Joanne May B.

Ajoc
12- STEM 4

Reflection of Ang Pinakatagong Lihim ng Simbahan

It reveals the social teachings of the church as lived by ordinary

people in two basic ecclesial communities.The first in the Parish of
Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Paco, Manila shows glimpses of life in the
pit of Paco's slums.The lay worker and parish organizer, tells how
and why the church takes part in the struggles . Next is the Diocese
of Bukidnon where the church struggles to protect the province's
remaining forests. The father of that church makes the rounds of his
parish by motorbike, building community by day and by night, The
context of the Church's social teaching.

As children, we were raised to be blinded to the fact that everything

is not as perfect as we all thought. In fact, we thought that every
human being is happy and well, and that magic and other fantasies are
true. Just like in the video, not every street we pass by is similar
as the usual houses that we see in social media. There would always
be someone who is in the lower class and others who are in the upper
class; not all of us are as privileged as the upper class. As we
progressed further in watching the video, it taught me that there is
still hope in humanity. There is still a group of people who would
save us just like what Jesus did for our sins, and that group of
people is the church.The two basic ecclesial communities, Lady of
Penafrancia in Paco, Manila and Diocese of Bukidnon, embodied the
great qualities one would foster the social teachings of the
Church.The first BEC shown Lady of Penafrancia in Paco, Manila,the
life of informal settlers in the slums of Paco. The Archbishop of
Bukidnon led the priests and the faithful in an attempt to restore
the mountains of Bukidnon. The lay members of the BEC withheld the
activity of Bible sharing among each other. With all of these
activities in mind, these BECs surely represented the great role of
teaching the Church’s Social Teachings.
In following the Catholic Social Teaching, one must proper understand
and value the human person. We should be able to see the importance
of being in a family and with this ideal, you should protect it. Most
especially, peace should be pursued and the poor should be cared for.
With these things in mind, I am willing to follow these directions in
able to be closer with my fellow brothers and sisters in the church,
and to God.