This past week, I was fortunate to have attended the 2nd Global Development Meeting in Rome held from May 21 to 24. From the presentations given by the other Jesuit Conference delegates to the talk by Fr General Arturo Sosa … Continued
The first Apostolic Priority of the Jesuit Region of Timor-Leste for 2019-2023 is “Service of Faith through Ignatian Spirituality”. As Jesuits, we commit ourselves to the service of faith using the gift of our tradition and spirituality handed down to … Continued
Education Secretaries of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were in Taipei from May 14 to 18 to discuss the II COLLOQUIUM JESEDU JOGJA 2020, and to identify concrete ways in which the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) of the Society of … Continued
The new anthology “The Pilgrim and the Sage” edited by Fr Ari C Dy SJ features essays that explore the meeting points between Ignatian spirituality and Buddhism. It includes the works of 10 authors, nine of whom are Jesuits, with … Continued
With the Federal Election in Australia on May 18, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA), in which Jesuit Social Services takes a lead role, has issued a statement calling for a “commitment from all sides of party politics … Continued
In a time of increased globalisation, it is a sign of the times to live with the “stranger”. How do we prepare for the increasing number of migrants and refugees, and what should be our focus? From April 25 to … Continued
The Indonesian Jesuit Province is blessed with eight new deacons. Six of them were ordained on May 8 in the Chapel of Maria della Strada (Our Lady of the Way) at the Department of Education for Catholic Teachers and Catechism, … Continued
“Go…into your high schools, colleges and universities, and advocate for the faith, speak of God, tell the young people about Jesus and his resurrection from the dead”, said Bishop Robert Barron to young Jesuits in Chicago. Indeed, the second national … Continued
The Migration Network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific was in Seoul from April 24 to 29, to discuss how the Global Compacts on refugees and migrants can be put into action across Jesuit institutions working on the issue. … Continued
From April 26 to May 1, a diverse group of educators from Jesuit schools in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and the Philippines met at the Seven Fountains Retreat Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a workshop on “Apostolic Planning … Continued