With hearts full of gratitude, two members of Christian Life Community (CLC) Singapore, together with our interim Ecclesiastical Assistant, Fr Francis Lim SJ, participated in the CLC Asia Pacific Assembly, held in Tokyo from 20 to 23 February. Gathered at … Continued
The Parish of St Ignatius of Loyola in Semplak, Bogor, has received a precious gift from the Indonesian Jesuits—a fragment of St Ignatius’ robe. The relic now resides in the parish church, nestled within the vicinity of the Atang Sendjaja … Continued
The Loyola School of Theology (LST) in Manila and the Institute of Formation Fondacio Asia (IFFAsia) have partnered to offer a non-degree Diploma in Integral Leadership and Community Development (DIL). The programme aims to empower young people from diverse religious … Continued
Aesop, the Greek philosopher and writer of the 6th century BC, wrote the fable of “The Hare and the Tortoise,” a story universally popular with children of every era and country. Aesop often used the number five as a symbol … Continued
Kingsmead Centre in Singapore hosted a symposium on the Essentials of Psychospiritual Counselling on 17 August. The theme was taken from the famous French palaeontologist and spiritual writer, Fr Teilhard de Chardin SJ: “We are spiritual beings having a physical … Continued
A group of scholastics from Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Vietnam were installed as extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist during a Mass on 15 August, the Solemnity of the Assumption. For the 30 men in their philosophy studies and the … Continued
The beginning of the Apostleship of Prayer in Timor-Leste dates back to the early 1990s, when Portuguese Jesuits introduced devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady. The first Portuguese Jesuit who coordinated … Continued
On the last day of the Asia Pacific Theological Encounter Programme (APTEP), the participants set off on a journey from Yogyakarta to Solo in Central Java. It was a special trip: we were visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. This … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific collaborated with Jesuits Among Muslims in Asia and the Loyola School of Theology to organise this year’s Asia Pacific Theology Encounter Program (APTEP). Designed for Jesuits in training and theology students, APTEP aims to … Continued
Along with love, faith, and God, hope is one of the first few abstract ideas introduced to us when we were young. At first, I thought I knew what hope meant. I described it as the longing for something better … Continued