Religion

Considering the suspected link between religious experience and conditions affecting the temporal lobe - an area of the brain with an important role in regulating hearing - I would like to be so bold as to suggest that maybe finding out the truths about our universe has more to do with listening than it does with looking.

What was revealing about the CBCP's whitewashing of its continuing history of homophobia was that when the article was first published, they called on "homos to come out." The article was later revised with the more politically-correct headline of "Bishops urge homosexuals not to be afraid."

It's not everyday that a Catholic priest impresses me with his pragmatism and honesty when speaking about controversial issues like contraception and especially with his guts in defining the limits of the moral authority of his superiors, the bishops. I am talking about Fr. Ranhilio "Rannie" C. Aquino.

Last Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, the Filipino Freethinkers and fellow pro-Reproductive Health (RH) groups under the Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN)...

In the past, I considered myself a religious person. I prided myself in being someone who was pious. I made a...

As pro-choice and anti-choice advocates continue to debate the morality of contraceptives, some priests have discovered a way of avoiding HIV...

The answer ultimately lies in what it means to be a Catholic. As a noun, Catholic is defined as "a member of the Catholic Church, especially a Roman Catholic." And what does it mean to be a member of such church? Does it require one to acknowledge the infallibility of the Church's teachings including Humanae Vitae, which maintains that sex must always be kept open to procreatio

Last February 16, 2011, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee passed the RH Bill. Now that it has passed through yet...

What do I do? You’re asking me what I do? Seriously? It’s funny you should ask, because honestly, if you have...