Video – Xu Guangqi, a friend of Matteo Ricci
6 Jul 2010

Video – Xu Guangqi, a friend of Matteo Ricci

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An introduction to a four-part documentary by Kuangchi Program Service on Paul Xu Guangqi (1562 -1633), a rural Shanghai man who rose to the office of Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty Emperor and is known as the forerunner of modern science in China.

His friendship and collaboration with European Jesuit missionaries, especially the renowned Matteo Ricci, is the first instance of real cultural dialogue between China and the West. This video was uploaded to YouTube by user mhikejso.

California Province initiates the Malatesta Program
26 Apr 2010

California Province initiates the Malatesta Program

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“The Malatesta Program is envisioned as a person-to-person exchange based on Fr. Ricci's model of establishing friendships among Chinese and American scholars, and providing opportunities for intellectual and cultural exchange through lectures, academic conferences, and joint research and publications. The objective of the program is to promote academic collaboration through an exchange between faculty and graduate students at the three California Jesuit universities and those at selected Chinese universities.” wrote John P. McGarry, Provincial of California.

eRenlai explores inter-religious dialogue
26 Apr 2010

eRenlai explores inter-religious dialogue

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eRenlai's March Focus explores the state of inter-religious dialogue within various countries, cultures and grassroots communities in Asia. It starts with an interview of Fr Jerry Martinson (CHN) who talks about meditating with Buddhist monks and the dynamics of interfaith dialogue in Asia through his experiences during and after filming the documentary Pilgrims in Dialogue in 1991.

Ricci Year at MRI
20 Dec 2009

Ricci Year at MRI

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On the eve of worldwide commemoration of the fourth hundred anniversary of Matteo Ricci’s death (1610), The Macau Ricci Institute, faithful to the cultural and intellectual heritage of its great patron, held on November 25-27 its International Symposium dedicated to the intellectual and humanistic Jesuit formation that Matteo Ricci has brought to China.

Video on Matteo Ricci
20 Dec 2009

Video on Matteo Ricci

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The Kuangchi Program Service in Taipei has produced a documentary on Paul Xu Guangqi – China’s Man for all Seasons which also describes the work of Matteo Ricci. You can watch the trailer of the video on the right hand side of the page on this URL: http://www.catholictv.tv/english.html. It’s the box just below the red highlighted subtitle  “Discoveries from…Taiwan and Indonesia.” This is available for sale in DVD. For queries, contact Mhike J.

Fu-Jen Students Among the Needy of Kolkata
20 Dec 2009

Fu-Jen Students Among the Needy of Kolkata

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Fr David Yen (CHN), director of Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Centre in Taipei reports that a group of students and teachers from the University participated in a service trip to work in the houses for the dying in Kolkata, India that were founded by Blessed Mother Teresa. In fact, for a number of years, the Catholic University in Taiwan has been organizing yearly service trips visiting such places as India, Mongolia, Cambodia and parts of Taiwan where those most in need live. These missionary experiences of charity are aimed at help

A Guide to Buddhist Temples in China
19 Dec 2009

A Guide to Buddhist Temples in China

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Fr Christian Cochini‘s (CHN) Guide to Buddhist Temples of China – History and Cultural heritage of the main monasteries of the Han nationality, published in Macau by the Macau Ricci Institute, has been recently released. This 528-page English edition of the Guide to Buddhist Temples of China, an exceptional translation of a French edition first published last year, is an ambitious work. Yet this remarkably compact and clearly edited book offers everything a traveller may need for an encounter with Chinese Buddhism. In spite of the seemingly vast amounts of information, Fr Cochini has thoughtfully created an intimate, dynamic portrait of Chinese Buddhism and life among the major monasteries of the Han nationality, from its foundation to the present day.

Ordinations in Taipei and in Manila
20 Oct 2009

Ordinations in Taipei and in Manila

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On September 12, Filipino scholastics Cristopher Fajardo, Joseph Haw Jr., Gilbert Emmanuel Levosada, Marlito Ocon, Alberto Paurom, Roy Cenon Ragas, and Karel San Juan were ordained deacons at the Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila. The ordaining Prelate was Most Reverend Francisco Claver, S.J., D.D., Emeritus Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe.