The Itinerant’s Path

Blogging was almost forgotten, tasks and responsibilities were in waiting to be done, and so on and so forth, whew! The next big event after the Notre Dame Day was my advisory’s recollection. I really convinced our Assistant Principal that I must be with them during their recollection. It was more than fun but to be present with them. That’s one of our spirituality, right? PRESENCE.

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.

We started the workshop by putting our observations in and outside the campus regarding with the adolescents. Though the reports of each group were substantial, Ms. Mella began with the nature of the young adolescents. This is the stage when the adolescents faces psychological crisis; when they ask questions like, “Who am I and what is my goal in life?” It is an important, crucial, transitional period for them, when they search for identity.

This is actually the second part of my entry about Lake Agco. Which means, wala pa akong pwedeng isulat… Will tell you more about how did I start my “teaching career” yesterday and the excitements I have this time. In this post I included our pictures taken when the Ad Gentes Brothers from Davao and teachers from NDKC.

Few days before Christmas, I reflected on my experience that day about Teby, a young boy. I was reminded by an experience that he once told me about running away from home and for few years, he didn’t see his family and now living in an orphanage for the abandoned. I asked myself of what [...]