In “The Vision of Integral Evangelization in the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines: Where Have We Reached So Far?,” Raph L. De La Pieza leads us in evaluating our progress in implementing PCP II’s vision for the local Church. This year, we are also celebrating the 30th anniversary of this national Council held in 1991, yet most if not all studies on the said Council point out a gap between the beauty of what it says on paper and the reality that is seen in our parishes and communities. While some of its ideas such as “integral evangelization” and being a “community of disciples” and “Church of the Poor” may have found their place in our local religious vocabulary, how far have these come from being mere slogans or taglines to become operative principles that truly shape our way of being Church? Thus, we find here a clear challenge that begins with cascading the Council’s vision to today’s generation. – from the Associate Editor’s Preface
