“The Church is Ecclesia semper reformanda and the Holy Spirit continues to beckon and guide us through reform, change, and renewal… As the whole Church celebrates synodality, I wish that this volume be a timely guide for our pilgrim journey. I congratulate and thank the author and all those who have labored hard towards the writing and publication of this volume. May this work become a precious gift and a blessing to the Church in Asia and beyond” (from the FOREWORD).

H.E. CHARLES CARDINAL BO, SDB, D.D.
President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

“Our Church needs continuing reforms (Ecclesia semper reformanda) because the Spirit, like the wind, blows where it wishes (John 3:8). It is in this light that I recommend the timely book of Dr. José Mario Bautista Maximiano entitled “Church Reforms 2… This book demonstrates how the Church has remained relevant by continually responding to the exigencies of the times” (from the MESSAGE).

VERY REV. FR. ELIAS L. AYUBAN, JR., CMF, J.C.D
Co-chair of the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines (CMSP). Convenor of the Love Our Pope Movement (LOPM)

“I’ve known our prolific author, Dr. José Mario Bautista Maximiano, since the late 1980s and have become acquainted with some of his works, including his three-volume obra on 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines. The present book… is the scholarly second volume of the series on Church Reforms. May more and more people be inspired and benefit from this work of yours as they read and enjoy the fruit of your scholarly labor” (from the INTRODUCTION).

MOST REV. OSCAR L. FLORENCIO, D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of the Military Ordinariate, Philippines
Bishop Advisor of the Love Our Pope Movement (LOPM)

José Mario Bautista Maximiano

The multi-awarded Filipino Catholic theologian, scholar, strategic management advisor, and public educator is the lead convenor of the Love Our Pope Movement (LOPM). He is a much sought-after speaker at conferences and seminars in theology, Church history, business ethics, and social responsibility (CSR), and a leading facilitator of retreats and recollection for the clergy, religious, and seminarians.

AS AN OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR. The author completed all his college and graduate studies with Latin honors. His alma mater, the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, awarded him in 1989 the UST Rector Magnificus Award for Academic Excellence after he earned the highest grade of Meritissimus in M.A. in Religious Studies and Magna cum laude in Licentiate in Theology. Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, has conferred on him the highest grade of Sobresaliente cum laude for his doctoral dissertation and listed him as one of its most notable alumni (worldlibrary. org/articles/ universidad de navarra).

His basic knowledge of rudimentary Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Pidgin English helped him to use primary sources for his works and write scholarly articles that are published by peer-reviewed international journals such as Scripta Theologica (University of Navarra),  International Centre for CSR Journal (Nottingham University Business School), Landas (Ateneo de Manila University, ADMU), Unitas (University of Santo Tomas, UST), the Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, and others.

AS EDUCATOR, COLUMNIST, AND SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER. The author has dedicated more than 35 years in quality research, administration, writing, and teaching at the UST, ADMU, and De la Salle University, and was also appointed Dean of Arts and Sciences in La Consolacion College Manila. The Office of the Philippine President awarded him as one of the Most Outstanding Educators in 1999. He was recognized as one of the Most Outstanding Faculty for three consecutive years in 2006, 2007, and 2008 by De La Salle University Dasmariñas, where he was Planning Director and held the Carlo Magno Distinguished Chair in Business of the Graduate School of Business.

His bulleted articles on social media are being used by numerous members of the clergy in their talks and homilies. He writes for the Inquirer. net, Singapore-based Ucanews. com, Radio Veritas Asia, World Mission Magazine, US-based Eurasia Review, Malaysia-based Catholic Sabah, Herald Malaysia, and HK-based Sunday Examiner. His opinion pieces and/or excerpts from them are cited in online research studies and encyclopedias such as Researchgate, Wikipedia, Academia. edu, eJournals. ph, Goodreads, Worddisk.com, Coursehero, and translated into different languages.