STEP holds TESOL seminar welcome program
The Special Technological and Educational Programs (STEP) office welcomes its five (5) Korean students for the Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Seminar on January 10, 2019 at room SA 104, UNO-R. This educational program for the Koreans is in partnership with Jason English Language School (JELS). Among the students of TESOL who…
Read MoreSTEP Staff represents Philippines in TJYLC 2019
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Mr. Elmeer Meeynard Calimpos, staff at the Special Technological & Educational Programs (STEP ) was selected to be one of the 550 delegates from 110 countries to join in the Telangana Jagruthi International Youth Leadership Conference (TJIYLC) 2019 at Hyderabad, India last January 18-20, 2019. Calimpos is the only Filipino delegate in…
Read More“Kilos Kabataan” adds color to OLCP's fiesta
Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY – On February 2, the Parish Youth Ministry (PYM) of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Miranila officially launched the Year of the Youth (YOTY) in concurrence with the parish’s 32nd founding anniversary. The celebration was themed, Kilos Kabataan (literally, Youth Movement), an invitation for the young people to respond…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
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 that we receive the motions of God, put in us your flame, enlighten…
Read MoreFather Miró’s renewal visit to St. Ezekiel Province: his last as Prior General
Provincialate, QUEZON CITY – Bienvenido, Padre! The arriving Major Superior of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, was warmly welcomed here at the Provincial Curia on February 11, 2019, the day after the Province of St. Ezekiel celebrated its 20th inauguration anniversary. For the last time as Prior General, Father Miró will…
Read MoreVisual Identity for Recoletos Education in RP explored
CEBU CITY – In view of designing an official Visual Identity for the Recoletos brand of education in the Philippines, the appointed members of the Committee on Visual Identity gathered at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Balamban Campus on January 28, 2019 for an initial orientation on “Brand, Visual Identity, Logo: Towards Designing the…
Read MoreARCORES Filipinas, USJ-R help Cebu fire victims
CEBU CITY – In its concerted efforts to extend assistance to victims of a recent fire in Cebu City, ARCORES Filipinas through its active network in Recoletos de Cebu organized an emergency response team to provide food packs to 644 families left homeless by the tragedy. According to the local news, around 2,578 individuals were…
Read More“For St. Augustine, knowledge and wisdom are both important” – Fray Eguiarte
ROME – The 26th edition of the “Aula Agustiniana de Educación” held last February 2-3, 2019 in Madrid saw Fray Enrique Eguiarte, OAR delivering his talk on the teacher’s empathy with the student according to St. Augustine. This year the meeting that brought together all the educational centers of the Augustinians, Augustinian Recollects, Agustinas Misioneras,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
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 that we receive the motions of God, put in us your flame, enlighten…
Read MoreFour Pinoy Recollects among 35 participants in Escuela de Formación
El Desierto de la Candelaria, COLOMBIA – “We are learning a lot from other Provinces’ manner of forming candidates to the Order (of Augustinian Recollects),” said Fray James Castelo, OAR, Prenovitiate Director in Antipolo City, who is currently enrolled in the “Escuela de Formación” or Formation Course taking place at El Desierto de la Candelaria,…
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