ISA was able to conduct the two-day course on Spirituality and Social Communication. The first course was held at Titus Brandsma Center in Quezon City from January 25 to 26, 2021 for Luzon region. The course was attended by members of communities of the Order of Carmelites in Metro Manila and the Carmelites Sisters of […]
Film Dialogue is a language and a methodology to express and deepen the spiritual experiences of film viewers. Film enthusiasts (media practitioners and educators, religious, lay and students) gathered for twelve sessions from January to December 2021 at ISA to screen selected films based on selected themes for the month, to watch, reflect, share and […]
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) in partnership with CCSPC and KODAO Production organized a seminar-workshop on “Radio Clock: Planning and Executing a Radio Show” with Titus Brandsma Awardee Mr. Raymund Villanueva as resource speaker. This was held at Titus Brandsma Center, New Manila, Quezon City last January 16, 2021, afternoon. This event was […]
ISA together with CarmelCare and O.Carm. Student Friars organized a relief operation for the fire victims in North Daang Hari, Bicutan. A total of forty eight (48) families were given relief packs (rice, groceries and toiletries). ISA staff were assisted by Brgy. Captain Lorenzo Fortuno and DSWD (Brgy. based) in distributing relief packs. Aside from […]
The last webinar lecture for this year was on “Spirit of Inclusion in the Story of the Man Born Blind in John 9:1-7” with Rev. Ritche Salgado, O.Carm. as resource speaker on December 12, 2020. More than 40 participants attended in this webinar. Rev. Salgado is the Director of the Center for Social and Pastoral […]
The ISA executive director Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm. facilitated an “Advent Reflection in time of pandemic with the theme “Come Lord Jesus” to more than 70 participants last December 7, 2020 via zoom. In this advent reflection, Fr. Buenafe shared some of the most significant things during this time of pandemic: our family, health, true […]
On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (DHR), ISA organized a public lecture via zoom on “Christian Spirituality and Human Rights” last December 5, 2020 with its executive director Fr. Christian “Toots” Buenafe, O.Carm. as resource speaker. Fr. Buenafe is also the Chair of Task Force Detainees of […]
The Spiritual Reading Group is devoted to a closed reading of St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle. Ten sessions of reading and reflecting together, three hours has been allotted per session and provided with a guide which can be used for personal studies. Fr. Sheldon Tabile, O.Carm. was the guide/facilitator for these reading sessions. Participants […]
A member of the ISA’s International Academic Advisory Board (IAAB) Fr. Eliseo “Jun” Mercado, Jr., OMI gave a public lecture on “Spirituality and Interreligious Dialogue” on November 21, 2020 afternoon via webinar (zoom). Fr. Mercado is currently a professor of Notre Dame University- Graduate School and San Beda University-Graduate School of Laws. Fr. Mercado begin […]
ISA in partnership with Center for Empirical Studies in Spirituality, Theology and Religion-Asia (CESSTREL-Asia) organized a seminar-workshop (webinar via zoom) on “Doing Qualitative Research on Religion in the Philippines” with Dr. Jayeel Cornelio as resource facilitator. Dr. Cornelio is an associate professor/director of Development Studies Program of the Ateneo de Manila University. During the workshop, […]
