Xavier Learning Community (XLC) is a Jesuit education project helping ethnic minorities in northern Thailand. They don’t just supply education but also help their students develop moral values to become better citizens after they graduate. I am an XLC student. … Continued
The third module of the second intake of the Leadership Development Programme (LDP) gathered some 30 participants from various parts of Asia for a week of learning, formation and exchange of ideas in the Jesuit mission. It was held at … Continued
The staff of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific recently took stock of their work, while discerning the way forward in view of the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs). Fr Tony Moreno SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, … Continued
“We don’t want a dam! We don’t want a dam!” This was the cry of the Karen villagers living in Ei Tu Hta Refugee Camp in Karen State, Myanmar. Every year, on the International Day of Action for Rivers, they … Continued
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand from November 20 to 23 and Japan from November 23 to 26, with stops in Tokyo, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Pope Francis will be the second pope to visit both … Continued
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.” – Brian Tracy It was the third time that I went back to Karen State (Kaw Thoo Lei). I was happy when I … Continued
Community life is inseparable from religious life. The document on Fraternal life in community: Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life describes community as “Schola Amoris,” a School … Continued
Ever since the time of St Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th Century, the Church has requested the Jesuits to help in the formation of diocesan seminarians. This was the beginning of the Collegio Romano in Rome as the centre … Continued
The Jesuit Region of Thailand has two new priests. Fr Pipat Muepae SJ and Fr Sarayuth Konsupap SJ were ordained on June 29 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai by the bishop, Most Rev Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana. … Continued
From April 26 to May 1, a diverse group of educators from Jesuit schools in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and the Philippines met at the Seven Fountains Retreat Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a workshop on “Apostolic Planning … Continued