Evangelization of America: Roads, Hospitals, Schools…
This is another translation from the blog of Fr. José María Iraburu of Reforma and Apostasia blog. He is writing a series on the Evangelization of America -Roads, hospitals, schools… And when are you going to write about…? -Stop the car. Don’t worry. Everything is going in order. Everything will work out. The great urban and population development, of which I spoke (479), gave rise … Continue reading Evangelization of America: Roads, Hospitals, Schools…
Misguided Zeal
Last night, I heard of the story of how a group of female OFWs had a fistfight with another group of OFWs because of…politicians. What makes me cringe at this kind of confrontation is that most of the time in the Philippines, voters show support only to the candidates’ persona and his promises and not for any principles they claim to have (though they may … Continue reading Misguided Zeal
Evangelization of America : Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
This blog began as practice for translating Spanish into English. (Unofficial) translations were made of the articles Fr. José María Iraburu wrote in his blog ‘Reforma o apostasía’. I would like to give the English-speaking world a chance to increase their reading materials regarding Hispanic history and culture. -He seems to have been a good person. -He seems to be a good Christian, with love … Continue reading Evangelization of America : Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
The Great Promise and the Philippines
On May 14, 1733 Our Lord appeared to Blessed Bernardo de Hoyos. The young Jesuit described the encounter as follows: “After receiving communion, I had the same vision of the Sacred Heart… surrounded by the crown of thorns and with a cross at the top… He made me understand that I was not to taste the riches of this Heart for myself alone, but that … Continue reading The Great Promise and the Philippines
Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 4]
Note: much of the following entry were taken from the Spanish-language article Provincia, sí; Colonia, no by Antonio Molina and translated by yours truly for this blog entry. It may be accessed at this link. I also made use of his book ‘Historia de Filipinas‘, which I highly recommend. It is also written in Spanish. The Referendum of 1598Bishop Miguel de Benavides, OP accompanied Bishop Domingo Salazar to Spain to … Continue reading Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 4]
Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 3]
Note: much of the following entry were taken from the Spanish-language article Provincia, sí; Colonia, no by Antonio Molina and translated by yours truly for this blog entry. It may be accessed at this link. I also made use of his book ‘Historia de Filipinas‘, which I highly recommend. It is also written in Spanish. THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE PHILLIPPINES As Philippines was truly … Continue reading Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 3]
Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 2]
CHANGES DURING THE BOURBON DYNASTY The new dynasty in Spain had a new point of view. It was no longer the missionary adventure of the Hapsburg, but of the economic progress. Development of man is no longer measured according to his proximity to God, but according to his economic status. This is brought about by the secularistic Enlightenment age and the subsequent Industrial age. During … Continue reading Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 2]
Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 1]
Lies were made against Spain and her 330+years in the Philippines, with Jose Rizal portrayed to have rebelled against them, from which the National Hero obviously benefited. Continue reading Some Truths about Philippines as a slave-colony of Spain [Part 1]
The Vocation of the Philippines
The following is a homily preached by a Mexican missionary priest in the Philippines during the Feast of Sto. Niño. In 2017, some European countries (especially Germany ) celebrated the 500th anniversary of the promulgation of Martin Luther’s 95 theses which marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. What, in fact, were they celebrating? According to them, “the rediscovery of the gospel” (that man is … Continue reading The Vocation of the Philippines
Missionaries and Marian: The Inherited Mission
In this special year of 500 years of the Evangelization of the Philippines, let us consider the mission we receive as a nation, a mission which I think we inherited from our Mother Spain. Fr. Julio Meinvielle, in his book Qué Saldrá de la España que Sangra used the image of St. James the Greater, the Apostle who preached the Gospel in Hispania, to describe … Continue reading Missionaries and Marian: The Inherited Mission
The Hispanic Indio 