Churches and Faith Life… Part III. Why You Will Love Siquijor — The Towns of San Juan and Maria 10 Jun 201520 Jun 2015 Capilay Spring Park, San Juan. When Roland Borja (Mobile: 0926-8061594) and I reach Sta. Cruz in the town of San Juan, we park right next to a big pool of…
Churches and Faith Life Part II. Why You Will Love Siquijor – The Town of Lazi 4 Jun 201520 Jun 2015 Roland Borja (Mobile: 0926-8061594) picks me up at around 9:00 AM. Tricycle drivers in Siquijor have been empowered by the government to be tourist guides. He said that the coastal…
Churches and Faith Life… Pilgrimage to Pre-Suppression Jesuit Churches: Maragondon, Cavite 3 Jun 201523 Jun 2015 Our Lady of the Assumption, Maragondon, Cavite. In 1598, the Franciscans were forced to leave Silang and the accompanying visitas of Indang and Maragondon. In 1599, the Cathedral Chapter of…
Churches and Faith Life… Pilgrimage to Pre-Suppression Jesuit Churches: Indang, Cavite 31 May 201512 Jun 2015 The San Gregorio Magno Church, Indang, Cavite. This church was once a visita or a chapel of the Parish of Silang, Cavite. Under the Jesuits, Fr. Angelo Armano S.J. established…
Churches and Faith Life… Part 1: Why You Will Love Siquijor – One of the Most Beautiful Ports In the Philippines 30 May 201510 Jul 2015 I believe in love at first sight. I have fallen in love with Siquijor from a photograph of two of my friends diving at the Tulapos Marine Sanctuary. So, I…
Churches and Faith Life… Pilgrimage to Pre-Suppression Jesuit Churches: Silang, Cavite 24 May 201512 Jun 2015 Church of Our Lady of Candelaria, Silang, Cavite: The Franciscans established this as a parish in 3 February 1595. When the church was burned in 30 August 1603, they rebuilt…
Churches and Faith Life… Pilgrimage to Pre-Suppression Jesuit Churches: Kawit, Cavite 17 May 201512 Jun 2015 From 13-16 January 2015, the Ignatian Youth Camp participants celebrated the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Restoration of the Society of Jesus. They went on a pilgrimage to Jesuit churches in…
Churches and Faith Life Tucson, Az: Mission San Xavier del Bac 11 May 201520 Jun 2015 On January 2011, I was one of the visitors who flocked to the Mission San Xavier del Bac, one of the few Spanish colonial missions in the US still serving…
Churches and Faith Life… Cagayan de Oro City: In Search of the Old 9 May 201530 Jun 2015 Cagayan de Oro today is not anymore the city I knew in the late ‘80s. So, I thought that I should go around and look for landmarks that reminded me…
Ecology and Spirituality Eco-Spiritual Pilgrimage: Samal Island, Davao City 7 May 20157 May 2015 A partnership between the high schools of Ateneo de Manila and Ateneo de Davao University. August-September 2014. Davao City.
