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July 28 - Santuario de San Antonio Parish
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July 28, 2013<br />
<strong>The</strong> ABCs of Catholic Doctrine<br />
By Lianne A.D. Tiu<br />
Mind your own business?!<br />
People often criticize the Church<br />
for meddling in politics, especially<br />
when it now tries to stop the<br />
implementation of the RH law in our<br />
country. <strong>The</strong>y believe that the Church<br />
should be separated from the State.<br />
God established two kinds of<br />
authority: the government authority (or<br />
civil authority) and the church authority<br />
(or ecclesiastical authority). He gave<br />
government leaders authority over<br />
citizens on matters related to temporal<br />
welfare. And He gave the Pope and the<br />
bishops authority on matters related to<br />
eternal salvation, on matters of faith<br />
and morals. Matters of faith include<br />
any truth God has revealed (contained<br />
in the Bible and sacred Tradition).<br />
Moral matters are those that determine<br />
whether an act is good or evil.<br />
Sometimes, the Church intervenes in<br />
temporal affairs when it needs to clarify<br />
a specific issue related to faith or morals.<br />
It intervenes precisely because matters<br />
of faith and morals are not matters of<br />
opinion but they are issues of revelation.<br />
When the bishops inform the public<br />
that the use of artificial contraceptives,<br />
divorce and remarriage, and same sex<br />
unions are seriously wrong, they are<br />
simply doing their duty to preserve the<br />
purity of God’s revelation.<br />
When bishops preach at the pulpit<br />
on how to organize a bank or a political<br />
party, they are abusing their authority.<br />
And we do not have to obey them in<br />
these matters of opinion.<br />
When, however, there is a<br />
disagreement between the church<br />
authority and government authority,<br />
when there is a conflict between divine<br />
and human law - we must always obey<br />
God rather than men (Acts 5:29).<br />
(Reference: “<strong>The</strong> Faith EXPLAINED<br />
Today” by Joe Babendreier; Faith Seeking<br />
Understanding: “<strong>The</strong> Social Doctrine of the<br />
Church” by Urbano Ferrer)<br />
(My Life Transformation... from p.1)<br />
While I suffered almost unbearable Canon in D) that brings me peace, in<br />
pain, Jesus carried me through each the gentle breeze that cools me. He is<br />
time, never once failing me, never once present in every single person, even<br />
stumbling to catch me. <strong>The</strong>se are what the irritating ones, who comes my way.<br />
I call my God sent “wake-up calls.” Though I don’t help or like all of them,<br />
He was no longer whispering gently to He understands. When I know I am<br />
me but shouting loudly. And my cry to over extending His graciousness, Our<br />
Him was always--”Help me understand, Blessed Mother never fails to intercede<br />
give me the grace and Your strength to for me. And always, the Holy Spirit’s<br />
weather this.”<br />
abiding presence or palpable absence is<br />
In my search for the missing piece, a clear manifestation if I am living as a<br />
I began my journey as an OFS Inquirer true child of God--there is peace, joy,<br />
sometime in September 2011. Joining and love when I am; and fear, anxiety,<br />
the secular Franciscans as an inquirer desolation when I am not.<br />
provided my prayer life the structure, Unlike the ugly duckling that becomes<br />
a swan, I know my transforma-<br />
order and consistency that it lacked.<br />
More importantly, I realized that God tion is a continuous work-in-progress.<br />
is not only present during the “wake-up It continues till the day I die. Nevertheless,<br />
I am filled with hope. Like the<br />
calls” of my life. He is a constant loving<br />
presence: every day, every moment, uneven bamboo fence-- all pointing upwards<br />
but firmly rooted on the earth--<br />
always in all ways. He laughs and cries<br />
with me, encourages and supports me that marks the boundaries of the Franciscan<br />
spirituality center in Botolan,<br />
in any endeavor no matter how trivial.<br />
He is present in the clear night sky that Zambales, as long as I keep my gaze<br />
fills me with awe, in music (Pachelbel<br />
(turn to p.5)<br />
Please Pray for the Sick<br />
Memorials of the Week<br />
July 29 - St. Martha<br />
July 30 - St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and<br />
Doctor of the Church<br />
July 31 - St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest<br />
August 1 - St. Alphonsus de Ligouri, Bishop<br />
August 2 - St. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop<br />
St. Peter Julian Eymard, Priest<br />
3<br />
We invite the sick or their<br />
representatives to join the<br />
Healing Mass every First Friday at<br />
3PM, Rooms 1-3 at the New Parish<br />
Center. If you want someone’s name<br />
added or deleted, please contact the<br />
Parish office 843-8835 (Maela) and<br />
give the name, address and contact<br />
details.<br />
Meldy Cojuangco<br />
Connie Gomez<br />
Marilou Arteficio<br />
Ma. Pilar Oledan<br />
Iggy Clavecilla<br />
Maxima “Amah” Sy<br />
Rosauro “Boy” Zaragoza<br />
Cards Guevara<br />
Emmanuel Gerodias<br />
Tommy Dy Buncio<br />
Cedric Castro.<br />
Anselmo Trinidad Jr.<br />
Pilar del Gallego<br />
Nena Jalandoni<br />
Victoria Pajulas<br />
Rosario Lopez<br />
Sol Lavadia<br />
Cecilia Manalo<br />
Victoriano Chung<br />
Zwei Lopez Gadi<br />
Shallouh Bancil Swinnerton<br />
Tony Boy Floirendo,Jr.<br />
Francisco Tankiang<br />
Felicisimo Alcantara<br />
Rosario de Leon Tobias<br />
David B. Lu<br />
Gloria Syjuco<br />
Raffy Chan<br />
Edric Co<br />
Peter Soo<br />
Estela Zapanta<br />
Chito San Jose<br />
Ron Jacobs<br />
Marin Garcia<br />
Nancy Imperial<br />
Johnny Lopez<br />
Tricia Canapi