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Isaiah, the Prophet of Ecology

"Tis the season to be jolly!" 

The Christmas season has begun in the Philippines--September.

 And this month is also the Season of Creation. Pope Francis has urged us to participate by taking action for our common home.  The season from September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, through October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

Isaiah can also be called the patron prophet of ecology. He envisioned peace (shalom) in the world including the animal kingdom (Is 11:6) through global disarmament ("swords into plows" in 2:4).

The First Reading this Sunday (9/5/2021) is one of the best texts on prophetic ecology. Isaiah 35 prophesies a time when ecological conversion (e.g. "burning sands" turning to a swimming pool) includes personal renewal and healing (e.g. "the tongue of the mute will sing").

If you want to know more about Prophet Isaiah, watch the introductory lectures of Fr. Randy on YouTube (link below).

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Fr. Randy is the current Parish Priest and Rector of the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Quezon City, Philippines. He is also the Director of the Biblical Apostolate of the Diocese of Cubao and the coordinator for the Biblical Apostolate of the SVD Philippine Central Province. He teaches Biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City. He holds a doctorate from the Ateneo de Manila University (PhD, 2015) and from the Loyola School of Theology (STD, 2014); Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL, 1999) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome); an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary  (1995). He served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), Dean of Studies (Divine Word Seminary), and editor of the academic journal  Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology. He founded the Certificate in Theological Studies (CTS) at the Divine Word Seminary and the SVD Tagaytay Alternative Learning System (SVD-ALS), an educational program for the out-of-school youth. Visit also his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/biblicalapostolateph

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