The powers of the St. Benedict medal
Inner AwarenessBy Jaime Licauco
Reader Althea R. e-mailed the following comments about spirits of the dead haunting the living, and questions about the powers of the St. Benedict medal:
Reader Althea R. e-mailed the following comments about spirits of the dead haunting the living, and questions about the powers of the St. Benedict medal:
Most people are surprised to know that renowned sculptor Michael Cacnio is a pastor who has been involved in the Christian ministry for the past 25 years.
The Vatican celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of a Council that changed the face of Catholicism, as it tries to rekindle the religious fervour of the time amid rising secularism.
In last week’s column, we showed how the early Catholic hierarchy tried to marginalize Mary Magdalene by portraying her as a prostitute and a repentant sinner, although there is absolutely no evidence in the Bible that this was so.
The Chinese New Year is not for another three months or so, but the way people are talking about it (at least those I have been in contact with in the recent weeks), you would think it was just around the corner! In case you didn’t know, we are entering the year of the Water Dragon this Jan. 23, 2012.
When I first started writing for a mass circulation newspaper before I joined Inquirer, I did not really expect everybody to agree with me. I was prepared to get contrary opinions. But these didn’t bother me, because it was not my intention to convince people of my highly controversial topics. I merely wanted to present an alternative view or another way of looking at things, based not merely on my own research and experience, but also on considered opinions of experts and other knowledgeable people.
Once a month, a group of women and men meets at the Manila Seedling Bank in Quezon City to make different floral creations in the Ikenobo style.
A few weeks ago, a man in his 40s (whom we shall call John) came to consult me about an unusual problem or concern for which he could find no ready answer. He was accompanied by his wife, who, like him, was also a professional.
My column entitled “Is Out-of-Body Experience Simply a Neurological Disorder?” which appeared on Jan. 25, 2005 in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, has been included in the recently published American hardcover book, “Paranormal Phenomena,” by Gale, Cengage Learning Corp.
“Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
“If aliens of advanced civilizations from outer space had really visited our planet thousands of years ago,” asked the skeptics, “why haven’t they left any evidence of their stay here?” True enough! That’s why it is so difficult to convince skeptics and orthodox scientists that they had, in fact, been here before. But the indirect [...]
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