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By Asuncion David Maramba
“WHY WOULD someone with the name Asuncion [a great feast of Mary] find time to pass judgement on the Catholic Church?” (reaction to “Spiritual but not religious,” Inquirer, 4/27/13). Once in a while I do get such rebukes, friendly and not so. A prelate once commended me for a column but remarked that “the institution can’t be destroyed; many have tried but failed.” But he got me right; it’s the institution that I twit, not the wonderful works of the people of God. Probably for my ears, a priest said that the Church “is like an elephant”—that is, big and indestructible.
Posted: May 19th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD
The story is told of a boy who was admiring a very expensive car. “It is a gift from my brother,” the owner of the car said. “Don’t you wish you had an expensive car like this?” The boy answered: “I wish I had a brother like yours.”
Posted: May 18th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Carmelita Roxas Natividad
The article of Asuncion David Maramba, “Spiritual but not religious” (Opinion, 4/26/13), set me to thinking about what I am.
Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD
The story is told of a man who is so shy that when he steps into the elevator, he comes in quietly with his head bowed. The elevator operator asks him, “What floor, sir?” And he says, “Ah, fifth floor, please… if it’s not out of the way.”
Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
I read Asuncion David Maramba’s April 26 opinion piece about being religious and being spiritual, especially among our youth (“Spiritual but not religious”).
Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Inquirer Opinion,Letters to the Editor | Read More »
By Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD
The story is told of an elderly Jew who had been going to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem every single day, for 40 years, to pray. When a reporter asked him what he was praying for at the Wall, he replied: “For peace.” When the reporter asked him how he felt after doing this for 40 years, he replied: “I feel like I’m talking to a wall!”
Posted: May 4th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By John Nery
The various rumors and sightings and reports and postings about “leftist priests” encouraged by the election of Pope Francis took on solid shape the other day, when the Associated Press ran a major feature story with reporting from four cities in the Americas. With the midterm elections looming, I could not help but read the story with the May 13 vote—and specifically with Risa Hontiveros, the senatorial candidate who to me most embodies Catholic social teaching—in mind.
Posted: April 29th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Asuncion David Maramba
I am picking up a phrase from Randy David’s column “Is the Catholic Church in crisis?” (Opinion, 4/14/13): “the transformation of religious practice from one that is Church-oriented to one that is solitary and private.” One such “transformation” is going on. It’s a current trend, especially among the young, expressed in the statement “I am [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
Please allow me to comment on the article “Priests blame boring sermons, 2nd collections” (Page 1, Inquirer, 4/12/13). There may be some priests who deliver boring homilies that lead us to doze off, but we the faithful must share the blame for why this is happening. If we as churchgoers only read and meditate on [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2013 in Inquirer Opinion,Letters to the Editor | Read More »
By Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD
The story is told of a man who boasted about his stem cell procedure—which made use of a lamb—and how everything turned out well. He said that he feels stronger, and he even looks younger. Everything was fine, except that whenever he burped, the sound “meeeh” would come out from time to time!
Posted: April 20th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Juan L. Mercado
In just over a month, after a surprise election in 28 hours to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis jolted people with initial reforms. These were mainly by example. Are we in for more surprises?
Posted: April 20th, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
Asuncion David Maramba served us a different kind of menu last April 7 (Opinion, “What do you think of Pope Francis?”).
Posted: April 15th, 2013 in Inquirer Opinion,Letters to the Editor | Read More »
