Trials and Tribulations
If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer trials and tribulations? This question ceased to be just an interesting intellectual puzzle for me after the tragic death of my son a few years ago. In the aftermath…
Book Review: Short Stories by Jesus, The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Short Stories by Jesus, The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, by Amy-Jill Levine, HarperCollins, New York, 2014, 313 pages. “Religion has been defined to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable. We do well to think of the…
Breaking the Fangs of the Wicked
I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth. Job 29:16-17 Four decades ago, some men on Guam suffered terrible…
Former Guam resident accuses archbishop of raping him
Walter Denton, a former resident of Agat, Guam, and a former altar boy for Archbishop Anthony Apuron, has accused the Archbishop of raping him when he was 8 years old. Part I Part II (the testimony of his wife)
Pope taps interim replacement for prelate facing abuse charges
From John Allen’s Crux blog: Ines San Martin, June 6, 2016 In his latest effort to show resolve against clerical sexual abuse, Pope Francis on Monday appointed an apostolic administrator to take over the Church in Guam, where the island…
SNAP’s Joelle Casteix Weighs In
Joelle Casteix, the Western Regional Director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), called into Guam’s K57 Radio station recently and said that Guam’s situation is very unique for two reasons. Listen to her talk with host…
A Layman’s Defense of the Holy Trinity
Consider an infinitely deep well of life giving water. One can draw water from deeper and deeper in the well, but one will never plumb the depths of it. A doctrinal Mystery like the Holy Trinity is similar. One can…
Man Accuses Guam’s Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Molesting Him As a Child
Flanked by attorney David Lujan and his family members, Roy Taitague Quintanilla held a mini-press conference in front of the entrance to the Chancery office in Agana Heights, Guam. Guam – Roy Taitague Quintanilla is accusing Archbishop Anthony Apuron…