Tag Archives: Laudato Si

Laudato Si and Climate Change in the Philippines

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

[Address to Inter-Faith Dialogue Conference sponsored by the Philippine Climate Change Commission, Davao City, Grand Menseng Hotel, 12 October, 2015,] We hold this Inter-Faith Dialogue looking forward to the UN Climate Change Forum in Paris on 30 November to 11 … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si and the Legal Framework for Environmental Protection and Advocacy in the Philippines

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

 [Address to Membership Meeting of the National Convention of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, Manila, SMX Mall of Asia, September 29, 2015. My thanks to Atty. Faye Risonar Bello for research and to Bernie Jereza for Powerpoint presentation.] … Continue reading →

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Environmental Examination of Conscience

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States was profoundly moving. His address to the Joint Session of the US Congress could have earned hateful jeers for him from rowdy conservatives who dislike Pope Francis’ unabashed advocacy for the poor, the … Continue reading →

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Legal Framework to Protect Environment

Posted on July 27, 2015 by

[For Pakighinabi, Manila Times, July 27, 2015] Pope Francis calls for a legal framework to protect the environment in Laudato Si: “The establishment of a legal framework which can set clear boundaries and ensure the protection of ecosystems has become … Continue reading →

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A Special ADDU Day for Laudato Si!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

[Openning Remarks for Special ADDU Day for Laudato Si! at ADDU, July 24, 2015] It is my pleasure to greet all of the members of the ADDU community and all of our guests as we come together today in special … Continue reading →

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All is Connected

Posted on July 18, 2015 by

[Concluding remarks to President’s Report, General Assembly, Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS), 17 July 2015]   Perhaps, by way of concluding this report, we may recall our shared mission not only to meet with the challenges of a changing … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si! and Lifestyle

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

[For Pakighinabi, Manila Times, July 13, 2015] What’s disturbing about Pope Francis’s most recent encyclical, “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home,” is that all the environmental brokenness he talks about in a sick world can’t just be left … Continue reading →

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Our Common Home?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

[For Pakighinabi, Manila Times, June 15, 2015] I cannot say that I have completed my study of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, On Care for our Common Home” (LS). But sharing some preliminary reflections on this remarkable document may already … Continue reading →

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Education with a Social Conscience

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

[Mass of the Holy Spirit for Assumption College of Davao, Sunday, June 28, 2015] We are at the outset of the new academic year at Assumption College of Davao. As is customary in Catholic schools, we begin this year with … Continue reading →

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