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AIR Arrupe Month June 2017
Scholastics from Arrupe International Residence have just come back from a month spent in Tagaytay, south of Manila, for Arrupe Month, a period of deepening of self-knowledge and Jesuit identity to prepare them for ordination to the priesthood. From June 1 to 17, they reflected on From June 1 to 17, they reflected on human […]
AIR Triple Celebration
The Arrupe International Community held a three-in-one dinner celebration on Saturday, April 29 to thank outgoing AIR Rector Fr Pops Repole, to welcome incoming Rector Fr Riyo Mursanto and to celebrate the 81st birthday of Fr Adolfo Nicolás. Fr Pops has served as AIR Rector for six years. He is now preparing for a six-month […]
AIR Silver Jubilee, A Preview
This year, AIR celebrates 25 years of existence. Deo gratias! Established in 1990, AIR has been a home not only to scholastics of Asia Pacific but, indeed, to many other Jesuit scholastics in the rest of the Society. An ad hoc committee has been created to start brainstorming on how to celebrate this jubilee meaningfully. […]
Arrupeans Learned Anger Management
After the two modules on Anger Management, Arrupeans are now ready to face any “anger-situation.” The program was offered by the office of Health and Wellness of the Philippine Province headed by Dr. Florge Sy, S.J., himself a former Arrupean. The first module (in November) focused on the theory of Anger Management. Drs. Gabby Dy-Liacco […]
Arrupeans Welcomed 2015
After their respective evening masses on New Year’s Eve, Arrupeans gathered as usual at the Arrupe Heights to greet the new year. While waiting, some busied themselves with singing and a little dancing; others did the grilling of chicken wings and fish! At 11:00 pm when almost everyone was back and present, the eating started […]
AIR Visitation of Major Superior
From 28 November to 10 December, Fr. Mark Raper did the annual visitation of Arrupe. Yesterday, the last day, he presided over the Community Eucharist where he also installed the first and second year theologians in the ministries of lector and acolyte. In his inspiring homily, Fr. Mark emphasized the importance of intimacy with God […]
PASKO NA SA AIR!
Christmas with AIR employees came a little earlier (on 06 December) as some of them had scheduled to visit their families in the south. The celebration, as usual, started with the Eucharist presided over by Fr. Roy Ragas. After the mass, everyone shared the “masarap na lunch,” with unlimited “home-made” (not “dirty”) icecream standing by […]