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CBCP head calls for
self-examination
of Catholic Church
By Roy Lagarde
THE head of the Catholic
Bishops Conference of the
Philippines has called on
the Catholic Church to criti-
cally self-examine itself in
view of President Rodrigo
Dutertes tirade against the
institution.
And that self-examination, said
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates
Villegas, CBCP President, must begin
Repentance essential to conversion Duterte plan to appoint brgy officials
Archbishop Soc
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan blesses the symbols of the Passion of Christ during a Mass at the Cathedral
of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan City on the first Sunday of Lent, March 5, 2017. A young all-male group of penitents will be
carrying the symbols on Good Friday procession. GLENN MUNOZ LOPEZ
A CATHOLIC archbishop
reminded the faithful that
genuine repentance is a
necessary step to conversion.
In his Lenten message,
Archbishop Socrates Villegas
of Lingayen-Dagupan
said that repentance and
conversion go together, both
PROTAGONIST OF TRUTH, PROMOTER OF PEACE
Archbishop Jose Palma celebrates the Chrism Mass and renewal of priestly vows at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, April 4, 2017. SAMMY NAVAJA
among the Church leaders. reform is now! said Villegas.
Its a call to humility. It is also a call The call of Villegas came while the
for self-examination. Its an invitation Catholic Church is few days away
for the priests to look into ourselves and from the celebration of the Holy Week
see where we are wrong, Villegas said where Catholics are enjoined to reflect
on ANCs Beyond Politics with Lynda on their sins and the mystery of Gods
Jumilla on April 4. forgiveness.
Its not for bishops and priests to Duterte has repeatedly ranted against
say that everything that the President the Church for criticizing his bloody
had said is untrue, he said, but rather war on drugs that claimed over 8,000
we should examine ourselves and ask lives in eight months, about 2,500 of
what has led him to make a conclusion whom were allegedly killed in police
against us. operations.
We might have contributed to it and In several occasions, he also dug up
if we have contributed to it, the time to Self-examination / A6
undemocratic?
ALLEGING that appointing
village officials smacked
of authoritarianism,
a Catholic bishop hit
President Rodrigo Dutertes
plan of resetting barangay
elections again and replacing
incumbent officials with
his appointees for being
undemocratic.
A member of the 1986
Constitutional Commission,
retired Novaliches Bishop
Teodoro Bacani, said filling
the posts with officers-
in-charge contradicts the
very essence of elementary
democracy.
Elections were set in
order to allow the people
to choose, and not the
president, Bacani told
need for forgiveness and a further by citing the stories Manila archdiocese-run
desire for a new life. of supposed self-confessed Radio Veritas.
Everybody touched by killers Edgar and Art who It cannot be done through
God is changed. The start of confessed their sins and beg appointment. That is not
change is repentance. When for mercy. what is provided for by
repentance is sustained, it Edgar and Art are true law. The barangay elections
leads to new life, Villegas stories of conversion. They is part of elementary
said. want to pay for the murders democracy because this is
The archbishop went Repentance / A6 where the people can start
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Bishops voice strong commitment
for Church-government ties
CATHOLIC bishops held talks
with top government officials
during which they expressed
strong commitment to
develop positive relations
despite differences over the
Duterte administrations war
on drugs.
The initial meeting was held
at the CBCP headquarters in
Manila on March 31 in what
could be a major step by
the two parties to iron out
differences.
Archbishop Socrates
Villegas, CBCP President,
stressed on ANCs Beyond
Politics with Lynda Jumilla
on March 4 that dialogue is
the best way forward.
There are issues where
we differ in principle, but
we should not allow such
differences to prevent us
from cooperating such as
working for the poor and
empowering Mindanao,
Villegas said.
Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani. MARIA TAN
choosing their leaders, he
said.
The bishop warned
the public of a gripping
authoritarianism if the
government pursues the plan
due to narco-politics.
We are slowly becoming
an authoritarian government.
Slowly, that is what you call
gripping authoritarianism,
Bacani said.
Church voices
solidarity with
Britain after attack
THE Philippine Catholic
Church joined world leaders
in condemning the terrorist
attack at the heart of London
and have expressed solidarity
with all those affected by the
tragedy.
Caritas Philippines, the
Churchs development,
advocacy and humanitarian
arm, deplored the attack at
Westminster on March 22 in
which four people, including
the assailant, were killed.
While we hope that justice
be served, we also pray that
peace reign in our hearts and
in the world, it said.
The attack outside the
Parliament building also left
30 others injured.
No Filipino was injured or
killed in the attack, according
to the Philippines foreign
affairs department.
We pray for peace,
grateful to God no Filipino
casualty, and eternal rest to
Solidarity / A7
We should support him
on peace-making, alleviating
the situation of the poor and
everything that is for the
benefit of the people, he
said.
The CBCP head did not
identify the Cabinet officials
but said they have made a
breakthrough, adding that
there was a mutual request
from both sides to tone
down attacks against each
other.
You stop we stop, said
Villegas. You cant tell us to
stop talking when issues are
so unchristian and against
our beliefs.
If they stop killings,
the so-called disregard for
human life, then you can
trust that we will tone down
statements because we will
see that goodwill, he said.
The archbishop added that
the bishops are concerned
Commitment / A6
The prelate also expressed
apprehension that Dutertes
authoritarian rule could
return the country under a
dictatorship.
People are slowly
being pushed towards
authoritarian. Worse, the
people are allowing it. Before
you know it, our president will
turn out to be a dictator in the
end, he said. (CBCPNews)
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Scientists: Jesus tomb faces

t

major risk of collapse
JERUSALEM Having just
undergone an extensive
restoration, the site of Jesus
tomb at the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre is at risk for
significant structural failure
if nothing is done to reinforce
its foundations, scientists
have said. Jerusalem and the Roman
When it fails, the failure
will not be a slow process,
but catastrophic, Antonia
Moropoulou, chief scientific
supervisor with the National
Technical University of
Athens, told National
Geographic in an exclusive
interview. Jerusalem, Israel. VADIM PETRAKOV VIA SHUTTERSTOCK
A team of scientists with
NTUA just recently completed
a year-long restoration of the
site believed to be the tomb
of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem.
National Geographic has
been extensively covering the
restoration process.
During the restoration
process, the team of
scientists determined that
The Edicule (Latin for little
house), a small shrine
within the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre that encloses
Jesus tomb, was resting on
an unstable foundation of
tunnels, channels, rubble
and crumbling foundation
mortar. has been encapsulated by a
According to the Gospels,
the body of Christ was laid in
a new tomb hewn out of rock,
in which no one had ever
US bishops turn up the heat on Trumps environmental order
Christs tomb within The Edicule (shrine) inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
been buried. The Gospel of
Mark details that the women
who went to the tomb to
anoint Christs body instead
found that he had risen. house tombs of upper class
Veneration of Christs
burial place dates back to
St. Helena in the fourth
century, who discovered
and identified the tomb.
St. Helenas son, Emperor
Constantine, built the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre in
326 and enshrined the
tomb. surrounding rotunda of
The shelf on which Christs
body was laid is the central
point of veneration, which
3-by-5 foot marble structure
- the Edicule - since at least
1555.
Part of the reason for
the unstable foundation is
because the site was built on
the remains of a limestone
quarry that was once used to
Jews.
Throughout the early
history of the Christian
church, various shrines
surrounding the tomb of Jesus
were built and subsequently
destroyed, depending on who
was in power.
The Edicule and the
the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre, complete with
massive 22-ton pillars, rests
on this unstable foundation
of rubble and tunnels today.
The site sees nearly 4 million
visitors a year.
While the structural
integrity of the site has been
a concern for almost 100
years, National Geographic
reports, disputes between
the three main Christian
groups that control the site
- the Greek Orthodox and
Armenian Patriarchates of
Catholic Franciscan Custos
of the Holy Land - and a lack
of funds prevented much
restoration progress from
being made.
Now, scientists are working
with Church authorities to
determine the best plan
for restoration work on
the foundation, which is
estimated to cost 6 million
euro and would take about
10 months.
Archeologists are also
hoping to take advantage
of the process, which
would expose important
archeological sites for the
first time in centuries.
Scientists on the
restoration team with NTUA
are compiling the latest data
into a report, which will be
given to Church authorities
of the three main Christian
groups, who must reach an
agreement before the process
moves forward.
This work is a collective
work, Moropoulou said.
It doesnt belong to us, it
belongs to all humanity.
(CNA)
Vatican Briefing
ISIS captive among new refugees welcomed by
Pope Francis
The Vatican has taken in three new Syrian families,
some members of which were ISIS prisoners before
gaining freedom and fleeing the country. According
to an April 3 Vatican communique, the families two
of whom are Christian took the place of the families
welcomed by the Vatican last year, who with the help of
various organizations have now become independent,
and have moved out of their Vatican apartments. The
decision to welcome them was made in response to the
Popes Sept. 6, 2015, appeal for all European parishes,
religious communities, monasteries and shrines to
house one refugee family. (CNA)
Vatican official hopes Trump will rethink some
decisions
Vatican official Cardinal Peter Turkson said he
hopes President Trump will reconsider some of
the decisions he is making in office, particularly his
recent executive order curtailing environmental
protections but that he is glad U.S. bishops are
offering a different voice. Diverse members of
the U.S. Bishops Conference have already voiced
opposition to some of President Trumps actions,
including on immigration, Cardinal Turkson told
journalists Thursday morning. This, for us, is a sign
that little by little, other positions and political voices
will emerge. We hope that Trump himself will rethink
some of his decisions, he said. (CNA)
Love must be core of family life, Pope says ahead of
World Meeting of Families
Pope Francis issued a message ahead of the 2018
World Meeting of Families (WMOF), saying couples
and families should root their relationships in the
love of God, which then propels them to joyfully share
it with others. I wish to underline how important
it is for families to ask themselves often if they live
based on love, for love and in love, the Pope said in
his message. In practice, this means giving oneself,
forgiving, not losing patience, anticipating the other,
respecting, as well as living and repeating daily the
phrases please, thank you and Im sorry. The
World Meeting of Families will take place Aug. 22-
26, 2018, in Dublin and will follow the theme The
Gospel of family, joy for the world. (CNA)

Dont fret about numbers, but your mission, Pope

WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. scrutiny are the policies put in place climate change or reducing carbon
tells Milan religious
bishops have criticized President by Obamas Clean Power Plan, which emissions, he is concerned by the
Donald Trumps recent executive sought to reduce emissions from Trump Administrations failure to
During his daytrip to Milan March 25, Pope Francis
order which rolls back environmental power plants one of the largest present an alternative plan in its
told the dioceses priests and religious not to fear
protections, noting their concern that sources of pollution and greenhouse place. the challenges that come with their ministry nor
it offers no alternative for effective gasses in the United States by 32 The bishop also echoed previous the increasing number of empty convents, urging
environmental stewardship. percent from 2015 to 2030. Other statements by EPA officials and them instead to focus on the core of their mission:
The USCCB, in unity with rules set for re-examination are other environmental experts that bringing Christ to his people. Our congregations
Pope Francis, strongly supports rules regarding fracking and those environmental policies can both were not born to be the mass, but a bit of salt and
environmental stewardship and restricting greenhouse gas emissions protect the environment and foster yeast which would have given their own contribution
has called consistently for our own from oil and natural gas operations. growth. An integral approach can so that the mass grows; so that the People of God
country to curtail carbon emissions, The new order will also roll back the respect human and natural concerns have that condiment they were missing, the Pope
said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Environmental Protection Agencys and still achieve these aims, if said March 25. He noted that for many years in the
Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. social cost of carbon calculations properly done, he said. past, congregations moved forward with the idea that
bishops Committee on Domestic that had previously guided rule making Bishop Dewane pointed to states they needed to occupy spaces more than launching
Justice and Human Development. surrounding environmental concerns. that have already made steps towards new processes and projects. (CNA)
This Executive Order places a President Trump has not yet taken doing both under the previous
number of environmental protections a public stance on withdrawing from Clean Power Plan, adding that this Pope clears way for canonization of Fatima visionaries
in jeopardy and moves the U.S. away the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate momentum ought to be encouraged Pope Francis approved on March 23 the second and
from a national carbon standard, all change, but the new order, without and not hindered. final miracle needed to canonize Blessed Francisco
without adopting a sufficient plan for additional regulations to take their He pointed to Pope Francis and Jacinta Marto, two of the shepherd children who
ensuring proper care for people and place, will effectively remove the 2015 encyclical letter Laudato si witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions. The Pope
creation, the bishop said in a March policies the United States had put in as highlighting the importance of approved the miracle in a March 23 audience with
29 statement. Yesterdays action place to meet its commitments. protecting the environment for the Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation
means that, sadly, the United States While the U.S. bishops do not sake of all humanity. for the Causes of Saints, during which he advanced
is unlikely to meet its domestic and specifically support any one set of With this recent order, the bishop six other causes, approving one other miracle, two
international mitigation goals. policy or technical approaches to commented, the Administration causes for martyrdom and three of heroic virtue. In
On March 28, President Donald climate change, they have offered risks damage to our air, our waters addition, the Pope also approved a positive vote from
Trump signed an executive order that their support for several of the Obama and, most importantly, our people, members of the canonization causes for six martyrs
revokes a half-dozen executive orders Administrations carbon emission particularly the poor and vulnerable, who are already Blessed, but do not yet have a second
from the Obama Administration standards in recent years. Bishop without proposing a concrete and miracle attributed to them. (CNA)
targeted at halting the progress Dewane reinforced in his statement adequate approach to meet our
of climate change and regulating that while the Clean Power Plan is stewardship obligations as a nation. The Church and society need you, Pope Francis
carbon emissions. Under particular not the only means of addressing (CNA) tells youth
Pope Francis released a video message to youth in
advance of the next World Youth Day, to be held in
This Mexican bishop met with gang leaders to protect threatened priests Panama in 2019. He said that like the Virgin Mary,
they are needed, and they should not be afraid to
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico the situation in Guerrero will me, if theyve been sincere that more that once the bishop leave their mark on the world. Like the young
A bishop in Mexicos only deteriorate. with me, I have to be loyal has stated his willingness to woman of Nazareth, you can improve the world and
Guerrero state, which As a bishop I must seek to them, he said. be an intermediary between leave an imprint that makes a mark on history, your
suffers the most from drug- dialogue and peace, he said. Fr. Benito Cuenca the authorities and the history and that of many others, Pope Francis said
and gang-related violence, He clarified that he has Mayo, spokesman for the criminal groups to bring in the message, released March 21. The Church and
recently met with gang not met with all the violent Chilpancingo-Chilapa about peace in the area, society need you. The message, made in advance of
leaders in order to protect groups present in the area diocese, told CNA that more provided that the parties to the annual diocesan-level World Youth Day which
priests who were receiving and that there is a need than one priest has been the conflict agree takes place on April 9 this year, reflects specifically
death threats. to engage in dialogue. He caught up in this situation A lot of progress would on the spiritual journey pilgrims will take before
Bishop Salvador Rangel recalled that almost all of of the lack of security and be made in the process of reaching Panama, encouraging young people to
Mendoza of Chilpancingo- Guerrero is in the hands of therefore the bishop had pacification in this area cultivate a strong friendship with Our Lady, saying
Chilapa told Radio Frmula drug traffickers and that to reach out to some crime of Guerrero, but its not they will not regret it. (CNA)
March 27 that since he came the solution also involves group to dialogue with them. easy, it is a very delicate
to the diocese in June 2015 social development of the Thanks to those meetings issue, Fr. Cuenca pointed No date yet for Blessed Romero canonization,
his great concern has been poorest population, with for dialogue hes had with out. He is willing to be an archbishop says
to promote peace, harmony, whom the authorities need them, it has been possible intermediary, which he has While documentation regarding an alleged miracle
dialogue. to get involved. to not have these lamentable stated more than once. attributed to the intercession of Blessed Oscar Romero
When I saw that some Regarding the local incidents of death threats Earlier this month, the is being studied at the Vatican, there is no date
priests had been threatened authorities request for him against some of our brother attorney general of Guerrero, scheduled for his canonization, the archbishop of San
by them, including one quite to provide them information priests, Fr. Cuenca said. Xavier Olea, acknowledged Salvador, El Salvador, said. I must say, in all sincerity,
seriously, I took up the task of on these groups, the bishop The spokesman noted that the crime rate has that there is no date. And we understand it well because
going to go see these people pointed out that Im that since his arrival at gone up in Guerrero due to it involves a process. Blessed Romeros cause is at a
(the gang leaders) and talking doing my pastoral work. Chilpancingo, one of Bishop organized crime. decisive phase that is necessary for his canonization,
with them, he said. Im the bishop, Im not the Rangels main pastoral According to the Executive Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said March 23
Bishop Rangel related prosecutor. I think its up to actions was to get to Secretariat of the National
during a memorial Mass for Blessed Romero in Rome.
that he made the contact him to investigate. know the actual situation Public Security System,
Archbishop Escobar, along with the other bishops of El
through third persons, and Im a simple instrument in the diocese and slowly in January there were
Salvador were making their ad limina visits to Rome
in his meetings he told the of dialogue, of reaching he became more and more 165 murders throughout
and the Vatican and anticipated the 37th anniversary of
leaders of these gangs that out, because its not my advised that violence in fact Guerrero, while in February,
with the death (of a priest) obligation to bring people was a very delicate issue to the number was 175, making
Blessed Romeros death with Mass at Romes Basilica
were not going to be able in or report on people. If address. this state the most violent in of Santa Maria in Trastevere. (CNS)
to settle anything, and that they have opened up with In this regard, he recalled the country. (CNA)
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Priest tops list of CNN heroes for
sheltering persecuted Christians
Fr. Khalil Jaar gives food to Christian refugees sheltering at his church compound in Marka, Jordan. ACN
RECENTLY, CNN published
a list of 20 heroes behind
the news.
The series was compiled
over three months, after the
CNN Heroes series asked
CNN correspondents and
anchors to look back and
describe their personal
heroes.
Topping the list? Fr. Khalil
Jaar, a Catholic priest in
Jordan who has sheltered
ISIS refugees in his parish of
St. Marys since 2014.
When ISIS first invaded
Iraq, Christians were given
three choices to convert to
Islam, pay massive fines, or
die. Many of these Christians
fled to nearby Jordan, along
with thousands of refugees
fleeing both the civil war and
ISIS in Syria. Since 2011,
Jordan, which only has a
population of about 6 million,
has taken in more than 1
This Chilean home offers hope for children with HIV
SANTIAGO, Chile Fighting the
scourge of discrimination that often
accompanies HIV, the Santa Clara
Foundation in Santiago de Chile has
worked since 1994 to ensure that
children with the virus experience Gods
love and have a better quality of life.
When you see a child its very easy
to see the face of Christ in him, said
Sister Nora Valencia of the Franciscan
Missionary Sisters of Jesus, director of
the home since 2008. The child just
by himself inspires a lot of tenderness,
inspires you to protect him, to love him.
It is a face with hope, because were
working so that the children live, and
live well, she told CNA.
The children at the home suffer from
HIV or human immunodeficiency
virus. Despite common misconceptions,
not all people with HIV will go on
t o d e v e l op AIDS or acqu ire d
immunodeficiency syndrome, Sister
Nora stressed.
Therefore, she clarified, it is incorrect
New book collects Mother Angelicas reflections on suffering
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
A new book released by
EWTN Publishing offers
spiritual advice and insight
on suffering and spiritual
burnout from the late Mother
Angelica.
The work is composed of
six mini-books written by
Mother Angelica, which had
previously been published by
Our Lady of Angels Monastery
in the 1970s. The reflections
were written by Mother
Angelica during Adoration.
Entitled Mother Angelica
on Suffering and Burnout,
the book addresses different
types of suffering, from
preventative and corrective
suffering to interior and
personal suffering.
In some cases, we are
called to suffer as a witness to
Christ, Mother Angelica says.
In other cases, our suffering
can be an act of repentance.
While everyone suffers, she
notes, suffering itself does
April 3 - 16 2017 Vol 21, No. 7 NEWS FEATURES A3
Scientists: Jesus tomb
faces major risk of collapse
JERUSALEM Having just
undergone an extensive
restoration, the site of Jesus
the unstable foundation is
because the site was built on
the remains of a limestone
tomb at the Church of the quarry that was once used to
Holy Sepulchre is at risk for house tombs of upper class
significant structural failure Jews.
if nothing is done to reinforce Throughout the early
its foundations, scientists history of the Christian
have said. church, various shrines
When it fails, the failure surrounding the tomb of Jesus
will not be a slow process, were built and subsequently
but catastrophic, Antonia destroyed, depending on who
Moropoulou, chief scientific was in power.
supervisor with the National The Edicule and the
Technical University of surrounding rotunda of
Athens, told National the Church of the Holy
Geographic in an exclusive Sepulchre, complete with
interview. massive 22-ton pillars, rests
A team of scientists with on this unstable foundation
NTUA just recently completed of rubble and tunnels today.
a year-long restoration of the The site sees nearly 4 million
site believed to be the tomb visitors a year.
of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. While the structural
National Geographic has integrity of the site has been a
been extensively covering the concern for almost 100 years,
restoration process. National Geographic reports,
During the restoration disputes between the three
process, the team of main Christian groups that
scientists determined that control the site - the Greek
The Edicule (Latin for little Orthodox and Armenian
house), a small shrine Patriarchates of Jerusalem
million refugees. me, one refugee, travelling Slowly, Christians are within the Church of the and the Roman Catholic
In 2014, churches with his 9-month old regaining some of their lost Holy Sepulchre that encloses Franciscan Custos of the Holy
throughout Jordan started daughter, told CNN at the ground from ISIS in the Jesus tomb, was resting on Land - and a lack of funds
taking in Christian refugees time. So we did. battle of Mosul, though the an unstable foundation of prevented much restoration
fleeing Iraqi cities like Mosul. Many refugees, especially fighting has raged on for tunnels, channels, rubble progress from being made.
Father Khalil Jaar never the children, arrive sick and months and the death toll and crumbling foundation Now, scientists are working
turned anyone away, no matter shocked, Fr. Jaar told CNN continues to rise. Last month, mortar. with Church authorities to
their faith. Three years on St. in 2014. Pope Francis prayed for an According to the Gospels, determine the best plan
Marys is still home for displaced They left their homes end to the violence during a the body of Christ was laid in for restoration work on
Christiansand Father Khalil in a few hours leaving Wednesday general audience. a new tomb hewn out of rock, the foundation, which is
helps to house hundred of everything behind them. My thoughts go out in which no one had ever estimated to cost 6 million
other families outside the Its a very big shock. Thats to civilians trapped in the been buried. The Gospel of euro and would take about
church, CNN reporter Jomana why I do my best to help western districts of Mosul Mark details that the women 10 months.
Karadsheh said. these people to overcome this and displaced because of the who went to the tomb to Archeologists are also
As of October 2014, St. situation and to (help them) war, to whom I feel united in anoint Christs body instead hoping to take advantage
Marys parish was housing look for a better life, he said. suffering, through prayer and found that he had risen. of the process, which
100 refugee families, able At one point, Karadsheh spiritual closeness, he said Veneration of Christs would expose important
to offer not much more than asked Fr. Jaar how he was during his March 29 general burial place dates back to archeological sites for the
sleeping mats and a roof able to keep going with this audience. St. Helena in the fourth first time in centuries.
over their heads. At that mission year after year. While expressing deep century, who discovered Scientists on the
point, Fr. Jaar had already He says he gets his strength sorrow for the victims of the and identified the tomb. restoration team with NTUA
seen approximately 500 from the refugees who have bloody conflict, I renew to all St. Helenas son, Emperor are compiling the latest data
refugees walk through the been through so much and the call to engage with every Constantine, built the Church into a report, which will be
doors of his parish, seeking he says he will never ever effort in the protection of of the Holy Sepulchre in 326 given to Church authorities
shelter. turn anyone in need away, no civilians as an imperative and and enshrined the tomb. of the three main Christian
Jesus Christ told people, matter where they are from urgent requirement. (CNA/ The shelf on which Christs groups, who must reach an
leave everything and follow or their religion. EWTN NEWS) body was laid is the central agreement before the process
point of veneration, which moves forward.
has been encapsulated by a This work is a collective
3-by-5 foot marble structure
- the Edicule - since at least
work, Moropoulou said.
It doesnt belong to us, it
1555. belongs to all humanity.
to say that the children at their home Sister Nora said that working with
Part of the reason for (CNA/EWTN NEWS)
have AIDS. We are always making these children, your maternal instinct
every effort so they dont develop AIDS develops 200 percent and if the Lord
and if they ever do develop it, that it
remains under control.
sent him here, its so we first instill love
and then all the rest.
From Yale to the seminary:
While there is no cure for HIV, there
are treatments that can help make
the lives of these children normal and
She hopes that the children will be
happy and tomorrow when they reach
adulthood they wont have to lie about
a neuroscientists story
slow the progression of the disease, their illness. She further has hope that
greatly increasing life expectancies, she society may accept them the way they
explained. are and give them the opportunity that
The Santa Clara Home is currently at times wasnt given to their parents.
caring for 60 families and has three That no one be discriminated against
levels of care. The internal system offers because of ignorance.
care for up to 17 children living at the The Santa Clara Home obtained
facility. The intermediate system offers their own plot of land in Santiago after
follow up care, as well as psychological submitting a project to the Regional
and sociological evaluations, for children Government. They now must raise funds
living at home. The external system for the construction of a house designed
offers workshops and food baskets for for the children, since the place they
families who need them. are in currently is a former Franciscan
Thanks to a system of sponsors and convent from 1870 which will likely not
volunteers, five legal adoptions of withstand another earthquake like the WASHINGTON D.C Jaime mice brains throughout his
children with HIV have taken place one that occurred in 2010. (Barbara Maldonado-Aviles thought research career, and was
since 2008. Bustamante/CNA) that he would be spending offered a dream job in his
his life behind microscopes home country of Puerto Rico
at Yale as a neuroscientist.
But his life has taken a
working at a pharmaceutical
university with tenure.
dramatic turn, and he is now He turned the job down,
not make us holy. Rather, discerning the priesthood at and instead decided to enter
suffering is wasted when The Catholic University of six years of seminary.
it is not united with love to America in Washington, D.C. While Maldonado-Aviles is
Christs Passion. In this way, I have to seriously explore a seasoned science scholar,
it is our response to suffering these questions, Maldonado- he will spend the next couple
that can make it redemptive Aviles said of a constant of years learning another
for us and for others. nagging he felt towards the spectrum of education in
The book also delves into priesthood. seminary: Catholic theology
Christs own suffering. It At different times, the and philosophy.
discusses the dryness of mind question would come back: As for the argument that
and heart that can sometimes If I see myself at 90 years science and faith cannot
arise in prayer, and how old, close to death, would I coexist, Maldonado-Aviles
dryness can actually lead to say to myself, I should have doesnt buy it, saying that
greater humility and patience. entered seminary? he told he is excited to connect the
In addition, Mother the Washington Post. dots between his passion for
Angelica talks about what she Maldonado-Aviles was 34 science and his exploration of
calls spiritual hangovers-- and working at Yale as a Catholicism.
the damage caused when one neuroscientist in a post- The complexity and yet the
harbors resentment to the doctoral position when he order in which things work in
point that it begins to gnaw seriously began to explore our body and in our brain, it
at the soul. the pull towards priesthood makes you think theres more
The book concludes with a that he had felt his whole life. than just randomness, he
reflection on the consolation Mother Angelica. EWTN He grew up in Puerto Rico told the Washington Post.
found in Christs silent and attended the National Theology has to learn
presence and the realization EWTN in 1981, and it has with the aftereffects of a Institutes of Health, from scientific advice. We
that Christ needs our since become the largest stroke. She was 92 years-old. earning his doctorate at the are informed as to how life
gratitude and trust. religious media network in CNA is part of the EWTN University of Pittsburgh. works. But science also has to
Mother Mary Angelica of the world. She died March 27, Family. (CNA/EWTN He has studied everything learn from theology. (CNA/
the Annunciation founded 2016 after a lengthy struggle NEWS) from eating disorders to EWTN NEWS)
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