I am not sure why a concerned party reminds presidential sister Kris Aquino of her Christian duties and not the rest of us. The whoness of Kris, her parents, her brother and the social stature they are blessed with are not the motivating factors to dutifully practice Christian faith and discipline. A Christian is not required to have possessions and titles before s/he is an effective witness or follower. The Apostles, human like us, were just simple fishermen depending on the sea for livelihood. Destitutes in the slums can also be effective evangelizers through their good example. A father working honestly (unlike Zacchaeus the tax collector) to provide food for his family without stealing reflects a Christian virtue. Innocents suffering from social injustices and persecution; "crucified" and abandoned by an oppressive and unjust system and people share with the suffering of Christ on the cross. (Jesus showed concern to those whom Saul persecuted.)
Rather, our public officials from the president down to the last barrio official should be urged to practice the Gospel so to speak because it is they whom we entrusted our country, provinces, cities, and towns. As we know this is a graft and corruption infested Christian (Catholic) country where social evils and criminality thrive.
A non Christian Filipino critic is half-correct in saying that the Catholic Church of this country failed to teach her followers the true meaning of Christian values otherwise, the Philippines, predominantly Catholic, should have been one of the most disciplined countries of the world.
The truth is; kids in their first catechism class are taught to fear God and about the Ten Commandments which are the bases of civil laws. To this day, priests and pastors every Sunday preach calling all of us to be holy. The difference is we are not listening or even not interested on issues about faith and discipline. At worst, to some, religion and faith could be useless. Even the Imams of the Muslim faith emphasize peace as one of the cores of Islam but alas, the voice of the devil is sometimes more audible and easier to follow.
I am not a fan of Kris Aquino. To me, she is just another lady across the street enjoying a plentiful blessing of wealth and name. In fairness to her, after her brother was sworn to the presidency, there were news stories telling that she is active in helping Caritas, a Catholic charity; she helps some seminarians in their schooling and yearly till P-Noy leaves Malacanang, she doles out school supplies to kids. Other than these, we do not know if she still have anonymous charity donations.
Rather, our public officials from the president down to the last barrio official should be urged to practice the Gospel so to speak because it is they whom we entrusted our country, provinces, cities, and towns. As we know this is a graft and corruption infested Christian (Catholic) country where social evils and criminality thrive.
A non Christian Filipino critic is half-correct in saying that the Catholic Church of this country failed to teach her followers the true meaning of Christian values otherwise, the Philippines, predominantly Catholic, should have been one of the most disciplined countries of the world.
The truth is; kids in their first catechism class are taught to fear God and about the Ten Commandments which are the bases of civil laws. To this day, priests and pastors every Sunday preach calling all of us to be holy. The difference is we are not listening or even not interested on issues about faith and discipline. At worst, to some, religion and faith could be useless. Even the Imams of the Muslim faith emphasize peace as one of the cores of Islam but alas, the voice of the devil is sometimes more audible and easier to follow.
I am not a fan of Kris Aquino. To me, she is just another lady across the street enjoying a plentiful blessing of wealth and name. In fairness to her, after her brother was sworn to the presidency, there were news stories telling that she is active in helping Caritas, a Catholic charity; she helps some seminarians in their schooling and yearly till P-Noy leaves Malacanang, she doles out school supplies to kids. Other than these, we do not know if she still have anonymous charity donations.
Kris and the rest of us are human but every time we fall there is always a chance to get up and start anew. Examples worth emulating have no boundary that any one who strives to do good and avoid evil is doing his/her Christian duty to follow the example of Christ and not just celebrities or members of the elite.
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