Trials, Tribulations and the Beauty of it All

Those who attended the MCG Teaching Night on Nov. 20, 2007 had the privilege to listen to Msgr. Pedro C. Quitorio III in his talk about the cross and the blessing of having a burden to carry. As CBCP Media Office Director, he said he was supposed to talk about the media and its role in the church, but he changed his mind after hearing some of what was discussed that night. It was a very enlightening talk and I for one came out of it very encouraged and refreshed. In fact, it was right after that I conceived of the "What's In A Name" entry.

Someone sent me the file of his talk that night and I'd like to share it with you all. I hope you all give it a listen and I'd love to hear your feedback.

Listen or Download it HERE.

Direct link:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/52049202224ff7/

Of Paid Ads and Texts...

I'd like to take you back to a previous entry where I highlighted Bishop Reyes' full page, paid ads in the Manila Bulletin.

Someone has forwarded me an email from Mr. Contreras that appears to refer to them.

"Oscar L. Contreras, Jr." < > wrote:

The paid ads to appear on the Star and Bulletin (we pulled out from Inquirer because they obviously stalled due to TM being their man of the year awardee) are being reprinted verbatim without any modification at the behest of Bishop Gabby. The stinging rebuke clearly shows that the CBCP relented on reporting CFC to the Vatican on the strength of a promise by Joe Tale and the Council that they will investigate the reported veering away of Gk from the life and mission of CFC. By its own admission, the Council has accepted the veracity of the CFCFFL report and was granted "conditional" recognition, the contraceptives bit included and this can be withdrawn anytime.

By the way, we should tweak Jack's query and appear more sure and definitive in our stand that we share the recognition, equally as the CFC Global, and the other CFCs abroad.

Many thanks and God bless.
Nong

Highlight mine.

The question, I'd like to ask is, WHO PAID FOR THE ADS? Judging from the Manila Bulletin rates, it's quite a hefty sum for the CBCP to pay for....a clarification?



On a related note, one might notice that Mr. Contreras appears quite often in this blog. For those of you wondering or don't know, he was formerly in the CfC BOE and was the head of Tekton, now obviously with the FFL. Frank brings him up on his talks too, like how how he was supposedly let go by way of a text message.

Here is Lito Tayag, a Council Member, untwisting that episode.



Download HERE.


I finally finished uploading the full video that was shown in part in the Heart Of The Matter entry, it is actually part 2 of a series. I had to super compress it but it's still watchable.

Download it HERE.

Update:
Part 3 HERE.

The 2007 CfC International Council Election Video

It was kinda hard getting all these uploaded, so I'm a bit beat, commentary on this tomorrow. =) Good night and happy viewing!


As most of you who left comments on this entry said, this video speaks for itself. Some commenters have mentioned being shown only selected snippets of the video in certain "recruitment" activities, but I think the video in FULL best shows the true measure of the proceedings and will enable you all to discern a little better.


A little explanation (technical):

I split up the video into 4 parts (an idea that hit me in an enlightened moment), mainly to help those whose internet connections aren't working at fully blessed speeds. I thought it would make it easier to view each part if they're in smaller chunks. The smaller parts helped me upload each video, as attempting to upload the full 50mb file and having it get cut off because of an internet connection hiccup was getting frustrating and making me think of very unChristian thoughts about my internet provider. Good thing prayer works! :-)


For those of you who emailed asking where they can download this video in full, here is a direct link to the 50mb file (you can also watch the video in its entirety there):

http://www.zshare.net/video/35341987773c98/

This video file is actually a compressed (smaller) version of the actual VCD. I've had some email inquiries from those who would like to show the full resolution video in their households, and asked about where to get the actual VCD itself, so that they can play it on a dvd player.

If you would like a copy, please email me and I will try my best to have a copy sent out to you.

I am also compiling the rest of the audio files presented in this blog in this entry, including the Recollection Night audio and others. You can find the links at the bottom after the videos.

Part 1



Part 2




Part 3




Part 4



Media Files:

The 2007 International Council Elections Video (full)

Recollection Night Audio Pt 1 (Fr. Mario Sobrejuanite talk)
Recollection Night Audio Pt 2 (Fr. Mario Sobrejuanite talk)

Update:
Recollection Night VIDEO


Tony Meloto's reaction to GK-3