Statement of the Obispo Maximo on the Recent Case of Red-Tagging, Sunday is a big day for any IFI clergy and lay: it is the Lord’s Day, a holy day to keep and a worship day to observe. It is a day to celebrate God’s gracious, saving work for the world in the resurrection of […]
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CRYING
My fourth poem… Cry when you feel like crying Don’t hide a face that truly angers Enough of the pains that keeps repeating Break free from the close-minded masters Cry when you feel like crying Until your heart will be free from all that filters And give yourself a break from pretending Then let your […]
Yes To God Means No To Injustices.
February 16, 2020, the Sixth Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 5:21-37. “Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.” (v37) Our Gospel reading for this Sunday can have several themes for reflections. Almost every verse can be a good point for reflection but […]
Obispo Maximo Timbang Congratulates Bishop Pabillo
OUR CONGRATULATIONS, PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES We, the leadership of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), warmly congratulate Bp. Broderick Pabillo in his appointment by Pope Francis today as the “Apostolic Administrator” of the Archdiocese of Manila in view of its vacancy as its erstwhile head has taken new position in the Vatican. We pray and […]
A Ray Of Hope
Posting and sharing this presentation of the Philippine reality on Human Rights Situation taken from a document of the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines – ECUVOICE and the Philippine Universal Periodic Review Watch – UPRWatch. On July 5, 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) adopted a resolution […]
We Are The Salt
February 9, 2020, Fifth Sunday of the Epiphany. A reflection about Matthew 5:13-20. “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (v13) “For centuries since the advent of Jesus, […]
Resume Peace Talks Now!
Statement of the 2020 Mindanao Council of Leaders Meeting summoned by the Mindanao Bishops Conferene of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente on January 7-9, 2020. We, the 124 delegates composed of ordained and laity from the 14 Dioceses of Mindanao, gathered together at the Diocesan Christian Education and Nurture Training (DCENT) Center, Pro-Cathedral of Virgin Mary, […]
NO TO CONTINUING HARASSMENT AND REPRESSION Against the IFI and its Ordained Ministers
Statement of the Obispo MaximoIglesia Filipina IndependienteFebruary 6, 2020 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV) Speaking up for the poor and the needy and working for their good […]
Preaching in Salzburg, Austria
January 19, 2020. It was about The Naboth’s Vineyard in 1 Kings 21:1-29 and the Sunday’s Gospel according to John in 1:29-42. Full text on my homily about Naboth’s vineyard will be published on Justice Sunday, March 29, 2020. It is quite surprising though that the story of Naboth’s Vineyard is also the story of […]
Eucharist in Salzburg, Austria
On January 19, 2019. Worshipping with our sister church, the Old Catholic Church Parish, Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria with the The Right Revd Dr. Heinz Georg Lederleitner the Bishop of Austria with Fr. martin the Parish Priest with Fr. Samuel and the other. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente is in Concordat of Full Communion with the […]
