Articles with the tag
Catholicism
(4)
Article list
Categories Categories
Tags
Deutsch Deutsche Artikel (222)
The Biblical Basis of Our Faith to Santo Niño
The Biblical Basis of Our Faith to Santo Niño
Who is the Santo Niño? Is he really miraculous? Does it have Biblical basis? Why do Catholics believe in him? Why do the faithful give importance of his image? Is it not against the Ten Commandments as provided for by the book of exodus?
Continue reading (536 words , one picture)
Published at 2019-01-18 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Communities, Mythology & folklore, Religion
Tags: Catholicism, Santo Niño
Got Money, Will Have A Philippine Church Wedding
Got Money, Will Have A Philippine Church Wedding
In predominantly Catholic Philippines, we have all been taught early in life that marriage is sacred and should be blessed in church. The traditional religious thinking is that a civil nuptial with no church wedding is akin to “living in sin.”
Continue reading (1,198 words , 4 pictures)
Published at 2018-10-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Society
Tags: Catholicism, marriage
How A Baby Jesus Doll Converted the Philippines to Catholicism
How A Baby Jesus Doll Converted the Philippines to Catholicism
A dominantly Catholic country, The Philippines has at least 76 million baptized Catholics. With almost 500 years of presence, the Catholic Church in the Philippines directly links to the country’s history. Will it come as a surprise that the stronghold of Catholicism in the country was brought about by an adorable curly-haired statue of the child Jesus?
Continue reading (547 words , 4 pictures)
Published at 2018-02-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : History, Religion
Tags: Catholicism
Religion in the Philippines
Religion in the Philippines
The Philippines proudly boasts to be the only Christian nation in Asia. More than 86 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, 6 percent belong to various nationalized Christian cults, and another 2 percent belong to well over 100 Protestant denominations. In addition to the Christian majority, there is a vigorous 4 percent Muslim minority, concentrated on the southern islands of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan.
Continue reading (1,298 words , one picture)
Published at 2018-01-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Religion, Society
Tags: Catholicism, Christian, Muslim