Jon Manongdo

03/12/2019

Looks good

The ionic show gets a 2019 facelift. This year, Will Smith’s iconic TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air turns 30. With no official remake or reboot in sight, it’s up to fans to carry the torch. WATCH: Will Smith Speaking on a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Revival: “I’d Have to Be Uncle Phil” A f...

06/13/2018

Check out this new weekly blogpost I've started called featuring worship songs that I dig at the moment. This inaugural post is in honor of Diocese of San Jose's annual Diocesan Youth Retreat , of which I am the Director of Worship Music.

I’m kicking off a -type weekly post called today that features worship music that I’m currently digging. In honor of the Diocese o...

01/24/2018

I had a great time leading the Youth Ministers and Core teams of the Diocese of San Jose in worship this past weekend alongside my homies, John Kellett, Marion Basilio, and Bianca Batiancila. We learned a lot about meditation, listening to the call, and living out the mystery.

06/07/2017

Diocesan Youth Retreat is in 4 days! I'm blessed to be serving as Director of Praise and Worship again!

Are you ready, Diocese of San Jose?! Zephyr Point Conference Center, NV. June 12-16, 2017. Visit http://www.dsj.org/youth/events/diocesan-youth-retreat-dyr/ ...

04/13/2017

Blessed Maundy Thursday, my dear friends! Here is a Holy Thursday reflection from several years ago. May you all have a Blessed Triduum!

A couple of years ago I had heard the term Maundy Thursday as another name for Holy Thursday. Being a person very interested in etymology, I just had to look up what it meant and refresh my memory.…

04/13/2017

Doing what I love.

08/21/2016

Twas awesome to play alongside my friend John Kellett at St. Mary's (Gilroy) Youth group

07/17/2016

JonManongdo.com blogpost - (BL)essed.

BL…Beautiful Lord. This simple song has gained a lot of traction lately. Back in June, I served as the Director of Worship for the Diocese of San Jose’s Summer Youth Retreat. The song w…

12/15/2015

Loving Elevation Worship's acoustic version of their song "O Come to the Altar. I may add it to my repertoire.

From Elevation Worship's upcoming album, Here As In Heaven. These songs inspire us to worship with a new sense of expectation and purpose, and to let our liv...

09/11/2015

JonManongdo.com blogpost - God, Purpose, and BingBong: A Conversation with a 6-year-old

Everyday, I appreciate the time I spend with my daughters, whether it's watching them at Soccer practice, playing dolls in their room, or just talking with them in the car. Today, I had a fabulous ...

06/13/2015

JonManongdo.com Blogpost: Prayer Opens Our Eyes

I has to share my prayer experience a few weeks ago. Sometimes I take the bus to and from work, trying to lessen my carbon footprint. I was walking home from my bus stop which takes about 20 mins (...

03/03/2015

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”
—Edmund Lee