International Journal of Research Studies in Education
2022 Volume 11 Number 1, 11-23
© The Author(s) / Attribution CC BY
Kristiyanong Pinoy: A glimpse on the history of
evangelization towards renewed catechesis in the
Philippines
Quimson, Leonardo O., Jr.
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (loquimson@ust.edu.ph)
Received: 5 November 2021 Revised: 29 November 2021 Accepted: 20 December 2021
Available Online: 2 January 2022 DOI: 10.5861/ijrse.2022.202
ISSN: 2243-7703
Online ISSN: 2243-7711
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Abstract
In 2021, the Philippines makes history and builds milestone for celebrating its 500 years of
Christianity. The Filipino faith has been tested through time and became known and
recognized in the world. But aside from celebration, it is also a reality that a lot is still to be
improved in catechizing the young, for they expect more on the Church to be “guide and
companion”. This experience also calls for renewal in the Church to make the Gospel known,
embraced, and lived upon at present. This study tries to trace back how the Christian faith
started in the Philippines through the efforts of people who spread the faith and how it
flourished as years went by until the present where the Church, through renewal movements,
continues Her mission to all. The researcher uses document analysis approach in collecting
and verifying information and faith experiences from resources in Philippine Church history
and put side by side with the recent Church documents in the Philippines as way of renewal in
catechesis. Finally, it proposes ways to make the teaching of faith more meaningful and
effective to learners and, for catechists to be nourished always in this mission they received
from Jesus.
Keywords: catechesis, religious education, evangelization, Philippines, history