When the Jacobin Revolution threatened to destroy the Church, it was Borromeo’s legacy that did most to help her survive… Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for 2009
St. Charles Borromeo: The Great Reformer
In Catholicism, Christendom, Christianity, Church, Education, Europe, Faith, Government, History, Prayer, Religion, Saints on November 5, 2009 at 01:23What is the communion of saints?
In Bible, Born Again, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Faith, God, Holidays, Jesus, Orthodoxy, Prayer, Protestantism, Quotes, Religion, Sacraments, Saints, Salvation, Spirituality on November 3, 2009 at 07:54The holiness of any one of us benefits all, and the sin of any one harms all, for we are joined to one another, as we are all joined to Christ…
Conversion is a gradual process
In Born Again, Catholicism, Christianity, Conversion, Faith, Grace, Religion, Sacraments, Salvation, Spirituality, Theology on November 2, 2009 at 00:42Conversion is the subjective dimension of justification, the transformation by which flawed nature is elevated and healed by grace… Read the rest of this entry »
On Christian statesmanship
In Catholicism, Christendom, Christian Democracy, Christianity, Church, Conservative, Ethics, Faith, God, Government, Jesus, Orthodoxy, Religion, Society, Spirituality, Theology, Values on October 27, 2009 at 01:01Yesterday, 25 October 2009, was the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which, in the traditional calendar Read the rest of this entry »
The right to food… (quote)
In Benedict XVI, Catholicism, Food, Human Rights, Pro-Life, Quotes, Religion, Values on October 24, 2009 at 02:55“The right to food, like the right to water, has an important place within the pursuit of other rights Read the rest of this entry »
Pope Benedict’s New Ecumenism
In Anglicans, Benedict XVI, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Culture War, Ecumenism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Opinion, Protestantism, Religion on October 22, 2009 at 00:36The Pope has inaugurated a titanic shift in ecumenical policy with the new norms for Anglican converts. Read the rest of this entry »
What the Pope’s Anglican policy means
In Anglicans, Benedict XVI, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Conservative, Culture War, England, Faith, God, Jesus, News, Opinion, Orthodoxy, Religion, Tradition on October 21, 2009 at 02:43For Pope Benedict the Magnificent, we bless and thank you, oh Lord our God! Read the rest of this entry »
Traditional Anglicans say “I do”
In Benedict XVI, Catholicism, Christendom, Christianity, Church, Conservative, Conversion, Ecumenism, Faith, News, Protestantism on October 21, 2009 at 01:00Breaking News: The leader of Traditional Anglicans has declared that the process of reunion with Rome “will begin at once” Read the rest of this entry »
After Ondoy: A Photographic Record
In Asia, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Food, Government, Human Rights, News, People Power, Personal, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Travel, Values on October 7, 2009 at 10:16
It has been 10 days since tropical storm “Ondoy” Read the rest of this entry »
Prayer for Internet Users
In Blogging, Catholicism, Christianity, Internet, Latin, Philippines, Prayer, Religion on October 5, 2009 at 10:58The following reproduces “A Prayer Before Connecting to the Internet” Read the rest of this entry »
A fascinating commercial
In Art, Asia, Capitalism, Culture, Media, Music, Television on October 4, 2009 at 02:54It almost turns classical music into a contact sport… Read the rest of this entry »
Prayer for disaster victims; against calamities
In Asia, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Faith, God, Liturgy, Manila, News, Philippines, Prayer, Religion on October 2, 2009 at 15:51They all need our help in the long term; let us not fail them… Read the rest of this entry »
We support: Conservative Colloquium
In Blogging, Born Again, Capitalism, Catholicism, Christianity, Conservative, Culture War, Debate, Ethics, Faith, Values on July 5, 2009 at 23:48The weblog Conservative Colloquium defends objective morality and authentic Christianity… Read the rest of this entry »
Quotable Chesterton #1, on getting rich
In Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Distributism, Ethics, Jesus, Quotes, Values on July 5, 2009 at 00:12“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must…
Papal authority from St. Peter to St. Gregory VII
In Bible, Born Again, Catholicism, Christendom, Christianity, Church, Europe, History, Jesus, Latin, Orthodoxy, Politics, Priesthood, Religion, Saints, Society on June 30, 2009 at 09:10The primacy of Rome was immediately acknowledged in the early Church; it was only its practical consequences that needed fine-tuning… (formerly “The Historical Context of Papal Authority”) Read the rest of this entry »
Politics: a path of holiness
In Born Again, Catholicism, Christian Democracy, Christianity, Church, Ethics, Faith, God, Grace, Jesus, Law, News, Politics, Protestantism, Religion, Saints, Salvation, Society, Spirituality, Theology, Thomism on June 29, 2009 at 08:45Those who wield politics as God intended become His instruments for the salvation of the world… Read the rest of this entry »
Bishops, AKP denounce Con-Ass, call for protests
In Catholicism, Christian Democracy, Church, Constitution, Democracy, Government, Law, News, People Power, Philippine politics, Philippines, Politics on June 5, 2009 at 20:05“The people should air their voice, said Bishop Broderick Pabillo, “before it’s too late”… Read the rest of this entry »
We remember Constantinople
In Asia, Catholicism, Christendom, Christianity, Church, Conservatism, Europe, History, Holidays, Islam, Medieval, Protestantism, Religion, War on May 30, 2009 at 06:23Its fall solidified the chain of events that would destroy Christendom… Read the rest of this entry »
The Resurrection and modern disbelief
In Atheism, Born Again, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Faith, God, Grace, Holidays, Jesus, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Society, Spirituality, Theology, Values on April 13, 2009 at 05:22With groans too deep for words, all creation declares that the world is being made new… Read the rest of this entry »
Fasting and abstinence on Good Friday
In Born Again, Catholicism, Christianity, Faith, Food, God, Holidays, Jesus, Law, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality on April 10, 2009 at 11:19The staggering fact that the Lord Himself died for us calls forth, by grace, a worshipful response… Read the rest of this entry »
In criticism of Earth Hour
In Birth Control, Distributism, Economy, Environment, Ethics, Holidays, Manila, Philippines, Philosophy, Population, Science, Society, Values on March 29, 2009 at 03:27…For it diverts attention from the real cause of environmental problems: capitalist consumption… Read the rest of this entry »
In defense of People Power
In Christian Democracy, Constitution, Democracy, EDSA, Government, History, Law, Manila, People Power, Philippine politics, Philippines, Politics, Society, Thomism on February 25, 2009 at 12:17With our political circumstances, impeachment is a paper remedy with no functional viability in reality… Read the rest of this entry »
Reminders for Lent: Fasting and Abstinence
In Bible, Born Again, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Ethics, Faith, Food, God, Grace, Holidays, Jesus, Law, Liturgy, Prayer, Religion, Sacraments, Salvation, Spirituality, Theology, Thomism, Values on February 24, 2009 at 07:48We deny ourselves food that we may be filled with the Bread of Life; so that, being hungry, we may be filled with good things… Read the rest of this entry »
Reminders for Lent: Mortification
In Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Ethics, God, Grace, Holidays, Jesus, Life, Liturgy, Prayer, Religion, Sacraments, Salvation, Spirituality, Theology, Thomism, Values on February 23, 2009 at 03:46As soldiers drill at peacetime to be ready to fight when war comes, so we discipline ourselves to be ready to obey God’s commands… Read the rest of this entry »
Reminders for Lent: Prayer
In Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Ethics, Faith, God, Grace, Holidays, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, Spirituality, Theology on February 22, 2009 at 06:34Prayer is the essence of the Christian life distilled into discrete moments, as a friendship is crystallized into an embrace… Read the rest of this entry »
New look! Same verbose pomposity!
In Blogging, Humor, Writing on February 22, 2009 at 00:35Hello, true believers! Check out the new look of our humble blog Scriptorium, from the excellent DePo Masthead theme by Derek Powazek and Noel Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
Pope Benedict XVI: Remember Lenten fast
In Benedict XVI, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, Faith, Food, God, Holidays, Jesus, Liturgy, News, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality on February 11, 2009 at 02:55This is an excellent reminder, for at Lent we commemorate how Christ suffered and died that we might rise to new life in Him… Read the rest of this entry »
Philippine baselines bill passes Bicam
In Constitution, Government, Law, News, Philippine politics, Philippines, Politics on February 9, 2009 at 21:48On this point the joint Executive-Senate determination, now adopted by the House, was essentially correct… Read the rest of this entry »
The Supreme Court and Philippine politics
In Asia, Christian Democracy, Constitution, Corruption, Democracy, EDSA, Ethics, Government, Law, Manila, News, People Power, Philippine politics, Philippines, Politics on January 18, 2009 at 11:57Cui bono? Who benefits if Justice Puno is kicked out of office?… The patrimonialists and the advocates of constitutional revision… Read the rest of this entry »
Defend Justice Puno, says Kapatiran Party
In Asia, Christian Democracy, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Democracy, Ethics, God, Government, Human Rights, Law, Manila, News, Opinion, People Power, Philippine politics, Philippines, Politics, Society, Values on January 17, 2009 at 22:38“Justice Puno has protected us with heroism and conviction. Now it is our turn to protect him…” Read the rest of this entry »
Why milestones are milestones
In Birthday, Christianity, Culture, Ethics, God, Grace, Holidays, Language, Life, Liturgy, Love, Philosophy, Religion, Sacraments, Spirituality, Theology, Values on January 6, 2009 at 00:21To call an event a milestone and mark it with some little ritual is to affirm of the meaning of life… Read the rest of this entry »
