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   EAC - Resources Persons


      
Mssion Context:  Experience of God

Jose de Mesa: was born in Manila, Philippines in 1946. After finishing his Bachelor's degree in philosophy, he took up basic theological studies in Manila. He afterwards obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in Religious Studies (1978), specializing in Systematic Theology from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Dr. de Mesa has also done post-doctoral studies at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. He is presently a staff member and a professor of Systematic Theology at the East Asian Pastoral Institute, an international institute for training pastoral agents of the Christian religious tradition in Asia and the Pacific. He is also the chairperson of its Research Department. Dr. de Mesa serves, too, as a visiting professor of Systematic Theology at the Loyola School of Theology, the Asian Social Institute and St. Andrew's Theological Seminary in the Metro-Manila area. He is a member of the editorial board of the Louvain Theological and Pastoral Monographs based in Leuven, Belgium, and of the Concilium Advisory Board for Liturgy and Sacraments based in Nigmegen, Holland

Address:  De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, MANILA / jmdemesa@pusit.admu.edu.ph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellness of Missionary

Earnest Tan: Earnest is a regular lecturer and resource person for the following institutions:  East Asian Pastoral Institute, Asian Social Institute, the Medical Education Unit of the University of the Philippines and Philippine General Hospital, and Miriam Graduate School.  He is affiliated with the Asia Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education (APNIEVE).   He is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, A.B. major in Psychology and a Masteral candidate in Education, major in Guidance and Counseling.

Address: 30 Magbanua St., NGO Comp.Upper Banlat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Metro Manila


History of Mission and Its Implications

Bishop Manny Cabajar, CSsR: Born in Bohol during the  war, he joined the Redemptorist novitiate in 1960, was professed in 1961, and was then sent to Ireland to complete his studies in Cluain Mhuire, Galway. He was ordained in 1966. He was sent to Rome for his licentiate studies after which he volunteered to work in Davao as a missioner. From Davao, he was sent to Madrid to do a doctoral mission while at the same time he taught part-time in St. Francis Xavier Seminary. In 1990, with four confreres, he initiated the way of living the Redemptorist Itinerant Mission Community (RIMC), now recognized as an alternative way of living the Redemptorist life in this country. He became Vicar Provincial in 1996, and elected General Consultor of the Congregation from 1997 to 2003. He was installed fourth bishop of the Diocese of Pagadian on September 2, 2004.

Address:  Bishop’s Residence, 7016 Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur

 
 

Telling the Story of Jesus

 

Dr. Naty Pagadut: a Professor from De La Salle University, MetroManila, offers various self-exploration techniques for open-mindedness to know and understand the “self” better. She makes use of psychoanalytic tools for introspection and sharing, prayer and dancing.        

Address: De la Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila  

 

 

Dr. Manny de Guzman:

Address:  St. Vincent School of Theology, 221 Tandang Sora Ave, Quezon City, Philippines

 

Theological Foundation of Mission: The Reign of God

John Fuellenbach, SVD :

Address:  Collegio del Verbo Divino, Via Dei Verbito, 1 00154 ROMA, taly

 

Dialogue with the Poor and Integral Liberation

Angel Calvo, CMF: is a Claretian missionary born in Spain who has beenworking in the island of Mindanao,southern Philippines, for more than 30years – mainly with Muslimcommunities. He is the director of PeaceAdvocates Zamboanga for the Dioceseof Zamboanga and founder and leadconvenor of the Inter-Religious SolidarityMovement for Peace. 

Address: Peace Advocate of Zamboanga, San Luis Building,  San Jose Road, Zamboanga city


Dialogue with Religions: Islam

Thomas Michel, SJ: born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., in 1941. After studies in philosophy and theology he became  Secretary of Interreligious Dialogue for the Society of Jesus in Rome. In Bangkok, Thailand, he also serves as Secretary for Ecumenism of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. A Ph.D. in Arabic language and Islamic religion from the University of Chicago, Father Michel teaches regularly in Turkey, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In 1998 he gave the Martin D'Arcy Lectures at Oxford University on Muslim-Christian encounters in history. 

Address:  Casa Generalizia del Gesuiti, Via S. Spirito - Roma,  Italia


Peter Geremia, PIME: is an Italian-American missionary who has worked in Mindanao since 1967. In 1985 Fr. Peter was targeted for assassination by right-wing vigilantes, who instead killed his friend Fr.Tullio Favali. He is currently based in the Diocese of Kidapawan as overall Coordinator of the Indigenous People programs.


Dialogue with Hinduism & Buddhism

Jeyaraj Rasiah, SJ: is a Jesuit from Sri Lanka. For the past 12 years he has been teaching a variety of subjects in Philosophy and Theology at the Seminaries and Universities in Sri Lanka. His graduate degrees include an M.Ph. (Jnana – Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, India), S.T.L. in Dogmatic Theology (Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, Rome, Italy) and Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka). His researches include Bhakti literature, quest for Transcendence in the Indian religious traditions, and the use of images in the self understanding of the Church in Lumen Gentium. He has been involved in the formation of religious in Sri Lanka conducting workshops and retreats and functioned as the Province Coordinator of Formation of the Jesuits. He teaches at EAPI and Loyola School of Theology.

Address:  East Asian Pastoral Institute, Ateneo de Manila University,  Loyola Heights, Quezon City


Missionary Spirituality
Francesco Rapacioli, PIME: born in Paris on 1963, doctor and missionary in Bangladesh since 1997

Address:  PIME Regional House, Suihari, P.O. Box 1, 5200 Dinajpur, Bangladesh

 

Mission and Peacemaking
Christopher O’Leary, OMI

Address:  Oblate Missionary Center, P.O. Box C.M. 409, 1126 Quezon City

 

Prayer, Contemplation and Mission

Bishop Theotonius Gomes

Address:  Archbishop’s House, P.O. Box 3, 1 Kakrail Road, DHAKA 1000 Bangladesh

 

Spirituality and Ministry of Reconciliation: “Crossing Borders” 

Percy Bacani, MJ: est né aux Iles Philippines. Il a été ordonné prêtre dans la Congrégation de Scheut, CICM. Il fut missionnaire au Cameroun. Après le chapitre général de 1999 il fut activement mêlé à la fondation de la nouvelle congrégation des Missionnaires de Jésus dont il est aujourd’hui un des responsables.

Address:  MJ Bahay - Mission sa Baguio, 27, Bayon Park Circle, Aurora Hills, 2600 Baguio City

 


Participatory Leadership in the Mission of the  Church

Ignatius Madya Utama, SJ:

Address: STF Driyakarta, Cempaka Putih Indah 100a,  Rawasari, Jakarta 10520, INDONESIA


Franco Cagnasso, PIME: Former Superior General of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (Italy), at present, missionary in Bangladesh.


Towards a New Way of Being Church

Cora Mateo and AsIPA Team: 

Address:  FABC, Office of Laity, P.O. Box 36-516, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

 

 

Karl Gaspar:

 

 

Biblical Foundation for Mission

Fr.Viviano Rocco, SX:

Address:  Loyola School of TheologY, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City

 

 

Fr. Jeyaraj Rasiah, SJ:

 

 

                     

 

Fr. FILADELFO Phil Estrella, OMI:

Mission, Sacraments and Symbols

Address:  Oblate Guest House,  32 F. Collantes Street, Xavier Subdivision,  Loyola Heights , 1108 Quezon City