There is a common impression that UP is the bastion of atheism. It is the land of activists and ideologies. There is no God in UP.
This blog is to prove otherwise. President Emerlinda Roman in her speech at the opening of the UP Centennial celebration in UP Manila, asserted that various traditions characterize UP: it has its academic, cultural, moral and ethical tradition. It also has its unique religious culture.
The Jesuits began its work in UP since 1910 with the nurses and the sick of the Philippine General Hospital. Its service extended to teaching the sciences and literature in UP-Manila at Padre Faura. Fr. John P. Delaney SJ moved as chaplain of UP-Diliman when the university transferred to Quezon City. Eventually, he built the Church of the Holy Sacrifice in 1956 and provided the impetus of student involvement in faith life.
Today, as chaplain of the university since 2003, I have experienced more requests for masses and blessings, for catechism and talks, for simple gatherings and university-wide activities. There is more to UP than meets the eye — than the conventional impression that has been passed on from generation to generation.
UP celebrates its 100 years since 1908. It went through a lot of changes. This blog chronicles only a piece of what UP is now. It is more rich to fit into this space.
My suggestion is simple: Come to UP! The people you meet there can expand your horizon, and, can deepen your faith more than those who have been trained under a very religious roof.
And now, as we celebrate our centennial, come and join us. Here is the link to the UP Centennial Website.
The Jesuits have been at the service of the University of the Philippines since 1910: beginning with the nurses at the Philippine General Hospital to teachers at UP-Manila, and then as chaplains when UP moved to Diliman. This is a testimony of the Jesuits’ love for the University.
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God bless!