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  1. The Commodification of Healthcare in the United States and the Spirituality of Social Transformation for Catholic Healthcare Professionals

    Article • Transformation An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, April 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  2. Catholic Social Spirituality, Structural Sin, and Health Care: Theosociological Analysis

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  3. Civil Society, Social Capital in Health Care, and Catholic Social Spirituality

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  4. Commodified Health Care and Access of the Poor: Sociological-Ethical Analysis

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  5. Commodified Health Care and Catholic Social Spirituality in the Workplace for Health Workers

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  6. Diffused Religion, Healthcare Reform, and Catholic Social Spirituality

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  7. Establishing a Sociological-Synodal Social Spirituality for Catholic Healthcare Workers

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  8. Introduction: Book’s Overview

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  9. Lay Catholic Social Spirituality and Christian Discernment for Healthcare Workers

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  10. Social “Agere Contra” for Lay Catholic Healthcare Workers’ Social Spirituality

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  11. Defining and Operationalizing Synodality and Synodal Church

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  12. Ecclesial Innovations to Implement Vatican II in Pope Francis's Synodality

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  13. Enhancing Empirical Synodal Thinking through Sociology and the Social Sciences

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  14. Establishing a Sociological Methodology for Synodality

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  15. Focus Group Discussion for Synodality's Roundtable Sharing

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  16. Introduction

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  17. Resolving Moral Issues and Research Networks for Synodality

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  18. The Significance of Sociology in Pope Francis's Synodality

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  19. The Sociological Innovations of Pope Francis's Synodality

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  20. Why is inculturation in Catholic theology difficult to operationalize?

    Article • Missiology An International Review, March 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  21. Celibacy, Seminary Formation, and Catholic Clerical Sexual Abuse

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  22. Celibate Clerical Formation, Social Resistance, and Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  23. Celibate Seminary Formation, Total Institution, and Clerical Sexual Abuse

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  24. Child Clerical Sexual Abuse, Pedophilia, and Seminary Formation

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  25. Exploring Alternative Clerical Training and Married Priesthood in Current Age

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  26. Gender and Sexuality Formation in the Seminary and Clerical Sexual Abuse

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  27. Heterosexual Clerical Sexual Abuse and Seminary Formation

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  28. Homosexual Clerical Sexual Abuse and Seminary Formation

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  29. Introduction

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  30. Shifting Method in Catholic Clerical Training and Human Formation Against Sexual Abuse

    Article • March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  31. Gender Ideology and the Contemporary Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  32. Gender Ideology’s Alleged Danger to the Family in Society: A Synodal-Sociological Appraisal

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  33. Gender and “Gender Ideology” in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  34. Gender and “Gender Ideology” in the Catholic Church: A Synodal-Sociological Exploration

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  35. Homosexuality, Same-Sex Union, and LGBTQI Inclusivity in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  36. Human Dignity and Gender Issues in Contemporary Society: A Synodal-Sociological Exploration

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  37. Inculturating Gender Diversity and LGBTQI Inclusivity: A Synodal Call for the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  38. Inductive Theology, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage: A Synodal-Sociological Analysis

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  39. Introduction: Overview of the Book

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  40. LGBTQI Inclusivity Proposals and Pope Francis’s Synodal Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  41. LGBTQI Inclusivity, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  42. Reappraising Gender Complementarity and Heterosexual Marriage in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  43. Resolving Contemporary Moral Issues in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  44. Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Catholic Church’s “Gender Ideology”: A Sociological-Synodal Analysis

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  45. Structural Roots of Homophobia in the Catholic Church

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  46. The Book’s Overview

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  47. Transgender Sexuality, Synodality, Sex Change, and Catholic Morality

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  48. “Gender Ideology’s” Alleged Threat to Humanity: A Critical Sociological-Synodal Analysis

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  49. “Gender Ideology’s” Alleged Threats to Children’s Welfare: A Sociological-Synodal Analysis

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  50. “Gender Ideology” and the Catholic Morality of Gender-Enhancing Treatment and Sex Change

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  51. Celibacy, Sexual Abuse, and Married Priesthood

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  52. Celibacy, Priest Shortage, and Married Priesthood

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  53. Reestablishing the Catholic Married Priesthood in Contemporary Times

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  54. In Defense of Married Priesthood

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  55. Clerical Celibacy Law, Passive Resistance, and Married Priesthood in the Catholic Church

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  56. Introduction

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  57. Clericalism, Celibacy, and Clerical Sexual Abuse

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  58. Law as a Strategy for Social Change

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  59. Celibacy, Acedia, Anomie, and Diocesan Clerical Spirituality

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  60. The Contemporary Globalizing World and Its Major Challenges to Catholic Celibate Priesthood

    Article • July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  61. Corporate Moral Responsibility, Distributive Justice, the Common Good, and Catholic Social Teaching: The Case of Gilead Sciences and Remdesivir

    Article • The Linacre Quarterly, August 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  62. Law, morality, and catholic social teaching on family living wage: Analyzing the adequacy and morality of the minimum wage in the Philippines

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  63. The Religious and Cultural Aspects of Resilience in Disasters: The Case of Typhoon Ketsana Victims in the Philippines

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  64. Science, Rulemaking, and COVID-19 in the Philippines: Evaluating the Scientific Basis of the Motorcycle Pillion Shield Regulation

    Article • The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies, January 2022, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  65. COVID-19 vaccines, public health goods and Catholic social teaching: Why justice must prevail over charity in the global vaccine distribution

    Article • HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, January 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  66. A Sociotheological Approach to Catholic Social Teaching

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  67. Understanding Digital Literacy, Digital Competence, and Pedagogical Digital Competence: Implementing Online Teaching for Filipino Tertiary Educators During COVID-19

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  68. Science, Rulemaking, and COVID-19 in the Philippines: Evaluating the Scientific Basis of the Motorcycle Pillion Shield Regulation

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  69. Analyzing the Morality of Owning and Suspending Patent Rights for COVID-19 Vaccines in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching

    Article • The Linacre Quarterly, December 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  70. Acedia, loneliness, and the mandatory celibacy of Catholic parish clergy: a theological-sociological exploratory analysis

    Article • F1000Research, November 2021, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  71. Epidemiology, Sociology, and the Social Sciences: Evaluating the Philippine Government’s Scientific Response to COVID-19

    Article • The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  72. COVID-19 Pandemic, Telepresence, and Online Masses: Redefining Catholic Sacramental Theology

    Article • The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  73. Technology, Law Enforcement, and Illegal Camcording in Philippine Cinemas: A Preliminary Analysis

    Article • The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  74. Law, Morality, and Practical Rationality: Analyzing Corporate Social Responsibility in Conflicting Wage Standards in the Philippines

    Article • Change Management An International Journal, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  75. Catholic Clerical Celibacy and Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice: Analyzing Ecclesial Structures Supporting Mandatory Celibacy

    Article • The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  76. Science, Theology, Methodological Naturalism, and the Catholic Church’s Inculturation

    Article • The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  77. Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, the Common Good, and Sustainability of Increasing Workers’ Wages in the Philippines

    Article • The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  78. Inculturation, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences as the Emerging Handmaid of Theology: Time to Update Catholic Clerical Education?

    Article • The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  79. Why Is Catholic Social Teaching Difficult to Implement in Society?: A Theological-Sociological Analysis

    Article • The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  80. Epidemiology, Sociology, and the Social Sciences: Evaluating the Philippine Government’s Scientific Response to COVID-19

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  81. The Social Sciences, Pastoral Theology, and Pastoral Work: Understanding the Underutilization of Sociology in Catholic Pastoral Ministry

    Article • Open Theology, September 2020, De Gruyter

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  82. Inculturation, Anthropology, and the Empirical Dimension of Evangelization

    Article • Religions, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  83. The Catholic laity, clerical sexual abuse, and married priesthood: A sociological analysis of Vatican II’s lay empowerment

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  84. Legal Pluralism, Cultural Values, and Post-Disaster Housing Project in a Philippine Municipality

    Article • The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice, January 2020, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  85. Catholic Social Teaching, Theology, and Sociology: Exploring the Common Ground

    Article • Religions, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  86. Catholic Hierarchy and Social Interaction of the Clergy

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  87. Celibacy and Social Disorganization in the Catholic Hierarchy

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  88. Introduction

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  89. Lay Empowerment, Social Disorganization, and Clerical Sexual Abuse

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  90. Supervision of Clerical Behavior in the Hierarchy

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  91. Celibacy and Social Disorganization in the Catholic Hierarchy

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  92. Adequacy of Social Facilities and Services

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  93. Introduction

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  94. Jobs and Livelihood Program in the Resettlement Area

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  95. Law, Normative Pluralism, and Post-Disaster Recovery

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  96. Normative Pluralism in Philippine Housing and Relocation System

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  97. Security of Tenure, Affordability, and Habitability

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  98. Sociology, Normative Pluralism, and Post-disaster Recovery: The Case of the Philippines

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  99. Suitability and Accessibility of the Relocation Site

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  100. Typhoon Ketsana and Normative Pluralism in the Philippine Post-disaster Recovery System

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  101. Sociological Perspectives on Media Piracy in the Philippines and Vietnam

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  102. Corruption and the Nonenforcement of the Optical Media Law

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  103. Introduction

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  104. Obstacles in Formalizing the Optical Media Trade

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  105. Social and Technological Forces Supporting Piracy

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  106. The Government’s Attitude Toward the Informal Sector and Piracy

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  107. Tracing Media Piracy: Current and Future Trends

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano

  108. U.S. Global Hegemony in Intellectual Property and the Politics of Piracy and Resistance

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Vivencio Ballano