Tag Archives: Catholic Education

Catholic Higher Education in the Philippines: A Commitment to Quality Education in the Spirit

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[ADDU University Lecture, July 29, 2022.] Our University Celebration of St. Ignatius of Loyola today is occasion for reflection on Catholic Education in the Philippines and how it is a commitment to quality education in the Holy Spirit. Catholic education … Continue reading →

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Christus Vivit! – Christ is Alive! – in our Catholic Schools

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address of Fr. Joel Tabora, SJ, to the CEAP Regional Convention of Region II, University of St. Louis of Tuguegarao, August 27, 2019.] Dr. Exuperio “Jun” Flores, the CEAP Regional Trustee of Region II; Fr. Renillo Sta. Ana, the President … Continue reading →

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For the Sake of Our Youth

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

Address to the Mid-year CEAP Superintendents Commission Meeting Feb 4, 2019. Bacolod City. Msgr. Mike Veneracion and the members of the Superintendents’ Commission: Please excuse me for not being able to join your meeting in Bacolod.  I had actually made … Continue reading →

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2018 CEAP National Convention Press Statement from Fr. Joel Tabora, S.J. on Educational Issues

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

Pope Francis has invited the priests, the religious and the laypersons who are involved in our 1497 schools to seek their holiness precisely in the running of our schools.  This involves an ever deeper union of ourselves with Christ the … Continue reading →

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The 2017 CEAP National Convention

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Closing Remarks in the 2017 CEAP National Convention] At the end of the 2017 National Convention, allow me to say:  In the CEAP we have over the years learned that to strengthen our Communio we must work together through a deeper appreciation of … Continue reading →

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Counterproposal:  Don’t tax quality schools

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez apparently wants the government to tax the income that Catholic schools are generating from tuition and other fees.[1]   In so doing he has asked the BIR to study how the government can collect taxes from schools run … Continue reading →

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CEAP and Senior High School

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Welcome Address:  CEAP National Basic Education Summit, San Jose Recolletos University, Cebu, 17 Feb. 2017] After the beautiful liturgy presided over by Msgr. Ely Fuentes and the warm welcome accorded us by our gracious host, Fr. Christopher Maspara, of the … Continue reading →

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The Catholic School in the Year of the Parish

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address: CEAP Superintendents Commission Annual Assembly, Feb 7, 2017, Punta Villa Resort, Arevalo, Iloilo.] I would like to thank Msgr. Mike Veneracion for giving me the opportunity to share my reflections during your Mid-Year General Assembly with its theme, “Catholic … Continue reading →

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Rights-based and Faith-based Discipline in Higher Education

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

[Address: National Seminar on Student Discipline Administration in Higher Education sponsored by the Center for Certification and Accreditation of Student Services [CCASSI], Grand Convention Center, Cebu, Oct. 28, 2016.] The topic that was assigned to me was intriguing: “Solving disciplinary … Continue reading →

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Imagining the Common Good for Transformative Education

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Joel Tabora, S.J.

Address to National Convention of the Philippine Sociological Society, ADDU, October 8, 2016[1]. It is a great privilege for me not only to welcome this august gathering of sociologists to Ateneo de Davao University but also to share with you … Continue reading →

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