Mom's Family: The Validos

Old Manila - May 2010

Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, and lunch at Binondo. Part of the Project Gateways of Xavier School.

Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110527/wl_nm/us_dutch_cannabis;_ylt=AgqW23.prt3Wdoj7IQADSmWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJlYWJrYjBmBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTEwNTI3L3VzX2R1dGNoX2Nhbm5hYmlzBHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA2R1dGNoZ292ZXJubQ--
I remember our class discussions on Moral Issues both in college and MA where my friends would use the Netherlands as an example of a perfect hedonistic society that we, in the Philippines, should take our cue from in relaxing our laws.

Catholic Social Teaching

http://www.osjspm.org/catholic_social_teaching.aspx
a very handy site for those who are trying to read and understand on their own the teachings of the church on politics, economics, society, and culture.

Vatican Radio - Pope Benedict XVI: Homily for Beatification of JPII

http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=483205
the homily of our present pope during the beatification of his friend and predecessor.

The Idealism of My Church

Trust in the apparent goodness of man is at the base of each and every teaching of the Church.My entry into the fray that is the Reproductive Health Bill pushed me to take a stand on something that I usually take for granted and ignore: the need to own as mine all the teachings of my Church. This statement has many implications.