Five Reasons Why Catholic Vote Philippines Should Be Ignored

Guest Article By Andrew Lim Last December 2012, several groups of Catholic laity banded together to form Catholic Vote Philippines, aiming “to advocate that Catholics vote as Catholics.” Alarmed by the passage of the RH law, and presuming that more legislation it deems inimical will be put on the agenda, they will work for the … Continue reading

"Ambition" Is Not a Bad Word, nor Is "Unity"

I recently wrote a blog as if I were making a speech for President Aquino. As I went through the reader comments, it struck me that the tenor of my speech was very different from what you would ordinarily hear from President Aquino or any other Philippine leader in a popular speech. The typical Philippine … Continue reading

Ezekiel: A Warning to Priests of Little Humility

Ezekiel’s Vision by Raphael Good day dear friends of the Church of Man, welcome to the Society of Honor Bible Study Group on this bright Philippine day.  No attack from China today. The priests are off doing whatever priests do. Manila is a beehive of activity, taxi drivers switching plates so they can keep the … Continue reading

Church Goons Unleashed on Aquino

I thought about handing this blog to Maude so she could do a good job of ranting, but I decided instead on this more moderate presentation. You know, preferring to at least give the Church some love and kindness, rather than the brutal condemnation they deserve. So anyway, the priests, these whimpering softies who want … Continue reading

Word Wars: Drone Blogging

I’d like to thank Angry Maude for taking up the cudgel the other day.[Cudgel:  (noun) a short, thick stick used as a weapon.] I told her to just relax, we’ve been writing too much about the elections and the campaigns haven’t really started yet. But she explained, which is a euphemism for shouting in my … Continue reading