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In my previous update of the 2011 World youth Day news, I mentioned at the end of the post that we are hoping and praying that the World Youth Day won’t be too commercialized. It is because I noticed that...

FIRST READING: Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention to keep his...

When I first blogged about Fr. Corapi’s decision to leave his Society I have mixed feelings about it. I have sympathy for the embattled priest and at the same time have doubts in his intentions. It seems to me that...

Have you heard the pejorative term “Cafeteria Catholicism”? basically it refers to Catholics who only select and choose Church teaching that fits them or their lifestyle. It was coined “cafeteria” because the pattern of belief is likened to a person...

Everyday, the world is getting smaller and smaller for Catholics while its getting bigger for twisted reasons. A sports anchor was recently fired from his job as a freelance announcer due to his support for the catholic Church stance of...

Saint Anthony of Padua who just recently celebrated his feast day has manifested his powerful intercession when his own relic was stolen. Known for being the Patron saint of lost things, Saint Anthony heard the prayers of the faithful parishioners...

In the morning of June 19, Benedict XVI travelled by helicopter from the Vatican to the Republic of San Marino where, at 10 a .m., he presided at Mass in the Serravalle Stadium. Beginning his homily, the Holy Father affirmed...

Probably one of the most misconstrued issue within the Catholic Church is the treatment of homosexuals. It’s quite saddening when issues such as these are often misinterpreted and misunderstood by the media which puts the Pope and the Vatican in...

Fr. John Corapi, the famous EWTN tele-preacher and priest has left the Order of Priesthood after suspension was served to him by his own religious order. The suspension was administered due to a pending investigation into his own alleged sex...

This Sunday, June 19, 2011, is both Trinity Sunday on the Catholic liturgical calendar and Fathers’ Day on the secular calendar. It is a day I’ll never forget, and sadly so. It is the twentieth anniversary of my ordination to...

In Exodus, we read the infinite and mercy of God proclaimed by our Lord himself to Moses. Our Responsorial Psalm this week is taken from the Book of Daniel instead from the Psalms. The verses are from the song of...

I saw the movie on its opening day. This movie is a classic example why Critics and Fans don’t share the same perception about superhero movies. Most of the time, when critics hate the movie, the hardcore fans love it...

The film is set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy...

FIRST READING: When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there...

The World Youth Day 2011 participants who will be attending the event in Madrid, Spain come August 16 to 21 will have the chance to have a limited edition, collector’s item of Pope Benedict XVI’s biography drawn in Japanese manga...

Do people have any idea what reverence Catholics give to religious images? Religious images are not graven images because they are not worshiped. It’s not sacred cows and calf that we offer incense to. Religious images and statues in the...

I saw this movie a month ago during the opening weekend. Truth to tell, I was a bit lackluster in watching the movie since I got too many disappointments lately in watching Marvel based movies. The last Fantastic 4 and...

I’ve been following the papal visit in Croatia for two days now and the more I learn about Croatia the more I see some striking similarities to the Philippines. Croatia’s demographic is the same as the Philippines, having said, both...