In the morning of February 23, 2019 the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) held a public lecture entitled “Am I My Brother’s Keeper: Spirituality of the Gospel of Peace and Development in the Thoughts of Benedict XVI.” ISA invited Fernando Cruzat Comia, also known as Br. Paolo Totus Tuus Maria, Oblate Apostles of the […]
In the afternoon of February 23, 2019 the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) hosted the latest of its Public Lecture series by inviting Fr. Dave Dean Capucao, Ph.D., S.Th.D. to speak on the topic “Spirituality of Babad (Immersion)” with the sub-theme “A way of doing religious and Intercultural dialogue in the Philippines and in […]
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) has launched Volume 4 of Living Flame, a journal on interdisciplinary discourse in spirituality. Entitled “Spirituality of Peace-Work”, Volume 4 contains the papers read at ISA’s Summer Course on Asian Spiritualities in 2018, and of Mr. Lucito de Jesus, speaker at the Seminar-Workshop on September 10, 2017 on […]
With spirituality, leaders and their communities can be resilient in stressful times; in turn, spirituality can learn lessons in strategic and systemic thinking from the practice of leadership n governance. These were the main thoughts offered by Dr. Dennis T. Gonzalez at the Public Lecture of the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) for the month […]
In its Public Lecture on March 24, 2018, the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) hosted a talk entitled “Neuroscience and Spirituality” by Dr. Tan Cho-Chiong. A psychiatrist-neurologist, Dr. Tan is a graduate and professor of the Far Eastern University, Manila, and practices at the Metropolitan Medical Center, Manila. To start his talk at ISA Dr. […]
A very significant and historic event took place on April 6, 2018, with the formal launch of Anawin Mission at the Romano Hall, National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Paranaque City. Anawin Mission is an ecumenical group of the different Christian churches – Catholics, mainline Protestant churches belonging to the National Council […]
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) focused its Public Lecture for February on a topic which has been in the news since the President of the Philippines made the campaign against illegal drugs central to his administration. ISA, however, gave a positive twist to its forum topic on Feb. 24 by naming it “Bringing […]
“Did you have a dream before seeing me?” dream expert Luisito de Jesus asked his audience at the public lecture of the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) on September 30, 2017. “By being aware of the unconscious life that we are living through our archetypes, dream symbols and dream stories, we could be healed, […]
Teaching is a spiritual activity. It requires reliance on the Holy Spirit. Like many other professions, it can be extra-ordinarily fulfilling and love-giving if lived as part of a spiritual calling, a vocation So said Dr. Carmen Alviar, veteran teacher, retired professor and resource person at the Public Lecture for July held monthly by the […]
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) held a Public Lecture on “A Spirituality of Evangelical Itinerancy” on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the St. Teresa of Avila Chapel, # 28 Acacia St., New Manila, Quezon City. Facilitator was Fray (Fr.) Paulo Maria Diosdado Casurao, CSFP, the founding moderator/abbot of the Pilgrim Brothers of St. […]