June 2025

When all you hear is THUNDER and NO RAIN

By Fr. Kurt Zion Pala, SSC   It has been two years since we last hosted the Student Leadership Camp, and much have changed since then. While most parts of the world have already recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Myanmar (formerly Burma), sadly, has not. While the world is slowly recovering, Myanmar …

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The Migrants’ Son and Missionary Who Became Pope Leo XIV

By Fr. Shay Cullen, PREDA Founder    The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 signaled a clear desire among  his fellow cardinals for continuity  in the urgent reforms and renewal of the Catholic Church initiated by  his predecessor Pope Francis. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, …

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Prepare for Persecution: When Mission Becomes Witness for the Earth

By Marivic Mercene   “We need to prepare ourselves for persecution.” Fr. Brendan Kelly’s words hung in the air, heavy and unsettling. I had asked him how our two mission priorities—Biodiversity Protection and Migrants and Refugees—shape his ministry in Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental. His answer wasn’t theoretical. It was rooted in years of living with …

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