May 3, 2011
New beginnings, part 2
Fired with hope. After 18 years of leading the Ateneo de Manila University as its longest-serving president, Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ ("Fr. Ben" to many of us) is retiring. During his 71st birthday, the staff and the communities of his many social outreach projects paid tribute to the man whose battle cry is "nation-building." The name of the event? Benfire, of course.
un beau feu de joie
ReplyDeleteSo nice that you remember his work in such a way.
ReplyDeleteWas the temperature hot that night?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun, exciting evening!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to Fr. Ben and to you, Hilda.
ReplyDeleteYou know, 18 is a very auspicious number. In Hebrew the letter equivalents of 10 and 8 together spell chai, meaning LIFE.
A day to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture!
Léia
The sheep cheese Jilly and I bought in Menton was fresh, mild, not a hint of animal to eat, no tang. It was even milder than the breath of a baby.
ReplyDeleteThe name is very original! Good luck to him in his retirement. The next person will have big shoes to fill.
ReplyDeleteBenfire - that's very cute. I'm sure it was a splendid sendoff!
ReplyDeleteI like that name! What a nice tribute.
ReplyDeleteNice way of celebrating someone!
ReplyDeleteThat is a huge bonfire...er, Benfire? :D
ReplyDeleteThat's a long time at the helm. Quite the "Benfire"!
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