Universe as a Communion of Subjects
About 25 years ago, I became familiar with Thomas Berry’s statement that "The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects."1 I have repeated that line like…
Aerial view of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
A Communion of Subjects
"Have you ever stood in a forest and felt that you weren't simply looking at nature—you were somehow with the forest?" This question was put to me recently, and my…
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in an interview with Stephen Colbert during a taping of “The Colbert Report,” with military families of troops deployed to Afghanistan as part of the audience, at the Colbert Report Studio in New York, N.Y., April 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Hello, Hello: Stephen Colbert and a Culture of Encounter
I have been an episodic viewer of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert. After all, it *is* LATE. However, when his program was cancelled by CBS, I began recording his…
The Onslaught of AI in Theology
I am serving as dean of the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies, a theological institute in the Philippines. Just recently, one of the professors has been complaining about the…
The Pros and Cons of Social Media
Even if we are not teenagers glued to our smart phones for hours everyday, 99% of us would probably have to confess to using social media. I own up to…
Held Between Cross and Cosmos
I had this amazing experience of hanging on the cross this week. A true oxymoronic encounter…the sorrow and joy of it lingers. It feels like a Holy Saturday moment, caught…
Earth from the perspective of Artemis II
A Mirror of Our Humanity
“Our challenge is to create a new language, even a new sense of what it is to be human. It is to transcend not only national limitations, but even our…
Creating Safe Spaces: A Mission Responsibility
I must be honest: I was the first to complain when a funding agency insisted that we put safeguarding policies and procedures in place in our ministry in Kulaman with…
Artificial Intimacy and Real Friendship
Recently, I read a scary article about AI being able to generate intimate relationships between humans and a machine (see James Muldoon, “Artificial Intimacy,” Guardian Weekly, 16 January 2026). I…
Awareness, Honesty and Rupture – Stepping Outside of the Lie
For many years, I have been concerned for the present state of our planet-home.1 In a time of climate change which became climate crisis, and is now seen by many…
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