Fixing Broken Bridges

The Basic Ecclesial

Community as a Way of
Reconciling Differences
by
Erwin Joey E. Cabilan
The Basic Ecclesial Community
is defined as « a new way of
being a Church ».
 Filipinos are
naturally known as:

 Person-oriented
 Relational
 Community-
oriented
 Spirit-oriented
A General View on the
Human Person
 The Subject ( I )
 The Horizontal
(I + You = We)
 The Vertical
(We & God)
 The word « being »
means…
 not something
static but
dynamic.
 not abstract but
concrete.
 not a finished
product but a
process of
becoming.
 not dead but
living.
We are the Church!
 Underlying Key Points:
 The Human Person
 The Community

 The Triune God

« Lights » and
« Shadows »
 Tensions can be:
 Leader/s vs. Leader/s
 Leader/s vs. Member/s
 Member/s vs. Member/s
 Conflicts can either
MAKE or BREAK
relationships/communities.

Reactive
Pro-active
Reactive
 Friction creates heat. It
can even lead to a great
fire!

AngerIndifferencePrejudiceHatredBeing
Furious
Tensions can makes us
cold.
 Anger
 Indifference
 Pride
 Shutting up our
senses (Manhid)
 Apathy
Pro-active
 A Pro-active Stand
1. See
2. Judge
3. Act
4. Evaluate
5. Celebrate
SEE
 To look at things
not only through
the eyes that we
have but above
all in the eyes of
Faith
 DISCERNMENT
 JUDGE
 To choose those
options that move
us
from d arknes s t o li ght ,
from b eing w ound ed to
he ali ng,
from e mp ti ne ss to
fullnes s
from a liena tion to
rec oncili ation
ACT
 To make concrete
and feasible steps
that pave way for
the realization of
OUR visions and
resolutions
 Participation-
Integration-
Communion
 EVALUATE

 To monitor and to
honestly assess
si gns of fulf illm ent
in a constructive
manner
 CELEBRATE
 To allow the
community to
express their sense
of gratitude and
hope for a ll th at h as
been and f or a ll th e
will be in a symbolic
manner as a
co mmuni ty o f sinf ul
pe ople ye t ca lle d a nd
lo ve d by God
The Dynamism
1. Spiral
2. Dialogic
3. Community-building
4. Faith-driven
 The Call:

 PRESENCE
 COMMON SENSE

 HEART SENSE
Ma ayong hapo n!