Landas Vol. 37, No. 1 (2025)
SPECIAL ISSUE: CBAP@25

Guest Editor’s Preface
Ma. Maricel S. Ibita

CBAP@25: Remembering its History, Celebrating its Stories
Ma. Anicia B. Co, R.V.M.

Hope in the Moment of Crisis: A Study of Different Models of Crisis and Hope in the Bible
Peter Dubovský, S.J.

“Speak, Lord, Your Servant is Listening!” (1 Sam 3:9): 25 Years of Listening and Responding to God’s Word for a Wounded World
Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D.

Michal’s Legacy: Bridging Biblical Narratives with Advocacy for Women
Rodel D. Magin, O.S.A.

“Incline Your Ear to my Cry” (Psalm 88): Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of Lament in/and the (Post)Pandemic World
Maverick Angelo M. Pelayo

Sumainyo ang Kapayapaan: Can Peace be Dispensed? Searching for the Probable Meaning of the Peace Greeting in the Context of the Religious Violence in John 20
Rhoneil M. Arevalo

Resting to Listen: Reflections on the Cordilleran Heritage of “Te-Er” and the Biblical Concept of “Rest”
Oscar Alunday, S.V.D. and Edgar Ebojo

Homily: Feast of St. Matthew and CBAP’s 25th Anniversary
Most Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, D.D.

Homily: Unlearning and Learning – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D.

Amidst these challenges, people grapple with meaning and ask, “Why?” — followed by pleas for God to speak and allow believers to understand what is happening in the world. The global and planetary contexts make the call to be “Pilgrims of Hope” in 2025 a necessity. It is to this call that we, as members of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines, are impelled to respond through meaning-making, by pleading “Speak, Lord…,” by listening to God’s Word, and by embodying the example of the Word-Made-Flesh.

In this special issue of Landas for the silver Jubilee of the CBAP, we present a glimpse of how our community of exegetes in the Philippines grapple with and yearn for God’s presence in these critical times. Most of these critical analyses and reflections were presented at the 25th Annual Convention in Mère Monique Retreat House, Iloilo City, on September 20-22, 2024.