Category: Campus Ministry

        August 19, 2008 is the 101st death anniversary of St. Ezekiel Moreno,OAR.  St. Ezekiel is a missionary who has lived a part of his life at the Convento de Rekoleto at Talisay City.  He stayed under the medical care of the famous Recollect missionary, Padre Fernando Cuenca. St. Ezekiel was later assigned as Bishop of Pasto, Colombia, where he was afflicted by cancer and later succumbed to it in August 19, 1907. Soon, Pope John Paul II declared him as Protector Saint of Cancer patients.

    Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR attended the 37th Annual Convention of the Religious Brothers Conference (RBC) at St. Louis Marriott West Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri last July 25-28, 2008. He represented the National Federation of Religious Brothers in the Philippines (NFRBP). The theme of  the conference this year is "In Our Own Backyards: Challenges and Invitations for Brothers of the Americas ."  The  Keynote Presenter was Fr. Allen Figueroa Deck, SJ.  Fr. Deck is Director of the Office of Cultural Diversity in the Church for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  In his presentations, Fr. Allen discussed the  "cutting edge issues" of the brothers ministries with the immigrants (Hispanics, Europeans and Asians). Almost two hundred (200) Brothers from across the US attended the said convention.