Message of the Prior General one year after the 56th General Chapter
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. Dear Brothers: Next week marks one year since the closing of the 56th General Chapter. We do not forget the reverberations of that beautiful experience of communion and synodality which our Order lived and which has been followed by the chapters of the four…
Read MoreInvitation: Philosophical Symposium
LECTIO DIVINA: 5th Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
Jn. 11:1-45. A. 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…
Read MoreSan Nicolas De Tolentino Mission Station Update
Praise and thanks be to God for the gift of Mission! Our San Nicolas de Tolentino Mission Station, which began on August 1, 2022, is led by our Parish Priest and Community Prior, Rev. Fr. Jerome Virtudazo, OAR with Rev. Fr. Enrico S. Nacorda, OAR as companion. There are difficulties and challenges especially at the…
Read MoreInvitation: Solemn Installation of Rev. Fr. Virgilio C. Calalang Jr., OAR
LECTIO DIVINA: 4th Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
Jn. 9:1-41 A. 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,…
Read MorePAASCU RESURVEY TEAM VISITS UNO-R
Several Programs of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos were subjected to Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) accreditation/ re-accreditation last February 20 and 21, 2023. The programs under resurvey were Arts and Sciences (BS Psychology and BA Communication), Elementary and Secondary Education programs, Business Administration and Accountancy Programs, Civil Engineering,…
Read MoreRefuge and Resilience: An ARCORES Home Rehabilitation Project Series
After decades of raising eight children, she finally landed a job as maintenance personnel of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos (CST-R) in San Carlos City, Philippines in 2011. Her job order was then contractual and was commissioned by the school Parents & Teachers Association (PTA). Then in 2020, after nearly ten years, she finally became a…
Read MoreA door to education and equality
The Augustinian Recollect missionaries of Sierra Leone have been attending a small boarding school since 2019 that allows 12 young people without resources to receive education and develop humanly. It has been several months since Alice Turay and Adamsay Kargbo left their homes and said goodbye to their families to face a unique opportunity. If…
Read MoreThomasian President Condemns Hazing, Warns Thomasians Against Frat Violence
“Is that real brotherhood?” SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental – Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos President Rev. Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR took to the pulpit to relate the dangers of hazing and fraternity violence and warn Thomasians during the First Friday Mass last March 3, 2023, with the college Thomasians in attendance. Fr. Maspara, who has…
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