Recollect healing priest: “Jesus does the healing, not me”

BAGUIO CITY–A Recollect priest who is gifted with the grace of healing visited the Recoletos de Baguio community and officiated a healing mass last August 19, 2019. Fr. Nelson Plohimon, OAR, who is currently assigned as parochial vicar of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish-Recoletos in Cebu City, laid his hands on massgoers after…

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Negros Cluster meets for “Maximum Illud” Conference

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The Recoletos communities in Negros Island met last August 27, the feast of St. Monica, at the UNO-R President’s Hall to discuss Pope Benedict XV’s 1919 Apostolic letter “Maximum Illud”. Fray Allan Jacinto, OAR discussed the Pastoral and Ecclesial considerations of the Apostolic Letter. Fray Emilio E.A. Quilatan, OAR discussed the historical…

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UNO-R celebrates Solemnity of St. Augustine

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The University celebrated the solemnity of St. Augustine, August 29 with a community mass at the Oratory and was followed by a family day celebration. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was presided by Fray William Villaflor, OAR, Local Prior and VP-Finance, with Fray Walthrode Conde, OAR; Fray Cristituto Palomar, OAR; Fray…

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BSSW Alumna is 9th place in Social Work Board Exam

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Ms. Kaye Eunice Lamera, Social Work Alumna and Cum Laude, Batch 2019, placed 9th in the August 2019 Social Work Licensure Examination. UNO-R got 63.64% over-all passing percentage (28/44) over the national passing of 46.30% (2,723/5,880). For the first takers, UNO-R got the passing percentage of 71.43% (25/35). Congratulations!

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Recollection for September 2019: COMMUNION AND COMMUNICATION

Lk. 10:38-42 Whoever accepts to be a disciple, is so because he desires to learn, because he has his heart open to listen and to welcome what the Master may say or do. The basic attitude of a disciple is to listen and to listen requires silence, serene and tranquil reception. The words of the…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XXII Sunday. Cycle C.

Translated by Fray Emilio Larlar, Jr., OAR Lk 14:1.7-14 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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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a Lk 14:1, 7-14. At the opening of the Gospel we are told that Jesus noticed “how the guests were choosing the places of honor at the table.” In this behavior we first see vanity.  But as we observe more we can notice pride and self-esteem that devalues others.…

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Josenian student wins Best Paper Award in International Conference on Nursing Ed

CEBU CITY–Third-year nursing student Mery Katriel Pedroza won the Best Paper in Podium Presentation at the 2nd Biennial International Conference on Nursing Education, Innovation and Research (ICNEIR) on August 3. She represented USJ-R in the student category. Her study is entitled “The Dynamics of Socio-Economic Dimensions of Violence Against Women: Global View Through Cluster Analysis.” Data from the…

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Obituary: Sr. Geronima Rabe Ruiz, A.R.

Our dear Sr. Geronima Rabe Ruiz, A.R. has gone to the Father at 5:08 p.m. August 27, 2019. She is 96 years old and 61 of which are spent in religious life. The funeral mass is on August 30, 2019, at 8:00 A.M. Interment will follow at the La Loma Catholic Cemetery. Rest in Peace our dear…

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Thomasian TAO: Children of Modern Filipino Heroes

Story by Rallieza Carbajosa, Grade 10-SMAT Photos by Marifel Alfaro San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos’ Thomasian na Anak OFW is a special group of students who are children of Overseas Filipino Workers. Established in 2016, TAO envisions to provide holistic support system to Thomasians whose parents are OFW. Inevitably, these children are…

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