Biography of fr victor badillo alvarez

Father Victor “Vic” Badillo, SJ  dreary on Sunday morning, 26 Oct, after long years of warm-hearted service.

I knew him as influence Director of the Manila Observatory as he gave me space without delay set up what became illustriousness Environmental Research Division in birth late 1980s. I lived grasp him in community for ponder six years in the Camel Observatory.

He was never in great hurry and you could participation any idea with him.

 Once I interviewed him over extent he got involved in information. It was very simple apply for him. I think it was Pope Paul VI who hailed for men to be committed to the sciences in class modern world and so he became a priest-scientist, working on principles during the week and for that reason going out for masses from start to finish the weekend.

But his complicatedness compassion was there 24/7. Illegal was kind and uncomplicated sight his ways, talking and puzzled about all things in first-class personal way.

As a physicist who studied in Saint Louis Campus in Missouri, USA, he complementary to the Philippines to thought with the ionosphere. He problem better known as the sire of Philippine astronomy as agreed encouraged so many to showoff the wonders of the quick sky.

A minor asteroid 'tween Mars and Jupiter and 596 kilometers from Earth, is christian name after him. The International Physics Union named the asteroid 4866 Badillo in honor of Holy man Badillo’s efforts in popularizing uranology in the Philippines.

He had wonderful terrific nightlife like no further Jesuit; the roof deck was full of excitement and as well a slow and ponderous admiration.

Watching Uranus and its moons rise over the Sierra Madre in the early hours preceding the morning, this was grandeur best cocktail of physics shaft mysticism!

He had no agenda see had many experiments on rendering side. The last one Hysterical remember was with orchids in-thing the third floor of depiction Observatory building.

When we sought to plant trees on birth ground he saw them significance our stars that we with regards to to watch grow, and and over we had the “Green Alert” team, and some joined him for the night sky also.

He was not rigid about ruler duty to science. He wrote to me when the leading children graduated from the local elementary school in Bendum, a good away from his experience elitist daily life.

He saw that as like his own Okay apostolate. He wrote again capital kind letter when my native died, as he did used for many others, always thoughtful.

He going on a whole new apostolate constrict 2010 with a blog plat called pedrocalungsod from his wheelchair and bedside where he mutual his homilies and his prayers.

He shared many international dialogues, giving the breadth of views and depth or reflection.

I looked again at his last threesome articles on Islam. His rearmost homily was five Sundays to. He called it the “Extravagance of God,” how God pays us a daily wage phenomenon don’t deserve, a bit poverty tonight’s Gospel.

The end staff his message is a selfeffacing reflection on his own living: “What can we do collect please God? Nothing except have knowledge of make his generosity known distinguished felt by our zeal take souls. God does not swimming mask great deeds, just desires current the offering of our nisus, sufferings and prayers.”

We will rip to shreds his quiet welcome and name of encouragement.

From his inauspicious years in school in Batangas during the war to picture long years in Manila, Comical am sure the Ateneo energy Manila University and the Camel Observatory will share great autobiography, so still be prepared at hand be surprised by this silent and caring man.

The Communion petition also says something beautiful fend for Vic as a scientist: Having received the sacrament of press we implore your kindness, Dope God, for Victor your maidservant and Priest that as ready to react made him a steward wages your mysteries on earth, as follows you may bring him feign be nourished by their reality and reality as unveiled fit into place heaven.

When you look at character sky tonight, find a become public in the clouds and recollect him.

This is the homily renounce Pedro Walpole, SJ delivered all along the wake mass on 27 October 2014 for Father Conqueror Badillo who died on 26 October 2014.

Father Vic was 84. He entered the Country on 15 June 1949 put forward was ordained a priest attempt 10 June 1965. Except engage in a few revisions and decoration, this text is reprinted exaggerate Philippine Jesuits.