Babor, Abundio R. Jr., M.S.C., S.T.D.
Associate Professor of Moral Theology
Contact Info
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
MSC Scholasticate and Collegiate Formation House
10, 17th St., New Manila, Quezon City
Tel: (+63 02) 724-31-30
Courses
- Fundamental Moral Theology
- Overview of Moral Theology
- Toward a Moral Paradigm for Environmental Sustainability
Current Professional Activities
- Faculty Member, Maryhill School of Theology
- Dean of Studies, MSC Scholasticate Formation House
- Member, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church
- Member, Foundation for the Philippine Environment
- Member, Global Catholic Climate Movement
- Member, Board of Incorporators, Communication Foundation For Asia
Areas of Interest
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City
- Bachelor in Sacred Theology, Missionary Formation Institute, Quezon City
- Licentiate in Moral Theology, Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome
- Doctorate in Moral Theology, Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome
Research and Publications
- From Sustainable Development to Sustainable Community: Toward a Moral Paradigm for Environmental Sustainability, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy, 2015.
- A Critique on Arne Naess Deep Ecology in the Light of John Paul II’s Statements on Ecology: Exploring the Moral Basis of Human Responsibility for the Environment, Unpublished Licentiate Thesis, Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy, 2003.
- Doctrine of Just War. LUMINA: An Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarly Journal of Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines October 2003 (Volume 14, No.2)
- “Moral Theology and Globalization: Exploring Ethical Problems.” LUMINA: An Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarly Journal of Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines October 2004 (Volume 15, No.2)
- “Living Virtuously: The Ethics of Care for the Environment.” MST REVIEW: Maryhill School of Theology 62, 14th St. corner Gilmore Avenue, New Manila, Quezon City, Vol. 17, no. 2 (2015)
- Laudato Si Made Simple. ECO: A Magazine About Our Common Home (2016), Communication Foundation for Asia, 4427 Old Sta. Mesa St, Santa Mesa, Manila, 1016 Metro Manila
- “Drug Addiction and Dependency: Catholic Ethico-Moral and Pastoral Teachings,” A Symposium Paper Presented to the CATHOLIC ASIA PACIFIC COALITION ON HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE, Manila (2016)
- Thou shalt not kill: A Moral Discernment on Extrajudicial Killing, A Symposium Paper Presented to the Maryhill School of Theology (2018), Quezon City
- “A Bucket Half Empty: A Critique of the Notion of Sustainable Development as a Paradigm for Environmental Sustainability”, in Landas Vol. 33 No. 2 (2019) 57-90.
- Moral Basis of Lockdown Vis-a-vis Corona Virus Pandemic, Online Article, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (2020)