The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, and Tết in Vietnam, begins on 1 February. It is usually celebrated for 16 days, from Lunar New Year’s Eve to the … Continued
In the Asian context of widespread poverty, diversity of religions, and multiplicity of cultures, dialogue is a new way of being Church, said Fr Heru Prakosa SJ, Counsellor for Dialogue with Islam at the Secretariat for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue … Continued
The discovery of spaces for consolation and companionship amidst constraints and crises formed the underlying wellspring of graces that glued the various moments of our gathering as Novice Directors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). The meeting, which … Continued
Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande of El Salvador was beatified on Saturday, 22 January, in San Salvador along with his lay companions, Manuel Solórzano, a sacristan in his 70s, and Nelson Rutilio Lemus, a boy in his teens. Franciscan Father Cosme … Continued
I have been in Timor-Leste for the past five months, and my first Christmas and New Year celebrations have, so far, been the “best” in my life. Among other occasions, I was blessed to be able to preside at the … Continued
The Jesuit community in northern Cambodia has been blessed with a new home, Xavier House. Fr Enrique Figaredo SJ, Apostolic Prefect of Battambang, Fr Yong-su Kim SJ, Provincial of the Korean Province, and Fr In-don Francisco Oh SJ, Delegate of … Continued
San Puthesen (in a white shirt) is a former Buddhist monk now working as a researcher at the MAGGA Jesuit Research Center in Phnom Penh. He recounts how he met the Jesuits, and the importance of the education and intellectual … Continued
“Who am I, O Lord, that You have brought me this far?” These were the words of King David echoed by Fr Joseph Raymund Patrick Sanchez SJ in gratitude for the profession of his Final Vows in the Society of … Continued
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, online classes have become an integral part of education. As Jesuits who are currently in philosophy and theology studies, we all have experience with online learning. But we quickly realised that there is still much … Continued
As we leave 2021 behind, we look back on a year full of God’s grace. In the past year we have been blessed with a new apostolic plan, the erection of a new Jesuit Region, a celebration of a golden … Continued