On being Pro-life and a Personal Sharing

by JC de los ReyesPro-life ConventionQuezon City20 February 2009, Mon 10:32amJC de los Reyes is a Councilor of Olongapo City, and member of Ang Kapatiran Party.Good morning. Allow me to greet all those who work in the vineyard of the Lord. The pro-life / pro-choice controversy is jam-packed with issues but since I was tasked to speak on the issues confronting the pro-life movement I will begin

Cebu archdiocese to implement new accounting system

something to think about for the diocese of legazpi..........http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/7510/185787#comment-185787CEBU CITY, February 21, 2009—Archbishop Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal said a new accounting system for parishes will be implemented soon.In his message to the local clergy during the monthly recollection February 17, the prelate called on his priests to respond positively and

The Story behind CBCP's Senate Walk-out

Today's PDI headline: Bishops quit RH bill talks. The Inquirer made a banner story of the walk-out of three CBCP representatives (there was no bishop among them, by the way) from the technical working group hearing of the senate's committee on health. The reporter/s took pains to repeatedly insinuate it was because of the Church's stand against artificial contraception.The fact is many times more

Why we love

this article was solicited by Fr. Ipe Sinco (Diocese of Jaro) for his parish paper. and i thought i was done with Valentines the moment the day passed..........It is February, which many people now calls the “love month”. This sociological itch to extend the celebration of certain events that people can’t get enough of – February 14 in this case – makes for an interesting study. This heightened

Proposed Program for On-Going Formation for Young Clergy (1-5 years in the Priesthood) in the Diocese of Legazpi

Goals:1. To provide the young clergy with an integral introduction to the values and practical realities of the life and ministry of ordained ministers2. To prepare the young clergy for greater positions of responsibility in the ChurchObjectives:1. To create and implement an On-Going Formation Program for young clergy, that isa. sustainable; b. effective and efficient; andc. fitted to the needs,

Obama as Pro-Life poster boy

Unfortunately this was rejected by NBC for its Super Bowl broadcast. An NBC exec explained it was because they "didn't want to run political or advocacy ads".Here's the text of the spot. The visual backdrop is of an unborn child in his mother's womb. With violins playing in the background, the following text appears on the screen:"The child's future is a broken home."He will be abandoned by his