When the RH Bill was taken from the archives and once more put on the calendar of Congress for deliberation, I distinctly remember how a group of Bible Baptists went on television and shared a stage at the Luneta with the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to voice their opposition to the RH Bill.… Continue reading Is contraception the same as abortion? More on the RH Bill
I spent the afternoon with my mother on Sunday, September 2, 2012. She is 74 years old. At age 65, she developed asthma. At age 69, she had a severe asthma attack while in the car. She had a cardiopulmonary episode consequent to the asthma attack and she was dead on arrival at the Mandaluyong… Continue reading Mama said…
Yesterday’s YP lesson was 1 Kings 1. Background:  David the King of Israel was old and he was dying. The question now was:  who would take his place? His fourth surviving son, Adonijah flexed his muscle and declared himself king even before David died. He was the next in line: his eldest brother Amnon was… Continue reading Rethinking Solomon: God’s love is not God’s approval
Yesterday in class we were discussing Augustine of Hippo who is claimed as a church father by both the Protestants and the Catholics. One of his teachings was that God was a perfect spiritual being who can be understood through insight and vision which were products of man’s contemplation. I asked my students (there are… Continue reading Seeking and Finding
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the Philippine Daily Inquirer contained a new story  about the Catholics Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ call for the Ateneo to investigate its resident professors who have circulated a statement of support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill which is now on its second reading in Congress. The CBCP urged… Continue reading Positively Medieval: Heresy and the RH Bill