Spirituality Fora
21st Spirituality Forum: “Spirituality in a Synodal Church”
The 21st Spirituality Forum was held last August 3-5, 2022 through blended (Face-to-Face and via Zoom) encounter. The theme was “Spirituality in a Synodal Church”. The topics and speakers were: First day (August 3): 1) “Communion: Listening Church Journeying with the People” with Br. Carlito “Karl” Gaspar, CSsR, Ph.D. (St. Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute, Davao […]
Spirituality Forum 2020: “Love Seeking Faith: Celebrating 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines”
The 20th Spirituality Forum was held last August 4-6, 2021 through webinar via Zoom. The theme was “Love Seeking Faith: Celebrating 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines”. The topics and speakers were: First day (August 4): 1) “Love Seeking Faith in the Year of Mission” with Fr. Reynold Joseph Severin Caigoy, O.Carm., M.A. (a […]
Fr. Ponce co-founds Asian center for empirical study of Spirituality, Theology and Religion
On Saturday August 10, 2019 at the St. Vincent School of Theology (SVST) in Quezon City, Fr. Rico Palaca Ponce, O. Carm., Ph.D., the executive director of the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) co-organized the launch of the Center for Empirical Studies in Spirituality, Theology, and Religion-Asia. (CESSTREL-Asia) Fr. Ponce is CESSTREL-Asia co-founder, treasurer […]
ISA Welcomes Youth, Mentors to 19th Spirituality Forum
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) held its 19th Spirituality Forum on July 31-August 2, 2019 at the Mother Anne de Tilly Hall of St. Paul University, Quezon City. ISA continued the theme of last year’s forum (“Listening to the Youth, Discerning the Spirit: Spiritual Processes of the Youth in an Unknown World”) by […]
ISA Shares Missionary Life of a Filipino Carmelite
On May 25, 2019 the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) organized the sharing by one of its council members who is a missionary in Papua New Guinea (PNG). ISA Executive Director Fr. Rico Ponce, O. Carm. welcomed a sizable audience of regular as well as new attendees, to the Public Lecture on “Spirituality of […]
2019 Summer Course: Carmelite, Benedictine and Islamic Spiritualities
The Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) focused on the theme “Schools of Spirituality” for its 13th Spirituality Week Summer Course on Spirituality held on April 22-26, 2019 at the ISA Multi-Function Room, Teresa of Avila Building in New Manila, Quezon City. ISA Executive Director Fr. Rico Ponce opened the course on, significantly, the day […]
Fr. Sabado defends his dissertation on spirituality of building community
Fr. Gilbert G. Sabado, O.Carm, successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Defining Naimeng A Pagtaengan (N.A.P.) as Spirituality in Building Community” and has earned the degree of Doctor in Organization Development Major in Transformative Spirituality. Fr. Sabado’s defense was a culmination of the academic program of the Southeast Asian Institute for Interdisciplinary Development (SAIDI)-Institute of Spirituality […]
ISA Joins Uni-harmony Partners Manila Forum
Sr. Gerlette Fatima C. Cabahug, Carm O.L. and Ms. Joy KiaIkial represented the Institute of Spirituality in Asia (ISA) at a forum held on October 25, 2018 at Cultural Section of the Iranian Embassy in Manila. Entitled “Interreligious Dialogue as Path to Harmony”, the forum had His Excellency Most Rev. Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio […]
