Second of two parts Thingangyun township is a slum area in the eastern part of Yangon where over 200,000 people live in tiny huts in the most basic conditions. As we walk through the narrow and slippery mud paths between … Continued
In a span of 18 months, Jesuit Communications (JesCom) Vietnam trained nearly 300 young Vietnamese Catholics in media literacy through their Media Education Project. Inspired by the CommLab programme of SIGNIS, the project, which was started by Fr Nguyen Van … Continued
First of two parts As a secondary teacher in Australia, school holidays are an opportunity to rest and regenerate. Sometimes they present opportunities to travel and encounter the lives and cultures of people far different from our own. In July … Continued
Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato si’, and Fr General Arturo Sosa’s letter to the Jesuits on the four Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs), formators and scholastics at St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Vietnam made a commitment and took concrete … Continued
Several enrichment workshops were organised by Xavier Jesuit School (XJS) Cambodia in September for teachers of mathematics, science and art in collaboration with friends from Singapore and Korea. From September 9 to 12, XJS teachers learnt the Singaporean mathematics teaching … Continued
Indonesia hosts some 14,000 refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Iraq. They arrive in Indonesia hoping to be approved for third-country resettlement, which could be decades away. One of the refugees is 27-year-old Nimo from Somalia. She … Continued
One of the distinguishing features of Jesuit education is the inclusion of community service in the curriculum. The Beijing Center (TBC) is rooted in the Ignatian tradition of being “men and women for others”. Since TBC’s founding in 1998, students … Continued
Three Myanmar Jesuits, Cyril Phocho Nay Myo Htet, Pius Than Naing Lin and Joseph Zau Gun were ordained to the priesthood together with six members of the Yangon Archdiocese on Saturday, September 21 at St Mary’s Cathedral in Yangon. After … Continued
Jesuit Communications (JesCom) Philippines has published an anthology of the homilies of Fr Arnel Aquino SJ entitled, Empty boats…full nets. All proceeds of the book will go toward the education and training of Jesuit scholastics in Arrupe International Residence, an … Continued
Ecology and diversity are important issues in Indonesia. Thus, an interreligious jamboree held recently in West Java attracted more than a hundred people from various groups and religious backgrounds to declare their commitment to care for our common home and … Continued