On January 20, 2015, our final day in Davao, our group made a presentation to our host organization, Catholic Relief Services (CRS). After fifteen days in the field, visiting and talking with CRS partners and allies, we were excited to … Continue reading →

Written 1/12/15 “Process is as important as content,” Father Bert reminded us yesterday. To say that this fieldwork program is unique is to force extraction of the full meaning of the word – rare, distinct, specific, containing differentiated features from … Continue reading →

Written Jan 12, 2015 One creative and unexpected totem of the peace process here in Mindanao is the peace table. In school, children that are disagreeing or fighting are brought to a designated “peace table” and made to discuss and … Continue reading →

Written Monday Jan 5, 2015 Hello from the Philippines! I am blogging in flight from Manila to Davao – day five of travel. It was a long journey – more than 50 hours after leaving home in Oakland, one missed … Continue reading →