Technology and Sustainabilty
Fray Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR, a religious of the Augustinian Recollect Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, serves as translator during the #56CapÃtuloGeneralOAR
“The best thing that happens is the fact that I am given the opportunity to serve the Order. It must be difficult but I see it in the perspective of serving the Order and the Church as a whole.” – Fray Potencio, OAR
Read MoreCommissions work on respective topics
This week, the Chapter commissions work on their areas of concern. The 56th General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, currently taking place in Rome since 1 March, goes into its third week. Having heard the reports on the different areas and discussed them, the capitulars now work in their respective commissions to draft proposals. …
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C
Lk. 13:1-9. 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, Holt Spirit, grant that we receive the motions of God,…
Read MoreThomasians Win Third During UP OBEM Events
SAN CARLOS CITY, Negros Occidental—Twelfth graders of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos placed third during the AMPLIFY Eco-No Mix 2022 Economics Quiz Bee and Essay Writing Contests of the University of the Philippines Organization of Business Economics Major (UP OBEM). Alyana N. Yap (ABM Strand) won third place after a grueling finals round last March 13,…
Read MoreInvitation: Podcast entitled “Babae KA, hindi basta BABAE LANG”
For the protection of children and vulnerable people
The prevention of abuse and attention to victims are the most relevant topics of the tenth day of the 56th General Chapter. Since 2015, the Order of Augustinian Recollects has been working on abuse prevention in its environments. A stable team and new tools have been developed in this regard. In 2019, the Commission for the…
Read MoreInvitation: Piniliay 2022 Voter Education Series
Accountability and transparency in financial management
The 56th General Chapter reviews the management of the Order’s finances in the last six years. The ninth day of the 56th General Chapter, which started on 1 March in Rome, focused on the economy. The capitulars were informed of the management and economic situation of the Order. The first of the interventions on the subject came…
Read MoreNetworking in the educational and the social apostolates
The sessions of the day are dedicated to EDUCAR and ARCORES, the two major networking programs of the Augustinian Recollect family. Following the previous General Chapter (55th), the Order of Augustinian Recollects established during the period 2016-2022 two ambitious programs in the areas of education and social action: EDUCAR and ARCORES, both with a networking…
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