Category: Personal Blog
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Venerable Aloysius Schwartz’s Remains Will be Moved to a New Tomb
June 29, 2024 is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. It is also the 67th Sacerdotal Anniversary of Venerable Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz, the Founder of The Sisters of Mary and the Brothers of Christ. He died on March 16, 1992, at the age of 61. He is currently buried at the chapel of the…
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On the Questionable Exorcism at Carmel Lipa
A while ago, I had a discussion with another observer of the Lipa events. This individual is a typical critic of the alleged apparitions that relies solely on superficial materials and the words of certain exorcists who have declared that the Mediatrix statues and devotions to Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Grace, were caused by…
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On Ousting the Mediatrix for Another Marian Devotion
Most attackers of the Mediatrix devotion tend to oust Mary’s chosen title in Lipa by proposing another Marian devotion. I find it very uncharitable. There is a lack of solidarity with this approach. Also, it can be sinful if done aggressively without taking into consideration the consciences of each devotees. In my previous posts I…
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Bishop Joseph Strickland: The Sisters of Mary is the Microcosm of What the Church Needs To Do in Our Culture
When asked about his experience in the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown in Chalco, Mexico, Bishop Joseph Strickland, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, gave the following response: It was a great trip. It was the second time I’ve been there to the girls’ school there in Chalco, Mexico. It just, it really,…
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The Importance of the Altar Rails
Altar rails are barely surviving the impacts of the liturgical changes of the Second Vatican Council. If you see altar rails in your churches nowadays, that’s probably because your parish is rich and you need the rails to adorn the altar. Some lucky (and I mean blessed) churches, though, have been in the care of…
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A Modernist Trap, a Tactic of the Devil
The issue: They posted a message in favor of sin. They committed the sin of complicity by promoting an ideology that only benefits Satan and his works by undermining Catholic teachings. The result: The world supported their post. Some “good” Catholics showed their concerns. Their response: They want to dialogue with those who reacted negatively.…
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On “Catholic” Institutions Celebrating Sin
Can Catholics Celebrate Pride Month? Of course, the answer is a big NO! We know this is contrary to Sacred Tradition. But many would wonder, why do Catholic establishments now unashamedly wave the pride flag everywhere in support of this non-Christian celebration? This is a problem when theology is replaced by pastorology, God is left…
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Diocesan Priest: ‘We are being threatened by our own bishops’
A post for the first anniversary of http://www.epistlesph.com. As an ordinary Catholic, it is difficult to gather an audience that would actually support your content, especially if it challenges the status quo. Had I created content that would appeal to the majority of Catholics who have a more modernist view of God and His Church,…
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Pray for the Philippines against Typhoon Aghon
#PrayforQuezon against #Typhoon #Aghon As I write this, we are being hit very hard here in Tayabas. 😞 There is no electricity. Very strong winds are destroying roofs and trees. Heavy rains flood our surroundings. This is the strongest typhoon I have ever experienced. Sharing a photo of the rice fields at the back of…
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How Old is the Tridentine Mass?
The Latin Mass was probably first formally introduced during the pontificate of Pope Victor I (189-199 A.D.), when he changed the official language of the Church from Greek to Latin. In the pontificate of Pope Gregory the Great (590-604 AD), he organized the liturgy of the Roman Mass, which included the standardization of the Canon…
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Sins We Unwillingly Commit When Commenting Against Lipa
A post dedicated to Mr. Floy Quintos who thanked and told me that this post was “so well put and framed in a way that makes us understand our shortcomings from a very Catholic point of view.”
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Against CFD Confusions: Ad Orientem Masses for Lutherans
I saw this post (see featured image) and thought I would comment on it hoping to minimize the confusion caused by this CFD member. There is no point of arguing with a CFD in general because of reasons I already disclosed in another post. What this post assumes from my perspective as a reader is…
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Priests Need Our Prayers, Not Judgment
If he waits for people,People say he has never been punctualIf he starts the Mass on time,They say his watch is wrongIf he owns a car,People say he is too luxurious.If he does not have one,They say he is always late.If he asks for donations,People say he is a money maker.If he does not ask,They…
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Holy Communion Does Not Forgive Mortal Sins
Things to keep in mind regarding this quote attributed to St. John Bosco that is spreading on social media: “We do not go to communion because we are good; we go to become good.” It is similar to the famous words of Pope Francis: “The Eucharist is not the reward of saints, but the bread…
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Our 10th Wedding Anniversary
This month, my wife and I celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary. First, we thank God for blessing our family with much needed graces to sustain, protect, and guide our growing family. Thanks to Him, our journey during the last ten years has not been so hard. There were more favorable events and fewer bad experiences.…
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Good, Weak, Vague, and Hypocritical
Dignitas Infinita is a truncated Fratteli Tutti. Drafts of the document were approved by Pope Francis only after he insisted multiple times that his Fratelli Tutti be included in it. Not surprisingly, more than 50% of the citations come from his previous statements. 23 of those come from Fratelli Tutti. Dignitas Infinita is Magisterial. There…
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Why Blood and Water?
Because we remember one of the saddest scenes of Christ’s passion when the soldier pierced his side with a spear, immediately blood and water came out. Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), the…
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Without Bloodshed, There Is No Atonement
To my non-Catholic friends, Do not be deceived when your pastors tell you that your sins have been forgiven. For “if there is no shedding of blood, there is no remission” of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) Jesus Christ is the unblemished “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29) by his…
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Heartbreaking! Catholics in the Philippines Denied Communion on the Tongue
While I was drafting this article in mid-February, I became aware of a viral Facebook post about a young woman who was denied Holy Communion in a parish in Manila solely because she wanted to receive Our Lord on the tongue while on her knees, as is her custom. Her post, which is no longer…
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On Pope Pius XII’s Approval on Lipa’s Negative VerdictÂ
In an alleviating letter from the highest office of the Holy See, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has given the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) his blessing to “discern what is necessary for the well-being of the faithful” devoted to the Marian…
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Why Modernist Catholic Intellectuals Fail to Fascinate Me
A random person accused me of not being fair to a priest who did something very inappropriate at the altar. His concerns may be reasonable, and he has good arguments, but his approach is very hypocritical (to my way of thinking). He wants me to be fair to the priest, but he does not want…
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Priest ‘Stuns’ Parishioners with a Sensual Song at the Altar
In a viral 10-second video post which appears to be a portion of a homily, a priest was singing an intro of a rap song that describes a woman seducing the song artist and having sex with him. One website provides this review about the song: The lyrics contain explicit language and are highly sexual…
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A Powerful Solution for Catholic Married Couples Battling Lust and Other Sins
In the Sacred Scriptures, Saint Paul urged unmarried and widowed Christians to marry if they cannot exercise self-control. I say this by way of concession, not of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. To…
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What is Your Current Position on the Lipa Case?
Most Catholics do not realize that every time they say something in favor of the few exorcist priests who attack the Mediatrix, they also attack the peaceful devotion of other priests, probably hundreds of them, who believe in the apparition. These believing priests are scattered throughout the archipelago, and they defend the cause of the…
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When Truth Becomes a Destructive Lie
The eighth commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves is a divine mandate for Christians to represent the truth in our relationship with others. Meaning, representing God, who is the truth, and who wills the truth. (CCC 2464) It’s a commandment of “love,” but it is interesting that in the catechsim, the entire chapter that…
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Pray for the Hardened Critics of Our Lady of Lipa
Our Lady of Lipa critics remain to be hardened critics perhaps because of their laziness to study the phenomenon and to analyze what transpired after. They believe in the lie that the devil was the main perpetrator of the said apparitions. They may be are aware that the bishops may have been forced to sign…
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The Somascans Rejoice Over Two New Professed Sisters
For the first time I have witnessed a solemn profession of vows of two sisters during a Holy Mass last December 8, 2023. I was blessed to have been invited by a novice of the said congregation. She and I hailed from the same hometown in Mindanao. In fact, it was with my father’s help…
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Tayabas Basilica Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary
At the moment the Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel inTayabas City is celebrating its 35th anniversary with the apostolic nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown. Mass will start at 10:00 a.m. As expected, it is a No-ID-no-Entry Mass. It’s the same scenario I observed when I attended huge celebrations at Manaoag, Pangasinan, and in Pakil,…
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Worse than Fiducia Supplicans, a Priest Urges Catholics in Sinful Unions to Receive Communion
While Pope Francis needed the help of Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez to compose a declaration opening the possibility of allowing a “blessing” for couples in sinful unions; a priest in Cebu, Philippines, without anyone’s help, scandalously declared in his homily that unmarried Catholics who do not receive communion because of their status are wasting their…
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A Letter to an ex-Catholic Nun Regarding Worshipping Statues
My dear friend in Christ, May grace and peace be with you, and may this message honor and glorify God, the source of all truth. (CCC 2465) I once promised myself not to spend time on old repetitive claims against Catholic doctrines and practices but for the sake of our friendship I composed this response…
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