Rappler's latest stories on xavier school
La Salle captures 12U crown but Xavier denies golden double
Brian Hachuela and Andre Minas power the Greenies to the 12-Under crown as Andrew Chio and Yuan Yu star in the Stallions' 10-Under title run
LOOK: Rain or Shine's Chris Tiu welcomes second daughter
Mari Diana is the newest addition to the Tiu family
Young Pinoy kids win medals at World Math Team Championship
Pinoy math athletes won 3 gold 7 silver and 17 bronze medals
Xavier, NU, Adamson, AU stand tall in Milcu Got Skills finals
Xavier School wins the Milcu Got Skills Hard to Guard 12 under title National University wins the 13 under title and Adamson takes home the 15 under title
Southern Luzon seen as 'very lucrative' market for real estate
Southern Luzon is seen to be among the top 3 growth areas to watch out for in the country says Fatima Olivares Vital of property firm Ovialand Incorporated
Philippines and China: Beyond the sea dispute
There are voices suggesting that Chinese Filipinos will side with China in the event of war This is truly unfortunate because there is no doubt in our minds that we are Filipinos who love this country
Holy Saturday retreat: Presence of peace
Through his unconditional love on the cross Jesus taught us to look beyond the sins and shortcomings of others
Good Friday retreat: Absence of angels
Sometimes it is the memory of ourselves being forgiven that will make possible our forgiving others
Holy Saturday retreat: Closing prayer
Is there an area in your life – or a person – causing you pain and where the Lord is inviting to take the pain out of love?
Holy Thursday retreat: Silence of stones
This is your time for God and for yourself – a rare luxury given our busy and frantic lives Be generous with God and don’t shortchange yourself
Holy Saturday retreat: The peace of Easter
Easter hope brings peace even in the midst of turbulence
Preparing for our online Holy Week retreat
How would you describe the present season of your life? Take this survey to prepare for our online Holy Week retreat
Holy Saturday retreat: Bridge-building
Every time you build a bridge you never know how far it can take those who eventually get to cross it
Holy Saturday retreat: The Easter invitation
This is the heart of Easter – to allow the love of God and the power of that love to transform us The Easter invitation is clear: Empty your tomb
Rappler hosts Jesuit's online Holy Week retreat
Complete with video clips and music to soothe the spirit the online Holy Week retreat runs from Holy Thursday to Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday retreat: Learning from the Lord
Ask the Lord to teach you how to do as he did: To drop the stone to forego flights and to discard the worldly crown
Holy Saturday retreat: The tomb of our old selves
Are you willing to let God roll away the stone for you and to liberate you from your tomb?
Holy Saturday retreat: Making sense of disquiet
Sometimes a sense of disquiet is but a sign that we are not in control because God is actively moving in our lives
Holy Saturday retreat: Stone, angel, and empty tomb
Imagine yourself part of the scene feeling the mingled emotions of that first Easter morn: puzzlement excitement and fear
Holy Saturday retreat: 'An absolutely powerless God'
Holy Saturday is an invitation to do what Jesus did: to discard our crown It is a call to self dethronement
Holy Saturday retreat: 'This man's life was a failure'
The dead Jesus of Holy Saturday buried in a tomb he could not even call his own is the very icon of utter poverty and powerlessness
Good Friday retreat: Closing prayer
The song which is really a prayer is called I Look to You covered by Boyce Avenue It is a plea for help in times of trouble
Good Friday retreat: Lost and broken wings
Lost and broken wings can mean many different things: the end of a cherished career the sudden death of dreams the loss of a good reputation
Good Friday retreat: Losing our wings
Life has a way of making us lose our wings and bruise our hearts We can opt to fight it but such a battle only embitters us
Good Friday retreat: From 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Imagine a slow painful and humiliating death and all throughout the process the antidote that can end all your suffering lies just within your reach
Good Friday retreat: Suffering Servant of Yahweh
Imagine standing before the cross and seeing the Lord as described in these hauntingly vivid verses
Good Friday retreat: Lenten temptation
Jesus showed that he was no slave to the human need for social approval and affirmation How about you?
Holy Thursday retreat: Closing prayer
The bottom line of course is a call to conversion which means nothing more than to come home to the Father
Holy Thursday retreat: The Lord's invitations
What would it take for you to drop your stone? What would it take for you to forgive?
Holy Thursday retreat: The arrest of Jesus
When Simon Peter had drawn his sword our Lord immediately asked him to put it away It is the time not so much for fighting but for disarmament
Holy Thursday retreat: Night of silence
Here was someone who could make even the stones sing And yet on the night of his betrayal and arrest there was only the silence of stones
Holy Thursday retreat: Turning stones into bread
It almost seems like our Lord had a plan to win Judas back that night It was however a plan that failed
Holy Thursday retreat: At the Last Supper
Keep your eyes on the Lord imagining yourself among the disciples on this last night of Jesus’ earthly life
Holy Thursday retreat: 'Free burgers' in the desert
Imagine going without food – for 40 days in the desert – and suddenly right there amid the dunes you find a drive through that offers free burgers
Holy Thursday retreat: 3 temptations, 3 basic needs
Which type of temptation do you think you would find – or have found – hardest to resist? Why?
Holy Thursday retreat: Temptation in the desert
Think about the 3 temptations and ask yourself: Which one might have been the toughest for the Lord to resist? Why?
Holy Thursday retreat: Opening prayer
As you listen to the Beatles song In My Life think of the people and places you hold dearest in your life
Remembering the Hsieh children
We hope to remember them not for the way they died but for the way they lived
Youth leads conversations on peace
In light of the Zamboanga crisis a group of Mindanao students discuss the meaning of peace
