The Christian Life Community of the Philippines is a discerning community growing in union with Christ through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius de Loyola. Imbued with the sense of and love for the Church, we participate in Christ's mission specifically in bringing about maturity in faith and social justice with a sense of urgency and disponibility.

Our mission is to help build God's kingdom, manifested in the Philippine Church of the poor through the formation of communities steeped in the Spirituality of St. Ignatius.

• Adelina Artadi
• Roberto Artadi
• Adelaida Endaya
• Fr. Robert Hogan, SJ
• Jean Llorin
• Vitalino Nañagas II
• Fr. Benjamin Sim, SJ
• Ma. Belen Sim
• Paul Sim Jr.
• Fr. Ramon Prudencio Toledo, SJ
• Aurora Valdellon
• Adelaida Villegas
• Veronica Villegas

Rosario Nañagas
President

Alegre Alpajora
Vice-President

Alegria Bautista
Treasurer

Ma. Concepcion Calimon
Corporate Secretary

Fr. Benjamin Sim, SJ
Ecclesiastical Assistant

Belen Chua
Auditor

Tinnah dela Rosa
Formation Institute Director

Mary Ann Lim
Secretariat Head

Rogelio Trinidad
Consultor

Jeraldine Ching-Wu
Asia Pacific Link Coordinator

1967 and 1980. The era between 1970 and 1980 is one of extremes in that we begin with the dark days of martial Law and end with the bright but challenging days of People Power. It was an era of social upheaval and great social divide.

• Fr. Jose Blanco, SJ brings new General Principles to the Philippines from Rome
• Sodality of our Lady changes name to Christian Life Community
• Fr. Benjamin Sim, SJ organizes aggiornamento seminars nationwide as Vice Ecclesiastical Assistant and National Promoter
• Organization is transformed from MABOS to MAFOSS to PNFCLC
• General Assembly issues ZAMBOANGA STAND 1971 (Martial Law is proclaimed; school CLCs and other organizations were controlled.)
• CLC accepts Volunteer/Full-timers
• CLC organizes Training Institute 1972
• Fr. Ben is appointed Consultor to World EXCO
• Germany adopts the PNFCLC as its twin community
• Philippines hosts World Assembly in Baguio (Manila '76)
• Vinzons elected President of World Federation of CLC
• World CLC Formation Courses are held in Manila
• PNFCLC becomes CLCP; ExCo to LC; GCM to GA)
• First National CLC Convention is held in Baguio
• Cora Sim becomes Secretary at World CLC Secretariat

• Asia Formation Course is held in Sacred Heart Novitiate, Novaliches
• CLCP builds HCFC in Trece Martirez, Cavite
• CLCP issues a stand: Diwa ng Trece 1982
• CLCP adopts Active Non-Violence (ANV)
• CLCP joins the People Power movement through ANV principle
• CLCP decides to hold regional assemblies
• Punla sa Pag-unlad (PUNLAD) is formed
• Fr. Denny Toledo, SJ is appointed EA
• CLC collaborates with San Jose Seminary for SPFY (Social-Pastoral Formation Year).
• CLCP hosts CLC members from other countries for immersion program; Germany, Japan, etc.

1991 to 2000. Many people will say that these were the years of relative calm and peacefulness. It was a time to build a time to gain strength.

• CLCP adopts Barangay Apalit after Mt. Pinatubo erupted
• National CLC Office is razed by fire
• Office transfers to Looban to B. Gonzales to Mary The Queen Parish to Spiritual Pastoral Center to LST
• Fr. Ben Sim is officially appointed national EA
• World CLC sends Shine Sim and Gabe Mercado to World Youth Day 1995. CLCP hosts CLC members from Slovenia, Hong Kong, Korea, France, etc.
• International Formation Encounter is held in Caleruega in Nasugbu, Batangas to discuss the CLC Charism
• CLC Youth Commission is created with Gabe Mercado as Fulltime Coordinator
• CLCP partners with JVP
• CLCP formulates Vision / Mission: A spreading Ignatian Fire
• CLC Formation Institute is created as a National Apostolate
• LC begins accreditation of local communities
• Tinnah dela Rosa develops Teen Treats Program for the youth
• Social Development Institute is conceptualized and created
• CLC attends Jesuit-Lay Partners Retreat in Mirador with Fr. Tom O'Gorman, SJ -closer Jesuit-CLC lay collaboration begins
• Pagbicol is established by Naga Pro
• CLCP produces A Touch of Silver; A Glimpse of Gold video-- Silver Jubilee of CLC
• Tinnah dela Rosa is appointed fulltime National Youth Coordinator
• CLCP produces Spreading the Ignatian Fire Video
• Lanny Nañagas is elected Treasurer of World CLC
• Ronnie Villegas is elected Consultor of World CLC
• GA approves CLCP National Statutes

2001 to Present. The era of 2001 to the present is very important because it is our era. Sometimes we are caught up in our own daily struggles that we miss out on what the CLC and the Secretariat or LC is doing.

• Core of Responsibles is created
• CLCFI joins Spirituality Cluster Meetings by the Jesuit Philippine Province
• CLC Center is constructed inside ADMU Campus
• CLCP develops 5 year Strategic Plan
• Pray CD is produced
• Philippines hosts Asia Pacific meeting in Claret School.
• CLC collaborates with Center for Ignatian Spirituality in retreat-giving
• CLCFI gives orientation to Neo Regents, Tertians and San Jose Seminarians
• Sa Harong ni Lord is established in Bicol
• CLCP accepts appointment to manage Mirador Jesuit Villa in Baguio

a)By initiating along with others a local, pre-CLC community, which is accepted by a regional or national community. The accepting community must provide the formation resources for the development of this new community.

b)By being a member of an existing group of Christians, which has chosen the CLC way of life. This group accordingly has been received as a local community by the regional or national community, which is its accepting community.

c)By joining an existing local community, which is the accepting community, and which provides the means of formation.

2. In whichever way admission takes place, the new members must be helped by the Community to assimilate the CLC way of life, and to decide whether a call, an ability and a willingness to live it are present, and to become identified with the wider Christian Life Community. After a period of time ordinarily no longer than four years and no less than one, they assume a temporary commitment to this way of life. An experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is strongly recommended as a means of arriving at this personal decision.

3. The temporary commitment continues as such until, after a process of discernment, the member expresses his or her permanent commitment to CLC, unless he or she freely withdraws from the Community or is excluded by it. The length of time between temporary and permanent commitment should be ordinarily no more than eight years and no less than two.

4. An experience of the complete Spiritual Exercises in one of their several forms (in daily life, a closed month, retreats over several years), precedes permanent commitment to Christian Life Community.

5. The forms of these personal commitments are left to the National Communities. It is suggested that a printed model of these personal commitments be drawn up by each National Community and that they include an explicit reference to the acceptance of the General Principles of CLC.

6. All that is said above must be understood and practised according to age, culture and other specific characteristics. For this purpose the National Communities must develop formation programmes, diversified if necessary for various groupings of members and the various exceptional circumstances, which may arise for individual members.

7. The Christian Life Community is a particular way of following Jesus Christ and working with Him to bring about the reign of God. It allows for many different individual responses and does not value one more than another. Within the richness of the Gospel and the tradition of the Church and as a result of their growing in Christ, some CLC members may desire to emphasise one or more of the many evangelical counsels by taking private vows. Likewise, persons or groups of persons who have taken such vows outside CLC can be accepted into the community on the same basis as all the others.

II. Way of life

8. National and regional communities must find ways for making accessible to all members the actual experience of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, of spiritual guidance, and of other means of growth in the Spirit.

9. As a primary means to continue our growth as persons and as Christian Life Community, our ordinary way of decision-making at all levels is a discerning approach, and even a formal community discernment for the more important shared decisions.

10. In the spirit of its best tradition, and for the sake of greater apostolic efficacy, the Christian Life Community at all levels promotes the participation of its members in joint projects to respond to various and changing needs. National or international networks, specialised apostolic teams, or other such initiatives may be set up by the Community where appropriate.

11. Likewise, in the same tradition and in view of the formation of its members and of other people, the Christian Life Community at all levels promotes workshops, seminars, courses, publications and other such initiatives.

12. For the sake of mutual help and apostolic collaboration, the Christian Life Community at any appropriate level can affiliate other associations of people who wish to share in our way of life but not to become full members. Similarly, the Christian Life Community at any appropriate level can find ways of expressing meaningful links with persons or institutions that are somehow related to the same tradition.

13. Special attention must be given at the world and national levels to ensure that all local communities be helped to live a genuine CLC process with a well formed guide and an efficient co-ordinator.

14. All that is said above, both with regard to apostolic and formative challenges, supposes a good collaboration with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and with other persons, communities and institutions that share in the Ignatian tradition.

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