Advent Thoughts (4)
Advent Candles The Candle’s Example Once upon a time a little candle stood in a room filled with other candles, most of them much larger and much more beautiful than she was. Some were ornate and some were rather simple, like herself. Some were white, some were blue, some were pink, some were green. She had…
Read MorePointless points . . .
Shades of fraternal concern . . . * * * * * * * * For some reasons, we are prone to take another in the community for granted as though each of us were a completely self-sufficient autonomous human person. We recount the local and world news to one another, we try our latest…
Read MoreGeneral council, priors provincial meet in Spain
Granada, SPAIN—Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, Prior General, led other top officials from the General Curia and from the eight Provinces of the Order in a meeting held in the historic convent of Monachil, Granada, Spain from November 29 to December 4, 2015.
Read MoreAll roads lead to Antipolo on December 5
ANTIPOLO, RIZAL—All roads will lead to Antipolo on December 5, 2015 as the Recoletos de Antipolo launches the year-long celebration of it’s 25th founding anniversary next year. Fray Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR will give a talk on the celebration’s theme at 9:00 A.M. before the Holy Eucharist starts.
Read MoreSt. Ezekiel Moreno Province at 17 has 5 New Deacons
Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – On November 28, 2015, the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno celebrated its 17th Anniversary Foundation. As a fitting gratitude to God’s goodness, the province offered five of its brothers to Mother Church as deacons. His Excellency, Bishop Julito B. Cortes, DD, of the Diocese of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, ordained to…
Read MoreThree things to know about the Recollect mission in the Amazon
Bacolod City—Fray Loreto Dacanay, OAR has come home last year from his interrupted mission for about sixteen years in the Amazon. Inspired by the Laudato Si of Pope Francis, he is home with a story to tell. He would like to do that now in this dispatch. After ceaseless prodding, he opened his door. He…
Read MoreUNO-R Rams capture NOPPSCEA season 35 men’s basketball crown
Playing at the enemy’s homecourt did not stop the UNO-R Rams from completing a two-game sweep of the best-of-three finals as they beat the USLS Stingers, 75-68, at the St. La Salle Coliseum last Friday night to bag the NOPSSCEA Season 35 men’s basketball title.
Read MoreFr. Duran speaks to UNORians
Rev. Fr. Jose Manuel Duran, OAR spoke to the unorians at the President’s Hall, 10:30 am, December 1, 2015. Fr. Duran has been assigned to the Philippines before when the Province was still a vicariate of the OAR Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentino. His visit to the Philippines is to share his insights on…
Read MoreAdvent Pointless Points . . .
Have you noticed the LITTLE CHILD behind the Christmas decors? It could happen that we might miss the child Jesus, too, this Christmas if we allow ourselves to get caught up in the consumerism and the syrupy feelings of the Yuletide Season. onz, oar
Read MoreAdvent Notes (3)
Here is a story that we should reflect on throughout these weeks of Advent. Once there was a priest who was once telling a group of young children about Christmas. He described how Jesus was born in a cold, bleak stable-cave in the middle of winter. He emphasized how cold it was. There was no…
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