Episcopal Commission on the Laity
(Council of the Laity of the Philippines)

Update

Celebrating National Laity Week (NLW ’10) on September 26 to October 2, 2010

THE THEME:

“Sharing the Richness of Mother Church for Social Transformation”

Objectives:

1. To involve the movements, organizations and Arch/Diocesan Councils of the Laity by taking their charisms, contributions to the Church and specialties to answer present & future needs of the Church  and Society;
2. To gather the lay faithful together in communion to reaffirm and enliven its indispensable role in the life and mission of the Church, by actively promoting freedom, justice, peace, sharing and solidarity;
3. To come up with specific and doable plan of actions, addressing present threats and obstacles to the realization of authentic social transformation. 

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Message

Explanation and Defense of the Directives of Stanislaw Cardinal Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, to the Gawad Kalinga of the Couples for Christ

by Most Rev. Gabriel V. Reyes, D.D.

First of all, it is good to stress that the directives of Cardinal Rylko are not against the work of Gawad Kalinga for the poor.  They exhort Gawad Kalinga to go on with its good work but it should correct some mistakes, namely, the over-emphasis of social work at the expense of evangelization and spiritual formation of the family; and the acceptance of funds from pharmaceutical companies that produce contraceptives. Read more.