Posts Tagged ‘Fr. Victor Badillo S.J.’

Transmitting the Jesuit Scientific Tradition at the Manila Observatory

04 Nov 2010 St. Ignatius never intended the Society of Jesus to establish a worldwide network of observatories.  What he did was to teach the Spiritual Exercises in order to recruit the most talented men to work in the Lord’s vineyard.  And these talented men preached the Gospel in all the corners of the world, [...]

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Proposal for Mapping the Manila Observatory’s Electrical Network

\documentclass [onecolumn,12pt,letter] {report} \title{Process Modeling and Analysis Program:\\ The Manila Observatory observes itself} \author{Dr. Quirino M. Sugon Jr.\\ Iono-Geomagnetic Studies, Manila Observatory} \date{March 2010} \maketitle \begin{document} \chapter{Introduction} \section{Background of the Study} The Kyushu University and Manila Observatory agreed in the Memorandum of Agreement of 8 February 2008 that the Observatory’s Ionosonde building will be renovated [...]

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Fr. David Skelsky, S.J. on the electrical wiring and grounding of the Manila Observatory’s Ionosphere Building

February 11, 2010 To Whom It May Concern: Inasmuch as the E-mail below contains my name and alludes to what I said and thought, I would like to offer comments if I may. My interest in the electrical supply of the Iono building centered around the repair of a Rupprecht and Patashnick Dichotomous Air Sampler [...]

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Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.: Notes on Updating the Devotion to the Sacred Heart in the Philippines

Notes on updating the devotion to the Sacred Heart in the Philippines. 1. In Fr. Intengan’s letter of 1 October 2003 to the province, Circular No. 12, he endorses the CBCP Spiritual Renewal Program, titled COR-Program for the Sacred Heart, asking Jesuits to cooperate and collaborate with CBCP.  He also points out that this is [...]

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Curriculum Vitae of Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.

The following is the curriculum vitae of Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J. which I got from the Personnel Office of the Manila Observatory. I.  Member: American Geophysical Union Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Philippine Astronomical Society Phil. Assoc. Advancement of Science National Research Council of the Philippines National Committee on Warning Systems, 1972-88 National Committee on Tsunami [...]

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Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J. on Sr. Maria Consuelo Chuidan of the Good Shepherd Sisters: Bantayog ng Bayani Award (1983)

Twenty years ago, on November 21, 1983, the Dona Cassandra sank in shark-infested waters off the coast of Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. Among those who sank with the ship wB Mere four Good Shepherd Sisters: Maria Consuelo (Rubia) Chuidian, Concepcion Conti, Virginia Gonzaga, and Catherine Loreto. Survivors told of the four Sisters praying, distributing life vests, [...]

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Clipper Mar 2004: Visitation of Fr. Provincial Intengan, Fr. McNamara’s talk on Science and Religion, and Dr. Estoque’s talk on Jesuit meteorology

Fr. Provincial “Intengan” made the visitation of MO community  on February 24. Absent were Fr. Jett who was in New Zealand for a 2-week workshop on Air Analysis and Fr. Badillo who was confined at Cardinal  Santos Medical Center to have the location of  internal bleeding determined. Fr. McNamara Spoke on Science and Religion to [...]

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Clipper Feb 2004: Fr. Daniel McNamara, S.J. lost in Hanoi, the launching of KLIMA, and Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.’s “Domeless Planetarium”

It  was dark when Fr. Superior/Director Dan McNamara  arrived  at the  Hanoi  airport, his first visit to Vietnam. He had  no  idea where he was going and he did not have a single penny. The  party supposed  to  pick him up never materialized. With  the  help  of Vietnamese  who offered him advice and lent him [...]

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Clipper Jan 2004: Fr. Daniel McNamara, S.J.’s explanation of baptismal symbols and Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.’s gastritis

Fr. Dan gave Fr. Vic’s first great-grand niece the full works.  Inspired by the symbols in the baptistry of Sanctuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park and the big number of young people, he explained at length every symbol and ritual action and the obligations of the godparents. The results were “the longest baptism ceremony [...]

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Homework from Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.

A group of us from the Manila Observatory visited Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J. at the Jesuit Infirmary in Ateneo de Manila University.  Since I am now in charge of the Ionosphere Building, he gave me a list of what to look for in the building: Hand held Lightning Meter. He bought it from the hobby [...]

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