As a Jesuit and international chaplain of Pax Romana, I was edified and uplifted in spirit with the blessing of two fellow Jesuits for the conclusion of our centenary celebration on 23 July: first, from Fr Douglas Marcouiller SJ, Vicarius … Continued
The Jesuits of Micronesia and Fiji warmly welcome Indonesian Scholastic Tomas Becket (TB) Pramudita Praba SJ for Regency at Xavier High School in Chuuk. The partnership between the Indonesian Jesuit Province and the Jesuit Mission in Micronesia goes back more … Continued
On the Third Sunday of Easter, we heard in the Gospel the conversation between Jesus Christ and Peter (Jn 21:15-19). Jesus asks Peter three times: “Do you love me?” What is love? St Ignatius puts this explanation of love in … Continued
A mystifying mist enveloped the sacred homeland of the indigenous communities of the Cordillera in northern Philippines as we arrived on the holiest week of the year. Our sojourn began with a bus trip along a meandering road from Baguio … Continued
On 14 March, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ established, ad experimentum, the independent region of Malaysia-Singapore (MAS) for three years, from 2022 to 2025. Until this point, MAS had been a dependent region of the Indonesian Province (IDO). Fr General … Continued
One of the most common and well-loved Catholic Christian images is the image of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Given the abiding sentimentality of Mary and her baby in the Catholic faith, this particular motif has engendered a … Continued
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
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
For three weeks, I was assigned to the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) geomatics team for my intersession apostolate. Geomatics is the branch of science that deals with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data relating to the earth’s … Continued
“What has gardening and my day-to-day life as a Jesuit got to do with COP26?” a pondering shrouded in ambivalence, I readily admit, during the UN Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November. The stark … Continued