Archive for the ‘Trivia’ Category
Whenever I meet someone who would discuss with me about Trinity, I immediately remember the time when I asked Rev. John Meaney who taught us Religion subject when I was in third year at St. Augustine High School, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur.
I asked him:
Why is it that you’re teaching us what Trinity is, but [...]
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I was actually reading the life Ely Buendia, the former lead vocals and rythm guitarist of the disbanded band Eraserheads when I discovered something.
Did you know that there was a band which is popularly called “The Beatles of the Philippines”? Read a portion of the article from the Wikipedia:
The Eraserheads or Eraserheads or E-Heads, was [...]
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Posted by SELaplana, 16 January 2007
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Trivia
During my early days on earth, I never complained on the rituals and ceremonies that we’d done, because I really believed that those were the teachings of the Apostles and of Christ.
But a Reverend O’Leary revealed something about these rites and ceremonies. Did you know the truth about the Catholic Rites and Ceremonies that we’re [...]
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Most of us believe that the Soul is the Spirit and that the Spirit is the Soul. But on our previous Trivia-Religion post, we learned that man’s components are body, soul and spirit.
And to clarify the difference of the Soul and the Spirit, did you know that the Bible teaches that there is a line [...]
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I was born to a Catholic Couple in San Agustin, Surigao del Sur (Philippines) and was raised into a devout Catholic believing that man has only two components: The Body, and the Soul.
But, did you know that according to the Bible, Man has three components: The Body, the Soul and the Spirit?
This is what Apostle [...]
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In our previous Trivia-Religion post, we learned that the Apostolic Fathers did not believe that Christ is God except Ignatius. But why is it that it is said to be with the exception of Ignatius?
Did you know that according to the book, “Systematic Theology” by Augustus Hopkins, it was Ignatius who taught for the first [...]
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Posted by SELaplana, 10 January 2007
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Christ,
Trivia
We all know that majority of the Christians today believe on the deity of Jesus Christ, and they are categorized into two: The Trinitarian or those who believe on the Trinity; and those who believe on the Oneness of God.
But, did you know that the Apostolic Fathers didn’t believe on the deity of Christ (that [...]
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Posted by SELaplana, 9 January 2007
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Christ,
Trivia
Did you know that before the Catholic-Christians used the symbol of cross to their religion, it was already used by pagans?
This is what we will find on the book written by Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Sullivan D.D. (rev: Rev. John C. O’Leary, Ph.D.), “The Externals of the Catholic Church”:
“The Cross Among Pagans. Among many [...]
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Did you know that the term “Google” is now a Verb term? The Wikipedia tells us this:
The verb to google, or to Google, depending on the dictionary, means “to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet.” For example, “Mary googled for Wikipedia references.” Compare with grep. This new word arose from [...]
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Posted by SELaplana, 7 January 2007
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Trivia
Ati-atihan in Aklan and Sinulog Festival in Cebu are all well-known festivals that will be celebrated on this month of January.
I was wondering how these two pagan festivals became Christian. I was searching information in the Municipal Library of Malitbog (Southern Leyte) but I didn’t found anything about it. But do you know what information [...]
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