1. Father Dennis Cunanan JCI, A Priest
in the Service of an Order
The following documents are from
journal entries on different platforms
(from both hard and soft copies) of Fr.
Dennis Alexander Apostol Cunanan, or
Father Dennis Cunanan of JCI (Jesuits
Christi Infiniti), who introduces himself
as a ‘humble, human servant of Christ
who wishes to the ways of Jesus in the
everyday life of the Filipino.’
Some of these documents have appeared in the Lifestyle Section of the
Philippine Daily Times, and Father Dennis Cunanan JCI has been in formal
talks with several writing institutions about releasing material in ChristianCatholic journals or as a manuscript for a full-length book.
This is Part 5 of Fr. Dennis’s time living his vocation in his ministry of
discovering and manifesting the love of Christ in his hospital ministry,
where he visited the poor and the sick.
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The birthday party that we threw in a co-celebration with the patients was
precisely an attempt to make them happy, to take them away, just for a few
moments, from the sicknesses that characterized their life, from the time
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2. they woke up to the time that they went to sleep in their hospital beds—
crammed as they were in the ward, where fifty children, as well as their
families, had to share only two bathrooms and ten electric fans.
I have to admit, then, that before I had been in Mary Lou’s presence, a
quick flash of anger came to my mind, about so many things:
First, that fundamental structural evils
must have been in place to keep
these children from getting better. It is
always tempting to point fingers at the
government, and not all criticism of
our public officials is necessarily very
fair (after all, we in the Philippines are
well acquainted with pork barrel
culture and the sinister characters behind the management of our public
funds), but the status of health in our country is one thing that should put
government accountability in light, even just for a fact that there is so much
need everywhere—not just among the sick of our country, but the rural
sector, the indigenous peoples, and the like—and not enough willpower to
address it. I am no economist and I will not make any foolhardy
assumptions about any infinite monetary resources that our country has,
but it is appalling for me that so many of our politicians can be pinpointed
for greed and lust for power, and that money could have been channeled
into more medicine, better health structures, and more research to be done
on the development of healthcare in our country.
Second, that so much love could exist in the hearts of these children at the
prime of their lives, and brimming with energy and hope as they were, they
were being denied of a chance to live further. I am guilty of instances where
I have blamed God for misfortune, and of course this should not be the
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3. case—I am, after all, Father Dennis Cunanan JCI, a priest in the service of
an order, and ultimately accountable myself for excess anger that is not
needed in a world already full of suffering, and humble enough to recognize
what I can and cannot do in light of Christ’s mission for me and for all of us.
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