RETREAT OF MALATE CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

Sister Julie Jugadora, RVM and the 140 teachers, administrators and staff spent three days with the Lord in a retreat facilitated by Fr. Mario and Sis. Susan at LFC. The Retreat culminated with a pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag. May the Lord continue to bless these lay faithful in their important ministry in the Malate Catholic School. May the Holy Spirit fill them with God's love!


The Retreat Committee


The Administration


The Elementary School Teachers


The High School Teachers


The Canteen Staff

NOVELTIES

Due to the suggestions of our patrons, we have done our best to respond positively by providing the following:

MORE TREES. Actually, we just needed more time. We planted all these in 2005-2006. More than 1000 trees (narra, acasia, coconut, mahogany, paper tree, fruit bearing trees, picus benjamina a.k.a. balete, and almost a hundred palm trees.)


A CONFERENCE TABLE. This is located on the second floor lobby.


CHAIRS WITH CUSHIONS. We understand the little inconvenience of sitting on a hard wood armchair for one whole day. The comfort of cushion can make the experience more convenient for sleeping.... uhhh... listening.



AIRCONDITIONED DORMITORIES. We could not afford this, but somehow we have managed with a lot of help from our patrons who gave us huge groups to support the project.


THANKS TO ALL OUR PATRONS FOR SUPPORTING LFC. We promise to give you the BEST PLACE on EARTH to serve your spiritual needs. Of course, our LOW RATES can be more convincing. See you again... or for those new groups, see you soon!

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A PERSONAL NOTE ON PHILOSOPHY and SCIENCE

This is from ZENIT.ORG's Interview With Father John Wauck. This is a wonderful note about Philosophy and Science.


Think about it. Universities are an invention of the Church. Copernicus was a Roman Catholic cleric, and he dedicated his book on the heliocentric universe to the Pope. The calendar we use today is the Gregorian Calendar, because it was promulgated by Pope Gregory XIII, who was working with the best astronomers and mathematicians of his time. Galileo himself always remained a Catholic, and his two daughters were nuns. One of the greatest Italian astronomers of the 19th century was a Jesuit priest, Angelo Secchi. The father of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel, was a Catholic monk. The creator of the "Big Bang" theory was a Belgian priest, Georges Lemaitre.

In short, the idea that there is some natural tension between science and the Church, between reason and faith, is utter nonsense. Nowadays, when people hear the words "science" and "the Church," they immediately think of Galileo's trial in the 1600s. But, in the larger scheme of things, that complex case -- which is frequently distorted by anti-Catholic propagandists -- was a glaring exception. There's a reason why critics of the Church are always bringing it up: It's the only example they've got. So, when we hear the words "science" and "the Church," we should think Copernicus, Secchi, Mendel and Lemaitre. They're representative. Galileo's trial is not.

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Since May 7, during the typhoon EMONG, which hit our area mildly, our DIGITEL line has been out of service. We called their customer service more than 5 times already in 10 days, but no repair. We told them that the best advertisement is good service. I hope our disappointment will turn into gratitude when DIGITEL learns to attend to repairs more promptly.

PICTURES of TEACHERS who participated in the SEMINAR organized by University of Luzon (U.L.)

SKILLS ENHANCEMENT TRAINING IN ENGLISH, SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS by the University of Luzon

"The University of Luzon – the first higher education institution in Region 1 granted AUTONOMOUS STATUS by the Commission on Higher Education in recognition of its meritorious accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance, commitment to public responsibility and accountability, through its College of Education, deputized as a Center of Training by the Commission on Higher Education, Department of Education, and Professional Regulation Commission welcomes all the participants in this intellectual gathering for the Skills Enhancement training in Science, English and Mathematics of secondary teachers in the public schools all over the province of Pangasinan.

The purpose of this training program is to upgrade, enhance, sustain and revitalize the Quality of Education in our public school system in the Region by “re-energizing teachers, who in turn will revitalize their classrooms.”

by Dra. Aurora M. Samson-Reyna

Congratulations to ATTY. KR AOANAN!

LFC celebrated with the AOANAN Family the successful bar examinations of Atty. Kleider Rex C. Aoanan, son of Atty. Conrado Aoanan and our beloved staff member, Mrs. Susan Cayabyab-Aoanan. Bishop Rene Mayugba and Msgr. Orlando Sabangan came over to celebrate the Eucharist with the family and friends at the LFC Chapel on May 9, 2009.

A PERSONAL ENTRY

12 YEARS ago, the Lord has been gracious in calling and choosing me as his priest. This is a most precious gift that I continue to celebrate in gratitude and love. As we celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday last weekend, I seek our readers' constant prayers for all of us priests.


Through the Archbishop's laying on of hands and the subsequent prayer of ordination, the candidates are given the special gift, a gift which will never be lost, the Holy Spirit. It configures the ordained minister to Christ, consecrates him to his service and makes him share in Christ's mission.


The prostration of the candidate before God is a sign of his nothingness before Him. Since the sacredness of the responsibilities asked for by this great Sacrament (of Ordination) needs the help of the Divine and the Saints in heaven, the entire assembly call on the Saints in heaven for assistance and protection.


Fr. Alvin, Fr. Allen and myself on May 5, 1997

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priest, Father [Name].
Give him a deep faith, a bright and firm hope, and a burning love
which will ever increase in the course of his priestly life.

In his loneliness, comfort him
In his sorrows, strengthen him
In his frustrations, point out to him

That it is through suffering that the soul is purifies,
and show him that he is needed by the Church,
he is needed by souls,
he is needed for the work of redemption.

O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests,
take to your heart your son who is close to you
because of his priestly ordination,
and because of the power which he has received
to carry on the work of Christ
in a world which need him so much.

Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength,
and especially help him to live and to defend
the ideals of consecrated celibacy. Amen.

John Joseph, Cardinal Carberry (+1998)
Archbishop of St. Louis 1968-1979