APOSTOLIC NUNCIO GRACES SILVER ANNIVERSARY

His Excellency Most Rev. Charles John Brown, DD, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, recently attended the Negros cluster’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the OAR Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno. Brown was warmly welcomed by Prior Provincial Rev. Fr. Bernard Amparado, OAR, and OAR Provincial Councilor Fr. Nonie Morillo, OAR at…

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Easter Sunday, Cycle B

Our Lenten pilgrimage closes; the Glory of Easter finally shines. The “Feast of feasts”, the “Solemnity of solemnities”, the “Great Sunday”, “Our most joyous Day”, and “the Most Glorious of all Days” comes as one author comments for the Lord has truly risen. The very opening words of the Preface of this great solemnity herald…

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Thomasians’ Way to ICIA 2024: From Inquiry to Innovation

EDITOR’S NOTE: A group of Grade 12 Thomasian innovators qualified as delegates to the International Creativity and Innovation Award 2024 in Bangkok Thailand after presenting a prototype of the Viable Arduino-Based River Level Monitoring System or VAMoS at the National Innovation Congress in St. Paul’s University, Dumaguete City. It is collaboration that drives innovation forward.…

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Palm Sunday, Cycle B

As Holy Week begins, we reflect on the profound contrasts of Palm Sunday—the jubilant cheers of “Hosanna” transforming into the haunting cries of “Crucify Him.” In this dramatic reversal of fortunes, we witness Jesus facing all aspects of human nature: from glory to humiliation, success to catastrophe, happiness to grief. He embodies the full spectrum…

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USJ-R holds blessing for Mobile Bath Station

The University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), through the Center for Recollect Community Engagement and Social Involvement (CRCESI), and in partnership with ARCORES, celebrated a moment of grace as we blessed our USJ-R Mobile Bath Station last March 16, 2024 with Rev. Fr. Eduardo S. Celiz, Jr., OAR., presiding. This symbolizing our dedication to providing dignity…

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Message of Fr. General on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Joseph

Prot. CG 34/2024TO THE ENTIRE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. In the middle of the Lenten desert, as if it were an oasis, the figure of the Patriarch Joseph, special protector of the Order, emerges discreetly. “His cult and devotion,  our Constitutions say, is part…

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Fifth Sunday of Advent, Cycle B

Some Greeks, intrigued by Jesus’ actions, expressed their desire to meet him, saying, “We want to see Jesus.” And this longing to encounter Jesus resonates throughout history, extending to the Church and each of us: “We want to see Jesus.” In the Gospel narratives, Philip and Andrew play significant roles in bringing others to Jesus.…

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Fourth Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

This Sunday serves as a glimpse of the Easter joy that draws near. If in Advent we have the Gaudete Sunday, this season of Lent, we have the Laetare Sunday because of today’s mass entrance antiphon: “Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exalt and be satisfied at…

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