In The Hole

Tomorrow I am going to Iloilo on an invitation. Two weeks ago I received a letter from the Human Resource Development office of the University of San Agustin asking me to attend their Personnel Recognition Awards. It seems that they are giving special recognitions to friars who have worked at the... Sign in to see full entry.

On January 20, 2007 some fifteen parishioners of the Mother of Good Counsel parish attended the fourth Bible Convention of the Diocese of San Pablo held at the Colegio San Agustin Biñan Gym. There were two main conferences. The morning conference had Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD speaking on the topic... Sign in to see full entry.

On January 20, 2007 some fifteen parishioners of the Mother of Good Counsel parish attended the fourth Bible Convention of the Diocese of San Pablo held at the Colegio San Agustin Biñan Gym. There were two main conferences. The morning conference had Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD speaking on the topic... Sign in to see full entry.

Merry Christmas! "Guide to the Lectio", a project I announced about five months ago is finished. You may now download it from AngFrayle. The plan was originally to compile lectio divina materials posted at Otium Sanctum in a *.chm file, more popular known as Windows help file. But though the help... Sign in to see full entry.

The BEC is the diocese of San Pablo's main project. It has been 14 years since Plenary Council of the Philippines II institutionalized the BEC making it "the look" of the Filipino Church for the present. I am aware that the program has been ongoing in Iloilo (since 2000) and in Negros (since 2004).... Sign in to see full entry.

A friend who has been following my "career" on the web wrote to me on the occassion of the reopening of AngFrayle Pare, paiba-iba ayos ng website mo, at paganda ng paganda. Parang hindi ka na pari ah! (Friend, your website changes ever so often, and it looks better all the time.) You seem to be more... Sign in to see full entry.

Last Thursday, a strong typhoon hit Luzon leaving the whole island in darkness until Sunday. The typhoon was called Milenyo here which -- at its strongest -- packed winds that blew at 130 kmph. The typhoon started at 50 kmph but as it passed through Bicol and into Quezon, it began to gather up... Sign in to see full entry.

A guestbook entry in On The Field caught my attention. It was from a certain Tom Borromeo of the Defensores Fidei in the Philippines. I thought it would remain at that, just a greeting on my site. However, it was followed by an email message from another member of the group inviting me to join their... Sign in to see full entry.

I got back from Tagaytay at around 2:20 PM this afternoon. The retreat ended with a ceremony where we friars renewed our vows within a eucharistic celebration. Fr. Camacho reminded us that the retreat has been dealing all along with discipleship according to the state of life we have chosen. We have... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday we began the yearly retreat for the second batch of friars at Betania Retreat House, in Tagaytay. Fr. Camacho of the Society of Divine Word and a long time member of the Board of Trustees of our schools is directing the retreat. The friars attending the retreat come from different parts of... Sign in to see full entry.