UNO-R joins 2019 Bacolod City Division SciLympics and SIP Congress

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The University of Negros Occidental Recoletos Senior High School students joined 2019 Bacoldo City Division SciLympics and Science Investigatory Project (SIP) Congress, from October 14 to 16, 2019 at Domingo Lacson National High School. Entries that placed 1st and 2nd will represent the Division of Bacolod City to the 2019 Western Visayas…

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‘Greenest Man on The Planet’ speaks to Josenians on living green

CEBU CITY–To inspire Josenians to live an eco-friendly way of life, tips on how to reduce carbon footprint were shared by Matthias Gelber aka the Green Man on October 17. Gelber was voted as the “Greenest Man on The Planet” in 2008. He has also published a book titled “The Greenman’s guide to green living…

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Observations of a Thomasian who watched the Homecoming happen: A Feature Story

By: Georgene Quilaton TambigaPhotos By: Ma. Nita Bolo  San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–“CST-R, we are home for love of you.”  So apt, so poignant is this line from the unforgettable “CST-R Alma Mater Hymn.” Thus, the living Thomasian legend himself chose the line as a jump off point for his homily during the Grand Alumni…

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In Pictures: SCORES 2019 Day 2

Cañacao, CAVITE CITY–Day two of the 34th Students’ Congress of Recollect Schools commenced by a symposium at the Cañacao Campus Auditorium. After the welcome remarks from the Director of Basic Education, Fray Samuel L. Eyas, OAR, the symposium rationale was explained. The first speaker, Fray Leander V. Barrot, OAR, discussed about Recoletos Values and Charisms…

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Fray Jesús María López Mauleón, OAR, named as bishop in Brazil

This article was translated from the original Spanish text posted in the official website of the Order (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) BRAZIL–Another Augustinian Recollect was named by Pope Francis as Bishop of the Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, in the Amazon. A missionary in Brazil from 1999 to the present, Fray Jesús María López Mauleón, OAR, will shepherd the People…

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

2 Mc. 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 Thes. 2:16-3:5; Lk. 20:27-38 As we near the end of the Liturgical year, the readings from Scripture con- centrate on the resurrection of the body. On Nov. 1 & 2 we meditated on the Communion of Saints, today we meditate on the resurrection of the body. The 2nd Bk. of…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XXXII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Translated by Fray Emilio Larlar, Jr., OAR Lk 20:27-38 A. Invocation to the Holy Spirit Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with the words of St. Augustine. Come Holy Spirit, by whom every pious soul who believes in Christ in order to make himself a citizen of the City of God is made holy! (En.…

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In Pictures: 34th SCORES kicks off

Cañacao, CAVITE CITY–Delegates, organizers, and guests at the 34th Students’ Congress of Recollect Schools (SCORES) stood at attention as the colors of the represented institutions were held aloft and brought into the Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium to kick off day one of the annual gathering of Recollect youth. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist was…

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Pope Francis names new Augustinian Recollect bishop

This article was translated from the original Spanish text posted in the official website of the Order (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) ARGENTINA–An Argentine Augustinian Recollect, Fray Darío Rubén Quintana, OAR, is appointed by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Mar del Plata (Argentina). From 2012 to 2018 he was Vicar Provincial in Argentina. He has also…

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