Recoletos School of Theology
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Thesis Final Defense of Fray Jose Enrico V. Gallego, OAR on October 27, 2021
“The Sacramental Nature of Aesthetics in Sacred Architecture” Fray Jose Enrico V. Gallego, OAR Adviser: Fr. Carmelo P. Arada, Jr. Panelist: Fr. Rene Paglinawan, OAR Fr. Jeffrey Zuñiga Fr. Rommel Rubia, OAR Nature of Defense: Google Meet
Proposal Defense of Bro. Agustin M. Indangan Jr., SCJ
“Pope Francis’ Doctrine of Integral Ecology in the Assessment of the Morality of the Mining Practices in the Philippines” Bro. Agustin M. Indangan, Jr., SCJ Adviser: Fr. Ian Anthony R. Espartero, OAR Panelists: Sr. Maria Lirio Guillermo, AR Fr. Henry Ferreras Fray Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR…
RST celebrates the 400 foundation Anniversary of San Nicolás de Tolentino Province
RST celebrates the 400 foundation anniversary of the mother province San Nicalos de Tolentino with the second part of the lecture series titled—OAR STORY. The webinar, which started at 8:15 in the morning, was hosted by Fr. Ernil Almayo, the provincial secretary, and was participated in by more than 400 participants via zoom and four…
OLCP on its 34th Patronal Fiesta
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY – Our Lady of Consolation Parish celebrates its 34th Patronal Fiesta on the Solemnity of Our Mother of Consolation, also the Patroness of the Order on Sunday, September 5, 2021. The celebration was presided by Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of St. Ezekiel Moreno province, together with…
OAR raises to the Order of Priesthood Fray Plata, Fray Calalang on the Solemnity of holy father St. Augustine
“It is a grace and it is God who grants us this grace for He is the center of this ordination,” Rev. Fr. Robin Ross S. Plata, OAR expressed during the thanksgiving speech he delivered on the occasion of their Ordination to Priesthood last August 28, 2021 on behalf of his companion Rev. Fr. Virgilio…
RST formally opens the A.Y. 2021-22 with the Holy Spirit Mass
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY – Recoletos School of Theology had the Holy Spirit Mass to formally open the School Year 2021 – 2022 held at the St. Thomas of Villonava Chapel last August 20, 2021 at 7:00 in the morning. The Mass was presided by Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, the Prior Provincial…
FRAY HUBERTO, FRAY EMETERIO 58 years as Recollects
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Fifty-eight year ago, two young pilipino novices made their Profession of Simple Vows in the Recollect Novitiate house of Monteagudo, Navarra, Spain. Fifty-eight-years ago, today, Fray Dunstan Hubert Decena, OAR and Fray Emeterio Buñao, OAR, celebrated their re-consecration to the Augustinian Recollect way of life in their respective assignments. As to…
RFC Formands meet for RFC-RST Annual Operational Project and Plans
Mira-nila, QC- RFC formands gathered for the Annual Operational Project and Plans of Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) and Recoletos School of Theology (RST) for the school year 2021-2022 last June 17, 2021. The meeting started at 8:00am by the opening prayer led by Rev. Virgilio Calalang Jr., OAR and Fray Jose Enrico V. Gallego, OAR,…
RST holds Rites of Graduation and Solemn Investiture amidst Pandemic
Mira-nila Homes, QC- June 3, 2021 was a momentous date for Recoletos School of Theology (RST) as it staged the first-ever Graduation Rites and Solemn Investiture since the pandemic outbreak (2020) in Our Lady of Consolation Parish. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, RST Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Prior Provincial of the Province…
Final Thesis Defense of Sem. Cyril Jairus G. Altares (Laoag)
POPE FRANCIS’ CONCEPT OF INTEGRAL ECOLOGY: ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE VISION-MISSION OF THE DIOCESE OF LAOAG Date and Time: May 9, 2025 @ 1:30 PM Name: Sem. Cyril Jairus G. Altares Thesis Adviser: Fr. Edgar Javier, SVD Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Jose Fortunato Garces…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR
BAYANIHAN AS A TOOL FOR A CULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND THEOLOGICAL IMPERATIVE FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES Date and Time: May 9, 2025 @ 9:00 AM Name: Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rainnielle Pineda Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Robin Ross…
Final Thesis Defense of Sem. Jomarc Nicolai Y. Cala (Bayombong)
ENRICHING ACCOMPANIMENT IN THE RATIO FORMATIONIS SACERDOTALIS NATIONALIS FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN LIGHT OF AUGUSTINE’S PEREGRINATIO Date and Time: May 8, 2025 @ 3:00 PM Name: Sem. Jomarc Nicolai Y. Cala Thesis Adviser: Fr. Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Radni Caparas, OAR Fr.…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Chrislean Rey R. Pamilaga, OAR
UNDERSTANDING THE LOVE OF NEIGHBOR IN AUGUSTINE’S DIALECTIC OF UTI AND FRUI: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF OBJECTIFICATION Date and Time: April 21, 2025 @ 1:30 PM Name: Fray Chrislean Rey R. Pamilaga, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Dexter Austria, OP Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Kenneth Joseph…
Proposal Thesis Defense of Br. Arnel T. Evangelista, OP Miss.
EMPOWERED AND EMPOWERING: THE CATECHISTS’ SYNODAL JOURNEY Date and Time: February 25, 2024 @ 1:00 PM Name: Br. Arnel T. Evangelista, OP Miss. Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rainnielle Pineda Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Norman Peña, SSP Nature of Defense: On-site (face to face)
Final Thesis Defense of Br. Harry R. Indonilla, SdC
THE ‘LEAST BROTHERS (AND SISTERS)’ OF JESUS IN MATTHEW 25:40: A PASTORAL ACTUALIZATION TO THE ‘GOOD CHILDREN’ IN THE SERVANTS OF CHARITY Date and Time: January 23, 2025 @ 2:00 PM Name: Br. Harry R. Indonilla, SdC Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rajesh Xavier, SdC Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia,…
Proposal Thesis Defense of Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR
BAYANIHAN AS A HERMENEUTICAL TOOL FOR A CULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND THEOLOGICAL IMPERATIVE FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH Date and Time: April 25, 2024 (2:00 PM) Name: Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rainnielle Pineda Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Robin Ross Plata, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Nature of Defense: On-site…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Judd Galinato, OAR
THE PASTORAL MINISTRY OF BLESSED LEON INCHAUSTI AND BLESSED JOSE RADA IN SEVEN PARISHES IN BOHOL 1885-1898 Date and Time: January 6, 2024 (10:00 AM) Name: Fray Judd C. Galinato, OAR Thesis Adviser: Prof. Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos, HEL Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR Fr. Rene Paglinawan, OAR…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Joseph Neil E. Baygan, OAR
THE ROLE OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS IN BOHOL IN PACIFYING THE DAGOHOY REBELLION AND ITS AFTERMATH Date and Time: December 18, 2023 (10:00 AM) Name: Fray Joseph Neil E. Baygan, OAR Thesis Adviser: Prof. Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos, HEL Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR, SThD Fr. Emilio Edgardo…
Proposal Thesis Defense of Br. Michael D. Adlaon, SdC
THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN LABOR AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A.I.) Date and Time: December 5, 2023 (2:00 PM) Name: Br. Michael D. Adlaon, SdC Thesis Adviser: Prof. Mark Joseph Calano Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Nature of Defense: On-site (face to face)
SCHOOL CALENDAR
A.Y 2019-2020
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES 1st SEMESTER A.Y. 2019-2020
SEMINAR CLASSES AY 2019-2020
RECOLETOS FORMATION
The Recoletos Formation Center, located at 81 Alondras Street, Mira-Nila Homes, Congressional Avenue Extension, Quezon City, is the theological formation house of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of the Augustinina Recollects. Its history is interwover with Recoletos School of theology which is the theological arm of Recoletos Formation Center. As a theological center it offers a rigorous ecclesiastical curriculum in Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Theology affiliated with the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and a civil degree of Master of Arts in Theology (MAT) recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). It is owned and operated by the friars of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno.
RECTOR'S MESSAGE
What did we see? Why digitize the physical documents of the Recoletos Formation Center and the Recoletos School of Theology?
Yes, we saw the need to preserve and better organize the files of the seminary. We realize the value of making information about the formation house and center of theological studies more accessible to others. This is for the benefit of the whole, of the wider society. And something more! Digitizing our physical documents is expression of the essential element of our Augustinian monastic tradition, which “embraces the apostolate of the harmonious search for the truth and its fullest possible sharing in the service of the Church” (OAR Constitutions 27).
Self-effacing and generous were our millenial confreres and lay collaborators, headed by the Research Director of the Recoletos School of Theology, in completing this digitization. I thank God in these, our brothers and silent workers, as I pray with and for them and all the beneficiaries of the project.
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History, Culture and Heritage-Recoletos
Since the entrance of the first thirteen Augustinian Recollect Missionaries to the Philippine Islands to the present time, the Order has not only contributed to the development of culture, advancement of history, and reinforcement of her legacy to the Philippine society but also continues, in the present time, to transform nations through education, evangelization and other mission works particularly in the peripheries.
This section of the web is two-pronged: it is like a window through which present generations may peep through and discover the contributions of the Augustinian Recollects in the shaping and building of the history and culture of the Philippine nation; and it is like a gate through which modern-day Augustinian Recollects recount endeavors and struggles in the works of new evangelization through arts, media, cultural heritage and the like as acts of participation in nation-building and engagements in the shaping of a national conscience.
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