Almighty ever-living God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

We warmly invite you and your religious communities to join us for an evening of prayer, music, and thanksgiving as we celebrate 60 years of formation, prayer, and mission at the Loyola House of Studies and Loyola School of Theology. Forming Ministers of the Word A Prayer-Concert celebrating LHS–LST @ 60 With Tinig San Jose, Himig Heswita, and the LST Choir 🗓 Saturday, 31 January 2026 📍 Oratory of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies, Ateneo de Manila University ⛪ Holy Mass – 4:00 PM 🎶 Prayer-Concert – 5:00 PM This celebration brings together song and prayer as an expression of gratitude for six decades of forming ministers in the Church. All are welcome to join in prayer and song. Please note that seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. We kindly ask everyone to observe proper chapel decorum. We hope you can join us in this evening of prayerful thanksgiving and song! #HimigHeswita #TinigSanJose #LSTChoir

CIS is pleased to offer again this summer, 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄 𝟒𝐀: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬. The first part of the 4th Module in the Guides Formation Courses is being offered 𝐎𝐍-𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄. For more details, please click the links below. 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒: https://bit.ly/Module4A-Program-Details-2026 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌: https://bit.ly/Module-4A-Application-Forms-2026 Requests for 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 𝐅𝐄𝐄 (𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) are welcome and will be subject to review for approval. Written requests can be addressed to CIS Executive Director at executivedirector@cisphil.org #CISSummerModules2026 #CISModule4A #praywithCIS #cisPH #IgnatianSpirituality #CISPhilippines

Congratulations to LST Professor Emeritus, Fr. Jose Mario C. Francisco SJ, for the 2025 publication of the book, "Philippine Catholicism Faces the Future: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Resources and Prospects," coedited with Gemma Tulud Cruz, and published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press. From the post of ADMU Press: Popular and even academic discourses about Philippine Catholicism fall into the trap of seeing it as monolithic and essentialist. This view is reinforced by Catholicism’s profound presence in Philippine society—one intricately woven into the very fabric of communal and personal life—and the perception that it is socially conservative and blindly docile to clerical authority. The book offers critical reflections on the contours of present-day Philippine Catholicism, fully cognizant of its ambiguous past and its unknown future. It examines what Philippine Catholicism faces by looking at its current resources and inferring insights on its prospects for the foreseeable future. The different essays in this anthology put the spotlight on critical concerns, amplify muted voices, and open pathways oriented toward action. In doing so, they point to the inclusivity and fluidity of religious belonging and the diversity of practice in Philippine Catholicism, which expand the resources of contemporary faith, open the horizons of its prospects, and reveal a vibrant dynamic that has local and, to a certain extent, global implications. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗲: https://go.ateneo.net/CatholicismSHOP 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗮: https://go.ateneo.net/CatholicismLAZ Also available at the Ateneo Press Bookshop in Bellarmine Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.

Post from January 22, 2026