Good day PMPI Clusters! It’s September! We are celebrating the Season of Creation the whole month of September until the 5th of October. In the Philippines, this means a whole month of activities aimed at raising awareness of the climate emergency and generating numerous venues where people can gather, discuss,…
We are facing a climate emergency. Right now. We see how government and business leaders have failed to implement real solutions, and we know what must be done. As people of spirit and faith, we have a moral responsibility to stand up for urgent climate action that is grounded in…
Good day PMPI Clusters! This September, we are encouraging you to join the Global Climate Youth Strike, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. The Philippines, together with…
We address you as your brothers in the faith. When we received the news about our inclusion as respondents in the case of sedition and other crimes filed by the CIDG-PNP before the Department of Justice, our first response was prayer. We held no press conferences together. We begged off…
Heavy monsoon rain did not stop the sisters and volunteers of Daughters of Charity in sharing love, compassion and solidarity with striking workers in Laguna last August 3. The visit was organized by the Church People Workers’ Solidarity. The first stop of the visit was at the Pepmaco workers’ picketline,…
29 August 2019 Dear friends, Peace be with you! Horrendous killings of unarmed farmers and other civilians in Negros Island sound the alarm on a drastically deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines over the last ten months. Shadowy death squads have killed teachers, a lawyer, and several local government…
August 8, 2019 Dear Brethren, Greetings from the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture! How should the unique personality and culture of Filipinos shape your missions and evangelism strategy? ISACC’s “Gospel, Culture and the Filipino Church Seminar” (GCFC) hopes to accompany pastors, missionaries, Christian workers who are passionate…
The Faithful Challenge to a Renewal of Communion and Communion with the Weak and the Broken A crisis is said to be a two-faced reality. One face of this reality evokes feelings of fear, despair, and sometimes even anger. At the height of the El Nino during the hot summer…
Everywhere, and throughout the occupied Palestinian Territories, the Israeli authorities demolish the houses of Palestinians, which the international law stipulates that they be protected and preserved by the occupying authority. In violation to the said law and to implement colonial plans, the Israeli authorities demolish houses, confiscate lands and build…
