Posts by Casiciaco Correspondent
Augustinian Recollects Celebrate 60 Years of Religious Life
By: Bro. Michael Zion Anthony G. Madrona Two priests of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) marked their 60 years of being members of the Order. Fr. Emeterio D. Buñao, OAR and Fr. Hubert Dunstan H. Decena, OAR, celebrated the 60th anniversary of their simple profession of vows on August 24, 2023, at Mira Nila…
Read MoreFeast of St. Ezekiel Moreno: A Day for the Sick
BAGUIO CITY- Seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) visited sick people confined in several hospitals on the feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno last Saturday, August 19, 2023. Returning Apostolate As officials ease pandemic restrictions, the community of CaReS takes advantage to return its annual sick visitation which was suspended for three years due to COVID…
Read MoreClergy from Taytay celebrates Thanksgiving mass at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary
By: Bro. Xavier Romeo C. Emnace BAGUIO CITY– Nine priests and three deacons from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay (Palawan) celebrated their thanksgiving mass last July 20, 2023, at the Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS), Baguio City. The 11:30 AM Thanksgiving mass was presided by Fr. Gerald Palay and…
Read MoreInvitation: 56th Commencement Exercises
Poster Exhibit and Creative Presentation open Jornadas de Filosofia 2023
By: Bro. Sean Cass L. Alvarez Baguio City – Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary’s annual Jornadas de Filosofia marks its first day with the poster exhibit and creative presentation contest last March 20, 2023. Vibrant and colorful artworks were hung in the seminary classroom corridor as each fraternity showcased their philosophical posters. With the theme “Philosophy: Becoming…
Read MoreCasiciaco Recoletos Seminary hosts the 13th OAR Formands’ Encounter
Bro. Alvin C. Laserna Jr. Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) hosted the three-day long OAR Formands’ Encounter that was held last January 10-12, 2023. The host community welcomed the rest of the formands coming from Recoletos de Antipolo and Recoletos de Mira-Nila on the evening of January 9, 2023, by an opening salvo wherein they danced…
Read MoreON LOVE AND FEAR
November 20, 2022 — Solemnity of Christ the King A Sunday Reflection from the Gospel of Luke (23:35–43) By: Bro. Sean Cass L. Alvarez I still remember the crystal clear day of November 20, 2018, when we, the seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, joined the people of Baguio who flocked and gathered at the Baguio…
Read MoreTHE DICHOTOMY OF TRUTH AND SOCIETY
November 13, 2022 — 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time A Sunday Reflection from the Gospel of Luke (21:5-19) Bro. Alvin C. Laserna Jr. Most of us do not want to live alone as if being with others is already a part of our identities. This is deemed rational not just by the thinkers in the…
Read MoreCaReS All Soul’s Day Apostolate
By: Bro. Sean Cass L. Alvarez Baguio City – Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary held various activities in honor of the faithful departed last November 2, 2022. Three Requiem Masses Taking advantage of the privilege granted by Pope Benedict XV in 1915 which states that every priest can celebrate three requiem masses, the community of Casiciaco Recoletos…
Read MoreSino ka sa Langit 2022 with Formators
By: Bro. Alvin C. Laserna Jr. Baguio City—Last November 1, 2022, Casiciaco Recoletos seminarians creatively dressed themselves as they held the annual seminary event, Sino ka sa Langit. What made this year’s Sino ka sa Langit remarkable was the participation of some formators in the program. Imitating Models of Faith: A Counter-Cultural Endeavor In his…
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