Participants to the “OLA (Our Lady of Assumption Parish) Family Reunification Retreat” held at Regina Mundi Renewal and Retreat Centre in Queensville, Ontario on May 25 and 26, 2019 said that the two-day live-in activity afforded them to open communication within the family on issues affecting them.
During an interview, Cita Bautista told Front Page Philippines TV Host Gie Alvarez that the two-day retreat gave her precious moments with her son, RJ, and paved the way for an open communication with him. The older Bautista said communication between her and her son has been absent for a number of years after she migrated to Canada to work as a caregiver, leaving her family behind in the Philippines.
RJ, on the other hand, told Front Page Philippines that the time with his mom gave them the chance to address issues of indifference on his mom and established anew a restarting point for a harmonious relationship with God. Both mom and son said the retreat has strengthened their faith in God.