Celebrating the arrival of the Jesuits in Hong Kong 90 years ago
December 13, 2016
On December 3, the Hong Kong Matteo Ricci community of the Chinese Jesuit Province marked the 90th anniversary of the…
Death of a Superior General: Fr Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ
December 12, 2016
Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ who was Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1983 to 2008, passed away on…
Three images from General Congregation 36
November 24, 2016
It has been almost a fortnight since General Congregation 36 finished on November 12 and three images remain with me….
Responding to ecological challenges in Asia Pacific
November 20, 2016
Drought and flooding are the two most significant ecological challenges in Asia Pacific, according to participants in the first Reconciling…
Defining and refining Ignatian leadership
November 20, 2016
Like old friends catching up after some time apart, 32 Jesuits and two laypersons reconnected for the third module of…
One foot in the air
November 20, 2016
One foot on the ground, another in the air – always on a journey to serve God. This is an…
Directing greater energies to the poor and the peripheries
November 20, 2016
When Pope Francis visited the Philippines in January 2015, his message to the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus…
Affirming engagements with Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines
November 17, 2016
An important area of concern for the Philippine Jesuits is the continuing poverty and marginalisation of indigenous peoples, the largest…
The ordeal of a foreign spouse in Japan
November 14, 2016
Anastasia* is from Latin America. A few years ago, she married a Japanese man in her country and in April…
General Congregation 36 concludes
November 12, 2016
The 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus concluded on November 12 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St…









