The Itinerants Path

First community recollection which focused on Marist Spirituality , community building and formulation of Community Life Plan was held at Revier Retreat House. That was an incredible weekend I had in Davao City. After sharing our Personal Life Plans, we planned for our community and discussed our finances. As we celebrate our being a new community for this school year, we also spent a meal outside the retreat house and watch a movie. That was last weekend.

After few days, Br. Teofilo Minga, FMS arrived for a meeting with the young student leaders of Notre Dame of Kidapawan College; from Elementary, High School and College Department. He was talking about the Marist Spirituality that is presented by the book, “Water from the Rock.” He is commissioned to talk about it, receive feedback and bring it again to Rome.

Incredible weekend for all teaching and non-teaching Lay Mission partners of NDKC as they attend to a 3-day institutional retreat held at Revier Retreat House in Catalunan Grande, Davao City. Same with NDKC students, they listened to Br. Teofilo. A short workshop was done and sharing of ideas and reflections afterward.

Father Edgar Javier, SVD generously shared his time and effort to be the retreat master of the Lay Mission Partners. It was not only about the mission of being Marist teachers but on how to understand the situations of most students these days. He shared his experiences as missionary in the Pacific region as he also studied different religions. He is an anthropologist from Institutute of

Religious Life in Asia (ICLA) in Quezon City. He is still energetic and full of insight as he was the last time we met in Koronadal City. He was my teacher in Missiology last summer of 2007 in Notre Dame of Marbel University.

Together with my co-marist educators.©