December 29, 2020 ONE of the oldest institutions in our country is the University of San Jose-Recoletos. The Augustinian Recollect was one of the earliest, if not the earliest religious group, which spread Christianity in our country.
Then, Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos founded in 1947 thereafter a University in 1984 had its mission of inculcating Quality Christian Community Oriented Education, moving “Forward,” “to a New World to a Better Youth,” in step with the dynamic vision-mission of education, inspired by St. Augustine.
The school’s leadership passed on 16 rectors to presidents, and the value immersion had produced countless successful alumni spread all over the globe. This year, 2020, the current university president, Rev Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR, sees challenging times, and his message delivered during the launch of the USJ-R Christmas ID, is a footnote of hope after a crisis. He painted how 2020 had been one of the “bleakest times” in human