Dominicus Humus: January 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Recollection Season

We are expecting many groups these months of January, February and March for the retreats and recollections of students. In our list are St. Charles Academy of San Carlos City, Binmaley Catholic School, Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic School from Isabela Province, Perpetual Help College of Pangasinan in Malasiqui, San Jacinto Catholic School, Sto. Tomas Catholic School in Mangaldan, Mother Goose High School of Urdaneta. We have a few more days available for other schools, and we invite our prospective groups to book early. LFC offers the lowest accommodation rates in the world!

St. John Cathedral School SENIORS RETREAT

STA. ROSA CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Paniqui, Tarlac

Part of the retreat that we give at LFC is a walk by the Tondaligan Beach in the morning.

We also have breakfast there!

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Sta. Rosa Catholic School

Saturday, January 01, 2011

EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT and SCHOLARS

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Vocation and Mission of LFC

Christifidelis Laici, the 1985 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World, speaks very eloquently about the formation of the lay faithful. According to this document, the laity should receive a complete and integrated formation, one which bears its fruit in every sphere of their existence and activity.

1) The spiritual formation of the laity – their continual growth in communion with Christ is nourished by the help to holiness offered by the Church.

2) Doctrinal formation – which will enable them to explain to the world the reason for their hope. Systematic catechesis is also necessary.

3) A proper formation of a social conscience, especially in the Church’s social teaching.

4) An integrated program of formation that cultivates the human values and skills necessary for the lay faithful’s apostolic activities.

God is the first formator of the laity. The Church for her part also takes part in forming the lay faithful through the ministry of teaching and celebration of the sacraments. The Lay Formation Center exists for this purpose.

The Lay Formation Center (LFC) was established by Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz and the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines, for the formation "especially of the laity." It opened on the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino Saint, who is a Filipino and lay person on September 28, 2005. Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez was appointed its first Director. Since then, LFC has housed more than 500 groups from the entire country for retreats, recollections, conferences and seminars. Its location is about 7 kilometers from Dagupan City center (east) and 20 kilometers from the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag (west). It is only a kilometer away from Bonuan Tondaligan Beach (north).