OAR Missionaries as Instruments of Peace and Reconciliation
Kamalo, SIERRA LEONE—In the rural place of Sierra Leone Africa, petty disputes usually ends up as a tragedy. Youth riots, burning of houses and properties and murders due to this actions happens from time to time, and because of their strong communal ties, incidents of this kind usually end up as a village or town…
Read MoreRECOLLECTION for February 2020: JESUS AND THE LEPERS
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR St. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles made a summary of the life of Christ saying that “he went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). And that is true. There are many sick persons that we know in the Gospels…
Read More3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Is. 8:33-9:3; 1 Cor.1:10-13,17; Mt. 4:12-23 Our Gospel passage today opens with the note that John the Baptist had already been arrested. Jesus took that as the sign the he was now to go out and begin his public ministry. He was now to make Capernaum his headquarters in the house of Simon Peter. (Many…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: III Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 4:12-23 A. INVOCATION OF 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,…
Read MoreUNESCO-accredited orgs in USJ-R receive awards
Two accredited UNESCO organizations from USJ-R received different awards during the 2019 International Assembly of Youth for UNESCO at the University of the Assumption, Pampanga in December 2019. These two organizations were the Supreme Student Council (SSC) and the Josenian Industrial Technocrats Society (JOINTS). These two organizations were marked as two of the outstanding clubs because of its…
Read MoreLOGO FOR 2020 PASTORAL DIRECTIVE
The Augustinian Recollects present the visual image that represents the guideline for this year 2020: “We are prophets of the Kingdom: poor, social projects and peripheries”. The pastoral directive for the year 2020 has an image that represents it. The Order of Augustinian Recollects presents the logo that symbolizes the motto proposed for these months:…
Read More79th Foundation Anniversary: SSC-R Journeying as One
13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit
January 20 – 24, 2020, Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Baguio City Theme: I am RAY: A Message and a Messenger
Read MoreFirst Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in PHL opens at USJ-R
CEBU CITY–Cebu’s University of San Jose-Recoletos has opened the first Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in the Philippines. ESD is one of UNESCO’s global action programs that work for 3Ps: Planet, Prosperity, and Peace. It aims to achieve global sustainability through focusing efforts on five priority action areas in education namely: policy, learning environment,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feast of Sto. Niño, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 1:29-34 A. INVOCATION OF 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,…
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