Tag: roman catholic church

Should celebration of Catholic masses be allowed in shopping malls?

July 16, 2012April 16, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

The archdiocese of New York City (NYC) recently implemented a ruling that puts an end to a 26-year tradition of the Filipino community in that city of celebrating their Simbang Gabi pre-Christmas late night masses at the Philippine Center in Fifth Avenue. Last December 2011, NYC Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan had allowed the masses to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Money Talks, Religion

The late Dolphy: the Filipino Filipinos were meant to be

July 12, 2012 benign0 13 Comments

He was humble, simple, and funny — three things that endeared him to the Filipino and made him the cultural icon that, specially in death, secured his place in Philippine history. In a country of celebrities-turned-politicians and divinely-anointed officials Dolphy was most famous for his seminal response to calls for him to run for office:…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Religion

MMDA EDSA blessing: Did the holy water evaporate before it hit the pavement?

July 6, 2012 benign0 16 Comments

I see these poignant prayers on Twitter every now and then. “God willing it won’t be traffic [sic] on Edsa today”. I’m pretty sure such prayers are uttered at least once per 1.3 person per day by the average EDSA motorist. That translates to hundreds of thousands of such prayer said each year in beseeching…

Culture, Government, Religion, Society

There’s a Time and Place for Dumb Things

June 24, 2012June 24, 2012 Hector Gamboa 22 Comments

A Christian, a Jew, and an atheist are standing in line to be executed during the French Revolution. The Christian goes first, and he lays down on the guillotine. Before the executioner pulls the lever the Christian shouts, “My god will save me!”. The lever is pulled, and the blade swooshes down, stopping just short…

Government, Politics, Religion

Youth Party-list Representative Raymond Palatino Doesn’t Have a Prayer

June 21, 2012 Hector Gamboa 58 Comments

So Youth Party-list Representative Raymond Palatino introduced a bill banning religious ceremonies and symbols in government buildings and institutions. Palatino states that his bill: â€œâ€¦just wants to implement the constitutional provision on freedom of religion where the state should remain neutral and cannot favor any religion. There should be no state-sanctioned religious ceremoniesâ€. Supporters of…

Politics, Religion

Pinoy religious groups go Gaga

May 21, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 35 Comments

Pinoy hypocrisy has reared its ugly head – again. Just when I was wondering when we were going to hear from the Roman Catholic Church of the Philippines about banning or boycotting Lady Gaga’s upcoming concert here in the Philippines, lo and behold. Protests apparently erupted last Friday, which were staged by at least one…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

Manny Pacquiao’s got same-sex marriage figured out

May 15, 2012 benign0 22 Comments

According to Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, “God’s words first.” Specifically, “God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other,” Pacquiao reportedly insisted. Who can argue with that? For people like Pacquiao, there is nothing to debate. His source-of-truth is…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Religion

Did Catholic school STC Cebu fail to teach Christian values to the bikini girls?

May 4, 2012October 24, 2014 Ilda 24 Comments

Everyone makes mistakes. Most of us learn from them, become better persons as a result, and then move on. As the saying goes, “Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment”. In fact, we’ll make more mistakes than we can ever remember and in between being born and…

Culture, Education, Religion, Society