THE BEST WAY TO TEACH COMPASSION

THE BEST WAY TO TEACH COMPASSION

You cannot teach compassion effectively by merely giving lectures....this is what Catholic Schools and a lot of the members of our clergy, have failed to realize....the most efficient way to teach and encourage compassion in young people....is to show compassion...in the most obvious and beneficial way...offer affordable, I repeat AFFORDABLE, and quality education in your schools....

I'll give you one example....Which are among the most expensive schools in the land, be it secondary or collegiate? Aren't they Catholics, run by brothers? The tuition fee of my eldest daughter in 4th year High School is more than 100 thousand a year, the same goes for my Grade 9 son. My grade 1 baby's tuition fee is more than 80 thousand pesos.....and I am at a loss at where to get the money. Some of the parents who may enjoy the fact that the school has become one for the elite, are probably happy, and will say..."If you can't afford it, then transfer your kids to another school."...some of the school administrators or perhaps even the the board of directors of their brotherhood may feel the same..."lumipat kayo kung wala kayong pambayad."...and here is where compassion comes in....Again you cannot just teach it in Religion Class no matter how good the teacher is, you have to show it, you have to live it!

I believe DECS have allowed the increase in tuition fees and has given as a reason the need to increase the salaries of teachers...I agree....You want great education, you get good teachers. But you don't need grand and beautiful buildings, floors and lights to do this....I graduated from the same school, and the school then was composed of 2 buildings, but the teachers then were reputed to have high salaries as compared to teachers from other schools....so we got accepted to UP, Ateneo, De LaSalle, UST without having to review...now the students, with all the new buildings around them, attend review classes.

Again, you want great graduates....you pay the teachers well...there is no other way....no need for further beautification.


On another matter....in our parish for almost 2 or 3 years now our parish priest have asked the parishioners after each mass, in the second collection, to donate for a house / chapel / seminary that he wishes to build...and he wants to collect 25 million for it.....I repeat 25 million, in a parish with the majority of people living below poverty. Some of the shanties and Sari-sari stores by the side of the church were, in fact, demolished. So while some of the parishioners have no houses, our dear parish priest requires 25 million to build their house, with a chapel and a seminary....a chapel, beside the church, mind you. When he first showed a video of the place they live in, it showed some cracks and loosened wood in the ceilings....my first impression was that a good renovation job worth 1 million would work magic in the place...but no they want to build a new place worth 25 million in a Parish with people living in shanties....even during typhoons and calamities, the second collection would be for his dream house. Recently, to mask their real intentions, they merely say..."Second collection for fund raising projects" but then they would immediately show the breakdown of the money they have collected for their 25 million mansion....they now have 7 million pesos. Again....how can you honestly talk about compassion during their sermons if they don't show it or act it?


A reminder to all Parish Priests and Catholic School administrators.....The best temples and chapels are not built with stones and bricks....the best temples are good Christians with compassionate hearts who will spread God's Love because they felt it growing up, not just in their homes, but in their schools, not through lectures but through examples. I believe Our Father would prefer these temples with warm hearts, rather those made of cold bricks.

I PRAY FOR DIVINE ENLIGHTENMENT FOR ALL OF US!