab a camera. It would be like the aurora borealis. So rare!
An exorcist speaks up
Here is an excerpt from the interview conducted with Fr. Gary Thomas, the exorcist whose real life story became the inspiration for the movie "The Rite." You can read the full interview here.
Velazquez is the interviewer.
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Velasquez: Do you have any stories to tell of exorcisms?
Fr Gary: There was a situation in Rome once with a young woman who walked in speaking Italian to me, my exorcist trainer walked in and blessed her with holy water and she literally began screaming and picked up the chair, and was going to throw it at him. [If psychiatrists and Freedumbers were around they'll conclude otherwise. ] Now, they’re not all like that. There’s the man I pray over and have been exorcising for two years, there’s huge manifestations, he’s improved dramatically, but, nonetheless, he opened himself up for a bunch of reasons. I can’t detail them on the phone, it would take too long.
Velasquez: In general, what do you recommend people avoid if they don’t want to become involved with demonic activity? [now this is what every Catholic should read!]
Fr Gary: I think they should just stay away from everything that is pagan in the sense of ritual, so I recommend that people should stay away from dabbling in the occult; from dabbling in things that are idolatrous, from getting involved in things that are simply about self, and I don’t mean by that going to a club and doing physical exercise. Where people are into Wicca, earth worship of other kinds, witchcraft and spells, crystals, using metaphysical means to try and find answers to questions. [Exactly what Fr. Jojo Zerrudo, exorcist of the Diocese of Cubao said.]
Velasquez: So stay away from New Age practices?
Fr Gary: Yes, those are all the New Age practices. [teeth gnashing and nail scratching sounds coming from Euntes and SVT. Woohoo!]
Velasquez: Do you think there’s a greater need now in the Church than in previous times?
Fr Gary: I do, because there’s more Catholics involved in more paganism and idolatry. [isn't this a bit of a shock for you folks? For me, yes and no. Yes because Catholics should not be involved in paganistic rituals like Wiccan, Feng-shui and all that geomancy mumbo jumbo. No, because it all came from nuns and priests who are into New Age thingies!]
Velasquez: Fr Gabriel Amorth agrees with you, according to his books. Why do you think that there’s not enough of this ministry?
Fr Gary: I think for a long time we just relied so much on the social sciences, Psychiatry and Psychology as sort of a new religion to figure out the mysteries of human behavior. [The new gods of so-called aggiornamento Catholics. It is heavily taught in seminaries and formation houses. So what do we expect? New warlocks and witches!] I think we felt we could just depend on science, and I certainly am a proponent of using Psychiatry and Psychology, but in the same breath, I think that there’s a limit to science and there’s the realm of the spiritual we know far less about. And because of our scientific mind and orientation as a Western society, I think we put these other kinds of things we can’t figure out on the shelf. [And anything supernatural goes out of the window.]
Velasquez: So its our prejudice against a spiritual explanation for things?
Fr Gary: I think so.
***
The video below is a special coverage of CNN about "The Rite" and about Fr. Gary Thomas.
Velazquez is the interviewer.
***
Velasquez: Do you have any stories to tell of exorcisms?
Fr Gary: There was a situation in Rome once with a young woman who walked in speaking Italian to me, my exorcist trainer walked in and blessed her with holy water and she literally began screaming and picked up the chair, and was going to throw it at him. [If psychiatrists and Freedumbers were around they'll conclude otherwise. ] Now, they’re not all like that. There’s the man I pray over and have been exorcising for two years, there’s huge manifestations, he’s improved dramatically, but, nonetheless, he opened himself up for a bunch of reasons. I can’t detail them on the phone, it would take too long.
Velasquez: In general, what do you recommend people avoid if they don’t want to become involved with demonic activity? [now this is what every Catholic should read!]
Fr Gary: I think they should just stay away from everything that is pagan in the sense of ritual, so I recommend that people should stay away from dabbling in the occult; from dabbling in things that are idolatrous, from getting involved in things that are simply about self, and I don’t mean by that going to a club and doing physical exercise. Where people are into Wicca, earth worship of other kinds, witchcraft and spells, crystals, using metaphysical means to try and find answers to questions. [Exactly what Fr. Jojo Zerrudo, exorcist of the Diocese of Cubao said.]
Velasquez: So stay away from New Age practices?
Fr Gary: Yes, those are all the New Age practices. [teeth gnashing and nail scratching sounds coming from Euntes and SVT. Woohoo!]
Velasquez: Do you think there’s a greater need now in the Church than in previous times?
Fr Gary: I do, because there’s more Catholics involved in more paganism and idolatry. [isn't this a bit of a shock for you folks? For me, yes and no. Yes because Catholics should not be involved in paganistic rituals like Wiccan, Feng-shui and all that geomancy mumbo jumbo. No, because it all came from nuns and priests who are into New Age thingies!]
Velasquez: Fr Gabriel Amorth agrees with you, according to his books. Why do you think that there’s not enough of this ministry?
Fr Gary: I think for a long time we just relied so much on the social sciences, Psychiatry and Psychology as sort of a new religion to figure out the mysteries of human behavior. [The new gods of so-called aggiornamento Catholics. It is heavily taught in seminaries and formation houses. So what do we expect? New warlocks and witches!] I think we felt we could just depend on science, and I certainly am a proponent of using Psychiatry and Psychology, but in the same breath, I think that there’s a limit to science and there’s the realm of the spiritual we know far less about. And because of our scientific mind and orientation as a Western society, I think we put these other kinds of things we can’t figure out on the shelf. [And anything supernatural goes out of the window.]
Velasquez: So its our prejudice against a spiritual explanation for things?
Fr Gary: I think so.
***
The video below is a special coverage of CNN about "The Rite" and about Fr. Gary Thomas.
Friday, June 10, 2011
What really happens
From an old Catechism comics for kids.
They don't make them like they used to.
Now I know why!
Christ does not want to entertain. He wants to SAVE!
***
Does your priest make you look and see Christ in Him?
Or he just want you to, you know, just LOOK at him?
They don't make them like they used to.
Now I know why!
Christ does not want to entertain. He wants to SAVE!
***
Does your priest make you look and see Christ in Him?
Or he just want you to, you know, just LOOK at him?
Thursday, June 9, 2011
BREAKING!!! Pinoy Catholic parish sponsors RH forum
Really pissed me off, big time!
***
I learned from a friend that rabidly pro-contraception, pro-divorce and "doesn't seem like it but actually she is pro-abortion" politician Risa Hontiveros, (Thank God she lost in the elections.) and rabidly atheist and just like what I said in describing Hontiveros, Dr. Sylvia Claudio have been invited to speak at a pro-RH forum at Sta. Quiteria Parish Church in Baesa, Caloocan City.
I have also learned from my brother knight that the organizers are now frantic to look for a Pro-Lifer to talk to the event, to make it appear that they are sponsoring a "balanced forum"
What is happening to our Church?!?!
Calling Bishop Deogracias Iniguez! Your own priests are getting out control.
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I learned from a friend that rabidly pro-contraception, pro-divorce and "doesn't seem like it but actually she is pro-abortion" politician Risa Hontiveros, (Thank God she lost in the elections.) and rabidly atheist and just like what I said in describing Hontiveros, Dr. Sylvia Claudio have been invited to speak at a pro-RH forum at Sta. Quiteria Parish Church in Baesa, Caloocan City.
I have also learned from my brother knight that the organizers are now frantic to look for a Pro-Lifer to talk to the event, to make it appear that they are sponsoring a "balanced forum"
What is happening to our Church?!?!
Calling Bishop Deogracias Iniguez! Your own priests are getting out control.
GULP Exam: Bowing head during the Mass
A TPC reader emailed me asking me about the bowing of the head during the TLM and why it is not done in the Ordinary Form.
Well, actually it is in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal but no one cares to read it actually.
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275. A bow signifies reverence and honor shown to the persons themselves or to the signs that
represent them. There are two kinds of bows: a bow of the head and a bow of the body.
a. A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.
b. A bow of the body, that is to say a profound bow, is made to the altar; during the prayers Munda cor meum (Almighty God, cleanse my heart) and In spiritu humilitatis (Lord God, we ask you to receive); in the Creed at the words Et incarnatus est (by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . made man); in the Roman Canon at the words Supplices te rogamus (Almighty God, we pray that your angel). The same kind of bow is made by the deacon when he asks for a blessing before the proclamation of the Gospel. In addition, the priest bows slightly as he speaks the words of the Lord at the in consecration.
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Now these are what you call an enrichment of the TLM to the Ordinary form.
Question!
Why aren't we doing it?
Are you?
Should we?
Chime in your answers.
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