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Cosmic Walk: Lakad- Kabataan para sa Kalikasan

Happy feast of St Francis of Assisi! As we close today, October 4, the # Seasonof Creation we share with you some photos from our Lakad Kabataan Para Sa Kalikasan held on September 28 at the Good Shepherd Convent in Quezon City. Good Shepherd anak,... >>

Climate emergency and white ube jam

Climate emergency is real. Due to changing climate, our ube farmers are having difficulty growing ube. It has been our struggle in the recent years to find a stable supply. And in the past weeks there were none. Those of you who went to Baguio know... >>

Blessing of the Villa Maria Seminar/Retreat House

September 14,2019. Today is the Blessing of the Villa Maria Seminar/Retreat House. Photo: Untying of ribbon led by Sr. Regina Kuizom, Sr. Edna Fuentes and Sr. Loreen Granada. It took 600 working days, exactly one year and 71/2 months for the Villa... >>

Love, gratitude and joy on Perpetual Profession of Vows as RGS

Love, gratitude and joy marked the Perpetual Profession of Vows of Sr. M. Nguyen Thi Bach Mai and Sr. M. Chu Thi Nguyet Hoa last September 8 at 2 p.m., Good Shepherd Chapel in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. Good Shepherd Sisters, religious men and women... >>

Perpetual Profession of Vows of RGS scheduled September 8 in Osaka, Japan

Two Good Shepherd Sisters from the Province of Philippines-Japan will make their Perpetual Profession of Vows on September 8 at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. Photo: Srs. Mai and Hoa, with Sr. Emma, directress of Temporary... >>

Disaster Risk Reduction sessions conducted in Quezon City and Cebu City

A Disaster Risk Reduction session was held in Good Shepherd Convent on August 7, participated in by apostolic and contemplative sisters and the lay staff/mission partners in Metro Manila. Among the communities that sent representatives to the... >>

Annual Retreat of RGS held in Quezon City

Good Shepherd Sisters- apostolic and contemplative-- participated in the annual retreat held August 26-31 at the HMV Hall, Good Shepherd Convent in Quezon City. The 55 sisters come from the different communities in the Province of Philippines-Japan... >>

My Significant Ministry Experience

I am Sr. Mary Patricia Nyeinchan, a temporary professed sister from Myanmar. I came to the Philippines last April 10, 2019 to have my one year theology formation and international experience. This required me to learn English to provide me adequate... >>

Lest we forget...

The RGS Provincialate community visited TFDP’s (Task Force Detainees of the Philippines) Museum of Courage and Resistance on July 23. Two of our sisters (+Sr Pila r Verzosa and Sr Zeny Pineda) were among the political detainees during Martial... >>

Grateful Fidelity of RGS Jubilarians 2019

"GRATEFUL FIDELITY. You could have put together two nouns: gratitude and fidelity, but you chose to put an adjective and a noun together instead: GRATEFUL FIDELITY. The adjective “grateful” qualifies the noun “fidelity”. I... >>

15 RGS apostolic sisters celebrate Jubilees

Fifteen Good Shepherd Sisters will celebrate their diamond, golden and silver jubilees on May 5, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Quezon City. Theme of the celebration is, "Grateful Fidelity." Of the 15 sisters, 13 belong to the Province of... >>

Art of Skilled Facilitation for Senior Sisters held

Good Shepherd Sisters from the different communities in the Philippines attended the Art of Skilled Facilitation last March 5-6 at the Heart of Mary Villa Hall in Quezon City. The two-day seminar-workshop was facilitated by Sr. Anya Borbon and Sr... >>

International Women's Day 2019 at RGS Quezon City

Good Shepherd Sisters and lay mission partners joined the activities of International Women's Day today, March 8 at the Good Shepherd convent in Quezon City. They are in solidarity with various women groups all over the world who mark this day to... >>

Buhing Yuta contemplative community in Butuan marks silver jubilee

The contemplative community in Butuan City marks on January 9, 2019 its silver jubilee. It was then Butuan Bp. Carmelo Morelos who requested for a presence of the contemplative sisters of the Good Shepherd in the diocese to then Provincial... >>

Pope Francis on World Day of Peace:<br> Good Politics is at the Service of Peace

1. “Peace be to this house!” In sending his disciples forth on mission, Jesus told them: “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him;... >>

Campaign to end Violence Against Women and girls begins November 25

Good Shepherd Sisters, lay mission partners, students and residents of our various centers joined the worldwide campaign to end Violence Against Women and girls that start today, November 25. The celebration in Quezon City was participated in by St... >>

RGS Province Assembly held November 14-15 in Quezon City<br>

Members of the Religious of the Good Shepherd in the Philippines participated in the 2018 Province Assembly held at the Heart of Mary Villa Hall in Quezon City on November 14 and 15. More than a hundred apostolic and contemplative sisters from the... >>

Voice from the South

By: Fr. Emeterio Barcelon, SJ Sister Carmelita was buried in the Good Shepherd Sisters Mother House in Quezon City last Saturday. I met or knew Sister Carm as a child. Those of us who took care of her called her “iyakin” for she cried... >>

Sr. Mary Carmelita Cruz RGS

With sadness but profound gratitude to God our Good Shepherd and Master, we announce the passing of Sr. Mary Carmelita Cruz, RGS yesterday in Maria Droste Infirmary community in Quezon City after 51 years in religious life. She was 82 years old. Sr... >>

Sr. Mary John Dumaug, RGS

With sadness but profound gratitude to God our Good Shepherd and Master, we announce the passing of Sr. Mary John Dumaug, RGS in Maria Droste Infirmary community in Quezon City after 48 years in religious life. She was 75 years old. Sr. John was... >>