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, […]
Ms. Maria Angela Blardony Ureta, aO.Carm. was the resource speaker for this webinar titled “Approaches to Communication Spirituality in Community Life via Teresa of Avila’s The Way of Perfection”. Ms. Ureta is currently a Provincial Extended Councilor of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines. She is also a media professional and a member of […]
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 […]
Dr. Marissa Cos Alcantara, aO.Carm., the ISA assistant director for Academic Program was the speaker for the webinar entitled “A Marian Spirituality of Pilgrimage” held on October 10, 2020. She is the owner and president of Pirkko & Troytours, Inc. In her talk, she shared the people’s journey to sacred places who had explored, deepened, […]
In partnership with the Coalition of Services of the Elderly (COSE), ISA organized a webinar on “The Best is yet to be: Spirituality of the Elderly” with Mr. Ed Gerlock, founder of COSE and its executive director Ms. Emily Beridico as speakers. Mr. Gerlock and Ms. Beridico shared about the programs of COSE such as […]
Due to the suspension of all face-to-face gatherings, all succeeding public lectures of the Institute of Spirituality in Asia were offered using online platform Zoom as part of efforts to deal with the fast-spreading coronavirus. Ms. Mylene Salusta The first webinar was a Prayer-Reflection on “Creation Spirituality” in celebration for the Season of Creation held […]
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) marked the start of the Year of Inter-religious Dialogue , Ecumenism and Indigenous People as declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) with a public lecture on the meeting of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil of Egypt in 1219 at the […]