History:

Magis Deo was officially founded and registered as a community organization in 1988, though its formative root\s were started as early as 1986. It was during a time of political turmoil that a group of encountered couples shared a common goal of doing something good for our nation. It so happened that a certain Fr. Ruben M. Tanseco, S.J. got to be engaged in one of the numerous public fora that were sprouting during this tumultuous time for our nation. Fr. Tanseco’s inspiring insights and perspectives inspired this group of couples to pursue opportunities to regularly reflect on the ways that they are called as Christians to respond to issues beyond themselves and to be inspired and be empowered to act on their reflections. It was then that Fr. Tanseco invited the couples to a spiritual growth program that would hew closer to the discipline and charism that is intended to evolve from the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

In a meeting in Loyola House of Studies of that year, the groups of couples agreed to form a community that would be characterized by its members’ adherence to Ignatian spirituality. They decided to adopt the name MAGIS DEO (Latin for “More for God”) for the community and commit themselves to live out a life of STEWARDSHIP, SIMPLICITY, SHARING and SERVICE. From this point, Magis Deo would move forward in numbers and in the quality of its comprehensive spiritual growth program which has as its lynchpin the Marriage Encounter Weekend, among other formation programs.