March 7 is the memorial for Saints Felicitas and Perpetua. These two women from northern Africa were Christian martyrs in the early 3rd century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Severus. We know their story from no less than the hand written journal of Perpetua herself copies of which circulated with great popularity in […]
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Novena Prayer To Our Lady Of Montevergine
Introduction: For centuries there is a particular devotion to the blessed mother Mary northwest of the town of Avellino which is near the city of Naples in Italy. There Mary is known as the Madonna of Montevergine. She also goes by the title of Mama Schiavana or Mother of slaves and the oppressed. But she […]
The Lord’s Prayer Around The World
“All Christians together … let us lift our voices toward Heaven.” This is the call Pope Francis has made to “invoke the Almighty, the Omnipotent God” for an end to the Coronavirus pandemic. Christians from around the world, regardless of denomination, are invited to join in prayer at noon Rome time (7PM in the Philippines) […]
Modern-Day Idolatry? A Progressive Christian Perspective
Religious idolatry today. Rigid obsession and absolutism. Rigid obsession for tradition deemed as absolute is idolatry. Rigid obsession for a single and absolute interpretation of or any scripture is idolatry. Rigid obsession for Church hierarchy as absolute mediators is idolatry. Rigid obsession for one and only form of worship is idolatry. Idolatry is a rigid […]
Love Wins? Dokumentaryo ni Howie G. Severino
Open Table MCC and other LGBT-Affirming Churches in the Philippines have been featured in GMA Network’s I-Witness, in a documentary by Howie G. Severino titled “Love Wins?” Aired (September 28, 2019): Makasalanan ang turing ng mga konserbatibong relihyoso sa pagsasamang LGBT. Kaya naman ilan sa kanila, kinailangan pang magatago mula sa sarili nilang pamilya o […]