Category: Religion

What’s next for the Philippines following the visit of Pope Francis?

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015 benign0 17 Comments

In my experience attending corporate training programs — specially those involving team dynamics and motivation approaches — I have always been impressed with the way the really good trainors are able to create a euphoric pumped-up vibe in the participants over the course of the session. The courses that are conducted away from the office…

Culture, Development, Religion, Society

President Noynoy Aquino showed his vindictiveness during a speech for Pope Francis

January 17, 2015January 17, 2015 Ilda 105 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino’s speech to welcome Pope Francis was outrageously inappropriate. It was so wrong. Some of us didn’t see it coming. It was shocking to hear him talk about himself and complain about how some of the members of the Church in the country are being mean to him. Who would…

Politics, Religion

The #BeastModePresident! The New Official National Cringe

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 John Bay 42 Comments

In an attention grabbing stunt, the President Vowed Not to Smoke for a Day for the Papal Mass scheduled for today January 15, 2015. Not to say that such a sacrifice was not worth the PR it was intended for, I could not help but think that perhaps he thought the presence of The Vicar…

Politics, Religion

The call of Pope Francis turned to cash.

January 16, 2015January 19, 2015 Ms. Mike Portes 20 Comments

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentine Jesuit of Italian bloodline, assumed the Papacy as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 and it has never been the same for the Catholic faith as the refreshing messages on unity, humility and respect transcends religious boundaries. The large crowd which the Pope drew from predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka (nbcnews.com) is evidence of…

Culture, Economy, Politics, Religion

Transcript of #PopeFrancis’s speech at Malacañang 16 Jan 2015

January 16, 2015 benign0 13 Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you, Mr President, for your kind welcome and for your words of greeting in the name of the authorities and people of the Philippines, and the distinguished members of the Diplomatic Corps. I am most grateful for your invitation to visit the Philippines. My visit is above all pastoral. It…

Government, Religion, Society

Grimwald’s Inferno: My Take on Hell

January 15, 2015 Grimwald 24 Comments

Just before the year ended, my friends and I had a week of nothing but fun and tequila. During one of our sessions, I was asked about my take on religion. Being intoxicated at the time, I gave them my answer. For those who are curious, yes, I do hold religious beliefs. I am Roman…

Culture, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion, Society

Operations to detain street children in the #Philippines before Pope Francis’s arrival reported!

January 15, 2015 benign0 25 Comments

A Daily Mail report is making waves asserting that the Philippines’ police have mounted an operation to “round up orphans and chain them in filth during pontiff’s visit to Philippines.” The report cites the testimony of a certain Catherine Scerri, deputy director of street children charity Bahay Tuluyan who says that all this is really…

Civics, Crime, Government, Religion, Society

Pope Francis’s over-the-top reception in the #Philippines

January 15, 2015 benign0 27 Comments

Building a cult of personality. That is the last thing Pope Francis is likely to have wanted included in his agenda for his visit to the Philippines. The Pope said that his visit to the Philippines is about the poor and the victims of the two recent calamities that devastated the Philippines. To further punctuate…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society