REAP introduces REAP FORTE

The Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines (REAP), Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno held its REAP Forte (formation and Teaching) program.  REAP Forte is designed to provide a venue for the presentation of the conversation pieces to find the commonalities and points of convergence as regards to academic and formation programs on distance learning; to…

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REAP upgrades new educational normal, creates REAP FORTE

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–With the goal to upgrade the new educational normal spawned by Covid-19 pandemic, Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines introduced REAP Forte (Formation and Teaching) Program in a series of web seminar (webinar) involving Recollect administrators and teachers across the country. The series began last July 13 and will end on…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XVII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 13:44-52. A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant…

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Reflections: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Wis. 12:13, 16-19; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt.13:24-43 This Sunday we are presented with three parables of the Kingdom. Let us reflect on them one by one. The mustard seed is a physical image of the Church founded by Christ. It was a very small seed in Jerusalem, then it was given by Philip to the Eunuch…

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Josenian civil engineering professor qualifies for MEXT, goes to Japan for post-grad studies

Written by Engr. Yuriy Sesican CEBU CITY–Engr. Varie John Orozco, an alumnus and part-time faculty of USJ-R Civil Engineering Department, qualified for the MEXT Scholarship of the Japanese government. MEXT stands for Monbukagakusho (Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). This program is said to be the ‘toughest’ among all Japanese government-subsidized scholarship…

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Province receives six novices

Antipolo City, RIZAL—You are isolated, but not detached from the world. This was the message of the local Prior of St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos (SeMoNo-Re) in this city to the six members of Batch Martyrs who were formally received into the Novitiate Formation Year during the Mass earlier today, July 16, 2020. “The novitiate is…

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RST opens with new mode of learning

Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Recoletos School of Theology opened its horizon to Online Classes adopting to the new normal due to the dangers of CoViD 19 for the Academic Year 2020-2021. Prof. Mark Joseph T. Calano, PhD of Ateneo de Manila University conducted a seminar workshop on Learning Management System and on the Principles for Online…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XVI Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 13:24-43 A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of At. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps 45:8) Come Holy Spirit, grant…

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