The reluctant faith healer
Inner AwarenessBy Jaime Licauco
He makes the blind see, the paralytic walk, the deaf hear. He heals all kinds of illnesses through bare-hand psychic surgery, reads people’s minds, and sees the future.
He makes the blind see, the paralytic walk, the deaf hear. He heals all kinds of illnesses through bare-hand psychic surgery, reads people’s minds, and sees the future.
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:
Last weekend, I found myself in several events where I had the pleasure of meeting new friends from different religious groups.
Emman Sta. Maria (not his real name), an occupational therapist with a graduate degree in Special Education, asked a number of questions about my religious beliefs and other personal things which have also been asked of me in the past.
In his first public Mass as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis signaled a striking liturgical difference with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI by facing the people, not turning his back, which the retired Pontiff had done in a controversial attempt to bring back the Latin Mass banished by Vatican II.
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.
If one were to look at the sociopolitical context of Galilee in the time of Christ, one could easily surmise why Christ chose to begin his ministry there.
Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle officiated the concelebrated Mass of the Holy Spirit last Jan. 12 for volunteers of the Sovereign Order of Malta. He cited the need for regular visits to the sick in one’s parish. Recalling his experience as a priest volunteer at the Missionaries of Charity center when he was studying in the US, he saw how the homeless, the dying and the HIV-AIDS patients badly needed to have someone with them, to feel the compassion of another human being.
The latest incident in this strange drama happened in Sr. Gloria’s healing center in Novaliches (border of Caloocan) in October 2011, only two months after the Pampanga incident.
About a week after that incident, I went back to the place of Apo Ina, with actor and UFO investigator Roy Alvarez, who was interested in paranormal phenomena. As soon as we entered Apo Ina’s apartment, I avoided staying in front of the altar because I didn’t want to go into trance again. I hurriedly walked past the altar, to the dining room located further inside the apartment area away from the altar.
A Filipiniana fashion show and a concert of classical Filipino music will be held on Dec. 16 in the Rizal Ballroom of Makati Shangri-La.
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