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Image by William Iven from Pixabay Kapag ba nakipagtalo ka sa mga anti-Katoliko sa social media , mapagbabago mo ba ang isip nila? Mayroon na bang mga nagsisi't sumampalataya nang dahil sa mga Katolikong buong sigasig na tumutugon sa pang-aalipusta ng mga damuhong ito? At mayroon na bang mga Katolikong talagang natutulungan—alalaong-baga'y napapaging-banal—sa tuwing nakababasa sila ng mga naturang pakikipagtalo? Sa aking palagay, bagama't tungkulin nating ipahayag at ipaglaban ang ating pananampalataya (sapagkat kabilang ito sa mga kawanggawang pangkaluluwa), hindi ito dapat lubhang pinag-aaksayahan ng panahong gawin sa social media . Oo, seryosohin mo ito sa paraang dapat laging totoo at mapagmahal ang iyong mga pananalita, pero huwag namang paabutin sa puntong nakukunsumi ka na't nasisira ang araw nang dahil sa tila ba'y walang katapusang pagpapaliwanag sa mga taong walang katulad na pagmamalasakit sa katotohanan at sa ikaliligtas ng kapwa nila. May mga ta...

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11:02 AM 4/11/2026

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2026/04/ang-aking-opinyon-paggamit-ng-kalapati-salubong-inmaculada-concepcion-kalookan.html.

2:46 PM 3/10/2026

  • Hmm, apparently, one way of "fixing" the aforementioned tech issue is to set your phone's or browser's DNS to Google's public DNS. I don't know. I've already created a Substack account and I might actually be moving there for good.

7:07 AM 3/10/2026

  • I've just noticed today that blogger.com sites are not accessible in the Philippines for some reason (net::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID). I don't know what's going on, but I shall monitor this and move my contents somewhere else if needed.

8:09 AM 3/5/2026

  • In light of the recent controversy involving Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus "Bong" Suntay, I've decided to slightly revise https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/atis-isang-komentaryo.html, as I previously used a similar analogy involving sexualized content. Although my work is pedagogical and written strictly within the framework of Catholic moral teaching, I used a real person's name (previously "Cortez") in the example. After careful reflection, I realized this might risk objectification; therefore, I am updating it to a generic "X" to avoid any unnecessary conflict. While archives of the older version of this post may persist, I have updated the content here after prayerful reflection. My goal is to teach the Truth of the Faith without inadvertently compromising the dignity of others through improper examples.

12:34 PM 3/2/2026

  • Background change: reverted to old background.
  • Menu buttons redesigned.

8:28 PM 2/25/2026

7:52 PM 2/16/2026

  • Minor typo fixes at: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/03/miyerkules-ng-abo.html.

4:54 AM 11/3/2025

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/12/bakit-ka-katoliko.html.

4:54 AM 11/3/2025

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/11/totoo-bang-may-diyos-v2.html. It's substantially the same as the first one (https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/totoo-bang-may-diyos.html), but more concise. I'm also just trying out a new format that makes things "easier" to read on mobile — I hope so — without getting distracted by the footnotes.

6:46 PM 10/18/2025

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/10/mga-pagmumuni-muni-4.html.

1:37 AM 9/21/2025

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/09/sino-raw-ako-ayon-sa-google.html.

5:06 AM 9/8/2025

  • Edited https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2021/10/espiritismo-panalangin-sa-mga-santo.html.

4:22 PM 8/27/2025

  • Edited https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/03/mahirap-manalangin.html.

12:26 PM 8/10/2025

  • Made a few changes on wordings and pronouns for clarity at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/totoo-bang-may-diyos.html.

10:00 AM 7/19/2025

Updated the links at:
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  • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-dapat-tandaan.html.

2:26 AM 7/4/2025

  • New post for 07/03/2025: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/07/babae-anong-pakialam-ko-sa-iyo.html.

9:15 AM 6/26/2025

  • Just fixed "nanaman" into "na naman" on several pages, just because. 🙃

3:24 PM 5/30/2025

  • Changed the background images. Info about the images used is in the Intro page.

8:33 PM 5/1/2025

Updated the following:
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  • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/social-media.html.
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4:31 PM 4/23/2025

  • New post: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/sinong-gusto-mong-maging-santo-papa.html.

3:27 PM 4/9/2025

  • Updated https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/apolohetika.html and https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/12/maria-birhen-magpakailanman.html.

4:32 PM 4/7/2025

  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/makapagliligtas-ba-ang-pananampalataya.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/makapagliligtas-ba-ang-pananampalataya-lamang.html.

11:33 AM 4/7/2025

  • So, back in 2020 when I moved my contents from 20m.com to here, all of the old articles where posted as "pages" instead of "blog posts." This made them unsearchable using the search bar. And so I've decided today to repost all of those old contents as blog posts.

11:29 AM 4/7/2025

  • Updated https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/apolohetika.html to make it more "mobile-friendly."

9:20 AM 4/7/2025

  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-banal-na-imahen-diyus-diyusan-ba.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/mga-banal-na-imahen-diyus-diyusan-ba.html.
  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/maria-iniakyat-sa-langit-nang-may.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/maria-iniakyat-sa-langit.html.
  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/biblikal-ba-ang-pagdarasal-ng-rosaryo.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/labag-ba-sa-biblia-ang-pagrorosaryo.html.
  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/binyag-at-kumpil.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/sakramento-ng-binyag-at-kumpil.html.
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  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/totoo-bang-may-diyos.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/totoo-bang-may-diyos.html.
  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/biblikal-ba-ang-simbang-gabi.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/labag-ba-sa-biblia-ang-simbang-gabi.html.

5:54 AM 4/7/2025

  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/biblia-lang-ba-ang-batayan.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/biblia-lang-ba-ang-batayan.html.
  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-relikya.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/relikya.html.
  • Moved https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/sinasamba-ba-ang-mga-santo.html to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/pamimintuho-sa-mga-banal.html.

9:04 PM 4/6/2025

  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_94.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/totoo-bang-may-purgatoryo.html.
  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/partikular-na-paghuhukom.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/04/partikular-na-paghuhukom.html.

5:40 PM 4/4/2025

  • Redesigned the entire blog so that there's no discrepancy between desktop view and mobile view.

10:03 AM 3/20/2025

Removed the following pages:
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9:58 AM 3/20/2025

  • Updated: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/about.html.

1:25 PM 3/6/2025

  • New post for 03/06/2025: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/03/pope-francis-sola-scriptura.html.

7:20 PM 3/5/2025

  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2021/02/miyerkules-ng-abo-2021.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/03/miyerkules-ng-abo.html. Mostly just added a few links and removed references about the COVID-19 pandemic.

8:27 AM 3/2/2025

  • Fixed typo at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2022/07/namatay-bang-anti-katoliko-si-rizal.html.

9:59 AM 2/5/2025

  • Add image at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/01/di-pag-aasawa.html.

9:36 AM 1/31/2025

  • Corrected typo at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/atis-isang-komentaryo.html.

6:07 AM 1/30/2025

  • Fixed typo: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/12/hindi-po-ako-iyan.html.

2:59 PM 1/26/2025

  • Minor corrections (punctuation, typos, etc.) to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2022/01/ang-kaplastikan-ng-national-bible-sunday.html.

8:46 AM 1/15/2025

  • Added Vatican City State News archive feed in the side bar (web view).

1:36 PM 1/9/2025

  • New post for 01/09/2025: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/01/pamimintuho-sa-imahen-ng-nazareno.html

12:49 PM 1/1/2025

  • New post for 01/01/2025: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2025/01/di-pag-aasawa.html

6:54 PM 12/17/2024

  • New post for 12/17/2024: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/12/hindi-po-ako-iyan.html

7:05 PM 12/10/2024

  • Minor corrections (punctuation, typos, etc.) to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/atis-isang-komentaryo.html.

6:18 AM 12/3/2024

  • Minor corrections to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/12/maria-birhen-magpakailanman.html.

9:26 AM 12/2/2024

  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/maria-birhen-magpakailanman.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/12/maria-birhen-magpakailanman.html.

10:53 AM 11/27/2024

  • Corrected link for Confraternity Bible: New Testament and Supplemental Commentary at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/links.html.
  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/maria-ang-imakulada-konsepsyon.html and reposted to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/11/maria-kalinis-linisang-paglilihi.html.

7:04 PM 10/22/2024

  • New post for 10/22/2024: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/10/mga-pagmumuni-muni-3.html

7:39 AM 10/14/2024

  • Added new link (Acts and Decrees of the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines) at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/links.html.

7:25 AM 10/14/2024

  • I've just recently noticed that the Wayback Machine website has been "temporarily offline" for quite some time now. As such, for any links on this blog that use the archived versions of certain CBCP web pages, just use the original URL of those pages (which can be seen at the archive.org URL if you look at the address bar of your browser.). I used the Wayback Machine for those because there are times when the old CBCP website is unavailable.

7:29 PM 10/10/2024

  • New post for 10/10/2024: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/10/diyos-ang-binastos-sa-iba-humingi-ng-tawad.html

8:15 AM 10/8/2024

  • New post for 10/08/2024: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/10/paghahanda-sa-kamatayan.html.

4:34 PM 8/17/2024

  • Minor revision of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2020/09/mahirap-magpatawad.html.

6:59 AM 8/14/2024

  • Minor revision of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2021/10/ano-bang-meron-sa-acts-2311.html.
  • Updated links at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/social-media.html.

1:26 PM 8/4/2024

  • Uploaded a revised version of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/atis-isang-komentaryo.html. This revision—which was mostly stylistic, grammatical, and typographical—was done intermittently from 02/27/2024 to 06/20/2024.

11:30 AM 7/14/2024

  • At web view, removed links to other blog and Facebook page.

8:32 AM 7/7/2024

  • Edited an image at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-banal-na-imahen-diyus-diyusan-ba.html.

6:33 AM 7/7/2024

  • Added National Catholic Register feed to https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-balita.html.

9:44 PM 7/4/2024

  • Added new link (Denzinger, English translation) at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/links.html.

8:34 PM 7/4/2024

  • Added titles for every microthemes within the following posts:
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/mga-pagmumuni-muni-1.html
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/mga-pagmumuni-muni-2.html

5:23 PM 7/3/2024

  • Added an image to the following:
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/mga-pagmumuni-muni-1.html
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/02/mga-pagmumuni-muni-2.html

8:46 AM 7/3/2024

  • New post for 07/02/2024: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/07/mga-kabalbalan-ng-wattah-wattah.html.

7:14 AM 7/1/2024

  • Edited the following pages: https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-balita.html and https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/blogroll.html.

8:52 PM 6/27/2024

  • Revised https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/sakramento-ng-kumpisal.html and reposted at https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/2024/06/sakramento-ng-kumpisal.html. Original URL will now be redirected accordingly.

8:42 PM 6/27/2024

  • Minor revisions of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/sakramento-ng-kumpisal.html.

10:35 AM 6/27/2024

  • Edited https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-balita.html.

6:14 PM 6/25/2024

  • Updated contents of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-dapat-tandaan.html.

12:25 PM 6/25/2024

  • Updated contents of https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/about.html.
  • Created separate pages and links for the following:
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/updates.html
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/mga-balita.html
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/blogroll.html
    • https://apolohetiko.blogspot.com/p/links.html
  • Removed the following sidebar widgets from web view:
    • "MGA WEBSITES NA MAKATUTULONG SA IYONG PAGSASALIKSIK"
    • "MGA MAHAHALAGANG KATESISMONG MULA SA CBCP"

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