Around the fire we shape the future
Fr Jojo Fung (MAS), Coordinator of Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, writes on the gathering of Jesuits and youth leaders of indigenous peoples.
Working with their hearts
Many Australians are going out of their way to volunteer in East Timor, writes Jock Cheetham.
School’s out and night has fallen, but 10 students are back in class to hear Domingos Ati explain his work in one of the poorest parts of the world. Ati was briefing the year 11 boys from Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview, on what to expect when they visited East Timor in the school holidays.
Cambodia Church leader targets education and poverty
Monsignor Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzales recently celebrated his 10th anniversary as head of the Battambang apostolic prefecture.
However, even before his installation, he had been working with Cambodians, particularly those with disabilities, as early as 1985 through the Jesuit Refugee Service in Thailand.
An experiment on religious life
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A new experiment on vocation promotion came into play in Korea. From August 6 – 8, the Office of Vocation Promotion of the Korea Province, under the directorship of Fr. Song-yong Joseph Choe (KOR) ran the Jesuit school of religious life as an educational and experimental venue for high school students who consider religious life as their calling.
Going beyond yourself
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‘By the end of my Indonesian Immersion Experience, I knew that I had found what I was looking for’, writes Erina Sharp, one of a group of young adults who recently travelled to Yogyakarta with MAGiS, the Ignatian young adult ministry. Here, Erina recounts an experience which enabled her to overcome obstacles and, in so doing, learn something new about herself.
MAGiS 2011 in Madrid
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The MAGiS 2011 experience is divided into three different geographical and pastoral stages, with different activities in each of them keeping the core elements because the magis starts in the prior of the WYD but it continues during the days in Madrid and we hope that it goes on in their daily lives back home. The three stages that make MAGiS 2011 are: the Ignatian gathering in Loyola, the experiments throughout Spain and Portugal, and the WYD at Madrid.
Sharing our Graces to the Youth: CLC Philippines Joins the Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust Manila Meeting
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From February 3 to 7, Tinnah, Amity, and I joined around 3,500 young people in the Manila Meeting of the Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth. Young people from all over Asia and other continents attended, to pray and share about their faith and life experiences with others. It was really an experience—praying for an hour or even more three times a day, being in silence with thousands of people, conversing with different people about one God, and listening to the reflections of the Taizé Brothers.
Fu-Jen Students Among the Needy of Kolkata
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
MAGiS 2011
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MAGiS 2011 begins at Loyola on 5 August, moves to the provinces of Spain and Portugal for the experiments from 8 – 15, then to Madrid for WYD which concludes on the 21st. Organizers are planning for 3000 participants, each should be at least 18 years old as of 5 August 2011. Fr Abel Toraño (CAS) is in charge.
Jesuits Gather at SIGNIS World Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The World Assembly of SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication) met in Chiang Mai, Thailand in October to discuss the theme Media for a Culture of Peace: Children’s Rights, Tomorrow’s Promise. The Assembly was conducted by SIGNIS President Mr.