CFE 5A CICM IN ACTION : JPIC, IRD AND IP’S

FIRST SEMESTER

GENERAL INTRODUCTION:
THE CALL FOR A NEW EVANGELIZATION

What is EVANGELIZATION?

It is bringing the Good News of Jesus into every human situation and seeking to
convert individuals and society by the divine power of the Gospel itself.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good
news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of
sight for the blind, to let the oppressed go free. (cf. Lk 4:18).

1) bring the Good News of Jesus

- salvation of God (kaginhawaan)
- reign of God/Kingdom of God
(ang pamamayani ng kagandahang-loob ng Diyos)

2.) conversion
- going back to God by turning away from our sins
(pagbabalik-loob sa Diyos)

What is NEW EVANGELIZATION?

New evangelization is the announcement of the Good News of Jesus Christ in the midst
of post-Christian (decline of Christianity as a majority religion) and post-secularist
situation (range of theories regarding the persistence or resurgence of religious
beliefs/practices in the present).

The goal of the New Evangelization is conversion, says John Paul II, which “means
accepting, by a personal decision, the saving sovereignty of Christ and becoming his
disciple” (Redemptoris Missio 46).

New evangelization demands both a new personal experience of faith considered as a

free encounter with Jesus Christ and also the discovering of the communal aspect of
that faith.
Why do we need new evangelization?

Benedict XVI pronounced that the “deepest poverty is not physical poverty but
spiritual poverty.

New Evangelization is focused on 're-proposing' the Gospel to those who have

experienced a “crisis of faith."

John Paul II envisioned that new evangelization must be applied in a diverse, complex
and various societies where methods and ways of proclaiming the Gospel should
always be updated, in order to meet the needs and special demands of special periods.

A. The New Areopagi of Mission

“NEW AREOPAGI” – metaphor St. John Paul II used in a missionary context defining
them as ‘SPACES OPENED TO NEW MISSION”

The Church at present is challenged to be involved in the new sectors of evangelization

– the new Areopaguses (Areopagi) of mission.

The new sectors of evangelization as: cultural sector, social sector, economic sector,
civic life sector, scientific research and technology sector, communications sector, and
religious sector. These new sectors of evangelization involve new techniques and
circumstances whereby the laity are called to participate.

Cultural Sector . God is alive and part of human affairs

Social Sector. The laity hence are invited to enter into collegiality (interconnected and
interdependent) with other peoples and cultures

Economic Sector. The laity are called to live the evangelical idea of poverty (you have
nothing hence, you have everything)

Civic Sector. The laity are called to participate in the pursuit for peace, the liberation of
people, thr promotion of the indigenous peoples’ rights and the integrity of creation

Science, Technology and Communication Sectors. the laity are challenged to live their
lives in aid of virtual reality and not to deify virtual reality
Religious Sector. The laity are called to return to religion that promote peace and inter-
existence and not on fundamentalism and violence

B. THE NEW TRAJECTORIES OF CICM MISSION

The New Trajectories (New Path) of the CICM Mission due to impacts of globalization
- adapts the process of reinvention and revitalization
- explores new missionary paradigms
- develops new missionary strategies – within the context of the new planetary
transformation.

CICM ADVOCACIES (1st Semester):

- Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
- Indigenous Peoples Apostolate (IPA)
- Inter-faith/Religious Dialogue (IRD)

PRELIMS
I. JUSTICE. PEACE and INTEGRITY OF CREATION
C THEME QUESTION
O Justice and What are the many threats to peace and justice that confront
N Peace our communities today?
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E 1. structural violence - a situation where small group
X benefits from systems, institutions, structures, policies at the expense of the
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majority. Social injustice that breeds poverty and hunger –
2. human rights violations
3. terrorism/armed conflicts in the world/armed violence/war in Mindanao
4. heinous crimes – killings, murder, homicide
5. war on drugs
6. clan conflicts – disputes over property, political rivalry, violation of family’s honor
or dignity
7.unfair labor practices

THEME QUESTION
Integrity of What are the many environmental problems we are facing
 Creation today?

1. global warming and climate change

2. natural disasters
3. destruction of natural resources due to illegal activities such as logging;
highly extractive activities like mining
4. pollution
5. solid waste management

I 1. JUSTICE
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S GUIDE FOR REFLECTION:
P 1. How did Jesus manifest justice to the least, last and lost of society?
2. What should be our missionary response to Jesus’ call to justice?
I 3. What acts of justice can you do to the community, family and self?
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E The ministry of Christ is a just mission.
D - never excluded anyone
- treated the ill with compassion and love
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- hated inequality and that made him attacked those people who insisted exclusivity
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R - forgiveness rather than persecution.
D - never allowed people to be persecuted rather he emphasized repentance
S Christ’s vision of justice is a harmony of the human heart and social order that
& gives respect to human dignity, practice of the common good and constant
C practice of solidarity.
H - Justice for Christ is giving what is due to the people and to the society
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Response to Jesus’ Call to Justice: to be a responsible agent in doing a just act, just decision and just
C living, to pay respect to the law of God and society, and to participate in maintaining peace and order
H of the society.
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2. PEACE
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E GUIDE FOR REFLECTION :
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C 1. What is positive peace?
H 2. What is negative peace?
I 3. What are the forms of violence?
N 4. How should we understand PEACE in the various levels of relationships?
5. How can we promote peace in our family, community and environment?
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S DEFINING PEACE AND VIOLENCE
PEACE VIOLENCE
POSITIVE PEACE – presence of conditions of Structural violence – extreme poverty, hunger
well-being and just relationships: social,
economic, political, ecological
 (KAGINHAWAAN)
Socio-cultural violence – racism, sexism,
religious intolerance
Ecological violence – pollution,
overconsumption

NEGATIVE PEACE – absence of Direct Violence – war, torture, child and woman
direct/physical violence (both macro and micro) abuse

Our understanding of PEACE should also include the various levels of relationships, beginning with
personal peace and expanding to wider circles.

1. Harmony with the Self – personal peace

2. Harmony with Others – global peace, intergroup/social peace and interpersonal

Peace

3. Harmony with Nature – peace between humans and the earth and beyond

4. Harmony with the Sacred Source (God)

3. INTEGRITY OF CREATION
GUIDE FOR RELECTION:

1. Watch the video SEASON OF CREATION

2. Why do we need to preserve the forest?
3. Why do we need air?
4. How do we protect and improve water quality?
5. Why do we need to manage our waste?
6. How do we manage our waste?
7. What should be our missionary response to what is happening in our environment as good
stewards of God's creation?

Book of Genesis speaks of Integrity of Creation

According to Pope John Paul II, “world peace is threatened not only by the arms race, regional
conflicts and the continued injustices among people, but also by the lack of respect for nature.”

Humans as steward of God’s creation

We are called to be stewards of God’s creation.

The Missionary who Planted trees - Fr. Ben Erkens, CICM

Preserve the forest

Trees help us by purifying the air and also hold the soil with their roots to stop soil erosion. We are
stewards of God’s creation. We must be responsible in all the things we do concerning our mother
nature. We are called to help protect and preserve our natural resources.

The Philippine Environment Code is composed of the Air Quality Management whose purpose in
section 2 of the Article is to achieve and maintain such level of air quality as to protect public health,
 and to prevent to the greatest extent practicable, injury and/or damage to plant and animal life and
property, and promote the socio- economic development of the country.

Another concern of the Philippine Environment Code is the Water Quality Management of section 14
whose purpose is to prescribe management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the quality of
Philippines water resources through: Classification of Philippine waters, establishment of water
quality standards, protection and improvement of the quality of Philippine water resources, and
responsibilities for surveillance and mitigation of pollution incidents.

Section 42, Waste Management, has the purpose to set guidelines for waste management with a view to
ensuring its effectiveness, to encourage, promote and stimulate technological, educational, economic
and social efforts to prevent environmental damage and unnecessary loss of valuable resources of the
nation through recovery, recycling and re-use of wastes and waste products, and to provide measures to
guide and encourage appropriate government agencies in establishing sound, efficient, comprehensive
and effective waste management.
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a. symposia on non-violent communication
S b. human rights
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d. campus re greening and beautification
A e. tree parenting program
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