Capuchin Retreat Center provides guests with a time and place of serenity and quiet withdrawal from the busy noise of everyday life. The Center is a perfect venue for a spiritual get-away that helps people encounter their truest self and gain a fresh perspective of God’s presence and action in their life. A resident retreat team of Capuchin Franciscan friars are available to facilitate unique and effective programs as well as administer the sacraments like Confession and Eucharistic Celebration.

During their stay with us, our guests also come to appreciate our warm hospitality and competent service, as well as our clean and cozy private rooms, peaceful surroundings and delicious meals served by friendly and accommodating staff. What’s best, we are only a short ninety minutes away from Manila!

The Center, with 80 private rooms each equipped with toilet and bath, can accommodate as many as 220 overnight guests. Beddings and sheets are provided so that each room is ready for occupancy upon arrival. The Center has a spacious private Chapel, a prayer room, four (4) spacious conference halls that may be used with or without air-conditioning, and a modern audio-visual hall that may also be converted to a conference hall. The CRC also maintains spacious grounds and meditation paths for outdoor gatherings or personal reflection. Sixteen (16) nipa kiosks are available for small group activities or discussions, each good for 5-8 guests. The Center is also properly secured by a discreet perimeter fence and a 24-hour security guard duty. For the convenience of our guests and their activities, the CRC has a strong 24-hour water supply and a standby 100kVA electric generator. Guests are provided a full dining experience that comprise of continental breakfast, midmorning and mid-afternoon snacks, lunch and dinner all served buffet-style. Our menu is flexibly adjusted to accommodate dietary, medical or religious considerations.

Groups are welcome to bring their own retreat facilitators or event speakers. Groups may also engage our in-house retreat team of Capuchin Franciscan friars to facilitate a variety of unique programs and modules especially designed to enlighten, empower, and develop life skills that fit the holistic needs of the retreat group. Our core modules employ multimedia and have been developed and adapted based on the experiences, feedback, and discernment of the retreatants and the friars in order to hone and maintain their relevance, effectiveness and freshness.

We are eager to hear how we can be of service to people's needs and development objectives. For inquiries, clarifications, comments or suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with us through (63)(43) 756 6989, or (63)(43) 784 1383. You may also text or call +63 920 954 8293 or email capuchinretreatcenter@yahoo.com.

The Parousia is the Greek word for arrival, and all of us are at least hoping to get there. In extended Christian circles, it refers to the second coming. While we are not expecting the apocalypse in our lifetime, we figure we best be ready for it anyway. God has His way of bringing down the proud, and it reminds us to be humble. Kings and kingdoms fall, and one day each of us will be judged. "Lord, come quickly" should be every Christian's prayer. More specifically to our circle, the Catholic sees the Parousia at the moment of consecration when the bread and wine become the Body and the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus arrives everyday in the flesh. It is this sacramental view of life that teaches us how to see our culture.