Saturday, August 28, 2004
Priest opens his mind to other ideas (Part 1)
*Note: I just copied this article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer website as a record of a favorite article of Mr. Licauco. PDI does not keep a record of their articles for more than a week anymore so if you want to read the article later on, there is no way to do that. So here is a copy of my favorite article.
Inner Awareness : Priest opens his mind to other ideas (Part 1)
Updated 09:41pm (Mla time) Aug 16, 2004 By Jaime Licauco
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on page D3 of the August 17, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Msgr. Vicente Nunag III, parish priest of San Agustin Church in Panglao, Bohol, is an unusual person. Despite the fact that he is a Catholic friar, he is open to other ideas that may, at first glance, seem heretical or contrary to orthodox Catholic teachings.
A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila, Msgr. Nunag (called Boyno by close friends) was one of the priests ordained personally by Pope John Paul VI in 1970.
As a young priest, Fr. Boyno developed a close friendship with and was deeply influenced by an extraordinarily learned man, the late Congressman Luis T. Clarin, a theosophist, psychic researcher, metaphysical healer, musician and civil engineer who topped the board exams. Congressman Clarin also studied homeopathy, radionics (a method of diagnosis based on the belief that different parts of the body emit specific vibrations that help indicate illness), vegetarianism, hypnosis, and the enneagram (a system for classifying personalities using nine factors or elements). He taught Boyno the art of metaphysical or occult healing, which the latter practiced with great success.
Occult healing works
When Fr. Boyno applied the principles of occult healing to a terminally ill cancer victim, he was surprised to see the patient recover completely from that usually fatal illness. "I believe in this type of healing because it works," he confessed.
It should be explained that the word "occult" here does not refer to the black arts, or sorcery, but to the hidden laws of nature.
Because all of Congressman Clarin's children are now in the United States and have no plans of coming back, his huge library of books and the many gadgets he has bought are gathering dust in his big house in Panglao, guarded only by an aging caretaker.
I suggested to Fr. Boyno to write to the children of Mr. Clarin to donate the books to a public library or a private school, so others can benefit from his huge collection of rare and valuable sources of knowledge.
Fr. Boyno also told me he had followed my work for a long time now. I told him I seldom met a Catholic priest who could think independently and not be afraid to express his ideas, even though they might seem to be contrary to conventional ecclesiastical teachings.
Not worried
I asked Fr. Boyno if he was not afraid that his fellow priests would accuse him of communing with the devil because of his interest in esoteric or occult matters. He replied that they could think what they wanted. "The devil has become a favorite whipping boy."
I could not agree with him more. I said I really pitied the devil because, in this country, he was blamed for things he had not done and credited for things he did not do. Anything that religious people do not like or do not understand is blamed on the poor devil.
Fr. Boyno said, "Okay lang if I'm misunderstood as long as I understand my God."
It was his cousin, Maria Luisa Lamoste, an actuary by profession and a part-time astrologer, who introduced me to Fr. Boyno. She said he was a great admirer of my work and had spent hours discussing it and my ideas with her.
So I gave him a copy of my latest book, "On Christianity, New Age and Reincarnation." Before I left Bohol, he handed me a note that said in part, "Thanks so much for that book. The real Jesus must be amused with scholars who dare to delve into stark truth, whether comfortable, uncomfortable, or perplexing. I thank the Lord for disciples like you.
"I look forward to learning more from you. Malou is more than right in all the things she said about you as a model transcendental Christian.
"Hoping that you come to Bohol more often in the future, I remain, sincerely in the real Jesus, Msgr. Boyno."
(Next week: The Miraculous Sto. Niño of Panglao)
Inner Awareness : Priest opens his mind to other ideas (Part 1)
Updated 09:41pm (Mla time) Aug 16, 2004 By Jaime Licauco
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on page D3 of the August 17, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Msgr. Vicente Nunag III, parish priest of San Agustin Church in Panglao, Bohol, is an unusual person. Despite the fact that he is a Catholic friar, he is open to other ideas that may, at first glance, seem heretical or contrary to orthodox Catholic teachings.
A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila, Msgr. Nunag (called Boyno by close friends) was one of the priests ordained personally by Pope John Paul VI in 1970.
As a young priest, Fr. Boyno developed a close friendship with and was deeply influenced by an extraordinarily learned man, the late Congressman Luis T. Clarin, a theosophist, psychic researcher, metaphysical healer, musician and civil engineer who topped the board exams. Congressman Clarin also studied homeopathy, radionics (a method of diagnosis based on the belief that different parts of the body emit specific vibrations that help indicate illness), vegetarianism, hypnosis, and the enneagram (a system for classifying personalities using nine factors or elements). He taught Boyno the art of metaphysical or occult healing, which the latter practiced with great success.
Occult healing works
When Fr. Boyno applied the principles of occult healing to a terminally ill cancer victim, he was surprised to see the patient recover completely from that usually fatal illness. "I believe in this type of healing because it works," he confessed.
It should be explained that the word "occult" here does not refer to the black arts, or sorcery, but to the hidden laws of nature.
Because all of Congressman Clarin's children are now in the United States and have no plans of coming back, his huge library of books and the many gadgets he has bought are gathering dust in his big house in Panglao, guarded only by an aging caretaker.
I suggested to Fr. Boyno to write to the children of Mr. Clarin to donate the books to a public library or a private school, so others can benefit from his huge collection of rare and valuable sources of knowledge.
Fr. Boyno also told me he had followed my work for a long time now. I told him I seldom met a Catholic priest who could think independently and not be afraid to express his ideas, even though they might seem to be contrary to conventional ecclesiastical teachings.
Not worried
I asked Fr. Boyno if he was not afraid that his fellow priests would accuse him of communing with the devil because of his interest in esoteric or occult matters. He replied that they could think what they wanted. "The devil has become a favorite whipping boy."
I could not agree with him more. I said I really pitied the devil because, in this country, he was blamed for things he had not done and credited for things he did not do. Anything that religious people do not like or do not understand is blamed on the poor devil.
Fr. Boyno said, "Okay lang if I'm misunderstood as long as I understand my God."
It was his cousin, Maria Luisa Lamoste, an actuary by profession and a part-time astrologer, who introduced me to Fr. Boyno. She said he was a great admirer of my work and had spent hours discussing it and my ideas with her.
So I gave him a copy of my latest book, "On Christianity, New Age and Reincarnation." Before I left Bohol, he handed me a note that said in part, "Thanks so much for that book. The real Jesus must be amused with scholars who dare to delve into stark truth, whether comfortable, uncomfortable, or perplexing. I thank the Lord for disciples like you.
"I look forward to learning more from you. Malou is more than right in all the things she said about you as a model transcendental Christian.
"Hoping that you come to Bohol more often in the future, I remain, sincerely in the real Jesus, Msgr. Boyno."
(Next week: The Miraculous Sto. Niño of Panglao)
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