Social & Ecological Concerns

Recollects dedicate first ecopark to Mary

By Frei Bo / August 27, 2016 / Comments Off on Recollects dedicate first ecopark to Mary

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 The Recoletos de Cebu Community blessed and inaugurated the Recoletos Eco-pilgrimage Park in Danao City northern Cebu and dedicated it to Mary under the title Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Our Lady of Health) yesterday, feast of the Queenship of Mary.

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Recoletos Eco-Park Blessing

By Frei Bo / August 25, 2016 / Comments Off on Recoletos Eco-Park Blessing

The newly constructed pavilion at the heart of the ten-hectare Recoletos Eco-pilgrimage Park in Maslog, Danao City was blessed earlier today and the holy mass was celebrated there for the first time. The Ecopark is also dedicated to the Our Lady of Health (Nuestra Señora de la Salud) on the day when the Feast of…

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Recoletos de Cebu Launches Eco-Park

By Frei Bo / August 11, 2016 / Comments Off on Recoletos de Cebu Launches Eco-Park
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1st Green Ring awardee honored

By Frei Bo / April 9, 2016 / Comments Off on 1st Green Ring awardee honored

THE Cebu City Council yesterday recognized Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects (OAR) for bagging the first Green Ring Award for his “outstanding work toward solving the climate crisis.” Jakosalem spearheaded various climate change education initiatives at the grassroots level. Councilor Nida Cabrera, committee on environment chairperson, authored a resolution that…

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“Return to the Heart” goes viral in OAR communities

By Frei Bo / November 26, 2015 / Comments Off on “Return to the Heart” goes viral in OAR communities

QUEZON CITY—Fray José Manuel González Durán, OAR is in the Philippines for a series of conferences for Augustinian Recollect Formation Itinerary (ARFI) from November 25 to December 4, 2015.

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Recoletos’ Heart Solidarity campaign launched

By Frei Bo / November 13, 2015 / Comments Off on Recoletos’ Heart Solidarity campaign launched

Talavera House of Prayer, Cebu City – To deepen its commitment to its social action works, the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) in the Philippines launched the “Heart Solidarity” campaign at the Talavera House of Prayer-Recoletos last November 6. The launching of the campaign was attended by Prior Provincial Rev. Fr. Dionisio Selma, OAR, 17…

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USJ-R holds Day of Solidarity conference

By Frei Bo / November 6, 2015 / Comments Off on USJ-R holds Day of Solidarity conference
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World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in Cebu

By Frei Bo / September 7, 2015 / Comments Off on World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in Cebu

Laudato Si’: Celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the opening of the Season of Creation, the Rekoleto way thru Eucharistic celebration, blessing of the Grotto and blessing of seedlings. Participated by USJ-R students, staff, teachers; as well as representatives from NGOs, JPIC Coordinators of different religious congregations. Fr.…

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An Ecological Life: Living Laudato Si’

By Frei Bo / August 18, 2015 / Comments Off on An Ecological Life: Living Laudato Si’

“This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. The violence present in our hearts, wounded…

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BE PREPARED, THE REKOLETO WAY

By Frei Bo / July 30, 2015 / Comments Off on BE PREPARED, THE REKOLETO WAY

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