This study determined the perception of the respondents on the integration of prophetic dialogue to human resource activities of the SVD schools in the Philippines. The results of the data pointed out that the respondents perceived a moderate extent of influence and a moderate degree of effectiveness on the integration of prophetic dialogue to human resource activities of hiring, compensation, performance appraisal, training and development, employees’ relations and work-life balance. | How catholic are the catholic schools in the Philippines A study on the integration of prophetic dialogue to HR activities of the SVD schools International Journal of Management INTERNATIONAL IJM ISSN 0976 JOURNAL 6502 Print ISSN 0976 IJM OF MANAGEMENT - 6510 Online Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2015 pp. 52-58 IAEME ISSN 0976-6502 Print ISSN 0976-6510 Online IJM Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2015 pp. 52-58 IAEME http IAEME Journal Impact Factor 2015 Calculated by GISI HOW CATHOLIC ARE THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES A STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION OF PROPHETIC DIALOGUE TO HR ACTIVITIES OF THE SVD SCHOOLS Ferdinand L. Alfante MAPM1 Hector M. Aguiling 1 . HRM Candidate Graduate School University of Santo Tomas Manila Philippines 2 Professor Graduate School University of Santo Tomas Manila Philippines ABSTRACT The School is viewed by the Catholic Church as a mission area. The Society of the Divine Word SVD is a religious-missionary congregation of the Roman Catholic Church who actively participates in the education ministry. In 2000 the SVD congregation celebrated her 125th foundation and reexamined her missionary activities and identity. In that same year she articulated her new missiological paradigm during the XV General Chapter in Rome which is called prophetic dialogue. This study determined the perception of the respondents on the integration of prophetic dialogue to human resource activities of the SVD schools in the Philippines. The results of the data pointed out that the respondents perceived a moderate extent of influence and a moderate degree of effectiveness on the integration of prophetic dialogue to human resource activities of hiring compensation performance appraisal training and development employees relations and work-life balance. It signified the significant influence of the SVD congregation s missiological paradigm to the human resource activities of the schools. It also suggested the important .