Women in the Diocese of Boac’s Basic Ecclesial Communities: Pastoral Work and Organizing

• Main Author: Dagmang, Ferdinand D
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Basic Ecclesial Communities; Lay Leadership; Community Organizing; Women and Community; Second Plenary Council of the Philippines; Catholic Studies; Civic and Community Engagement; Women's Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/49; https://mstreview.com/?p=759
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article traces the role of pastoral workers/community organizers in the Basic Ecclesial Communities of the Diocese of Boac. It argues that the community organizing component; mostly handled by women lay pastoral workers; has become indispensable to BEC building. It acknowledges the role of wome...