Two days after Jessylyn Abulencia received the key to her new, disaster-resilient house, she is back to her old place near the creek—not to stay, but this time to disassemble the temporary shelter that was her family’s home for the … Continued
Run as fast as possible away from the ocean. This was the only thing Rikmawati had on her mind after she heard a neighbour screaming, “The water is rising … water rising… the water is rising!” Repeating these words over … Continued
Fifteen Jesuits–14 from Arrupe International Residence and one from Loyola House of Studies–were ordained on October 27 at the Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila campus in Quezon City, Philippines. Family, friends, and members of religious communities gathered bright … Continued
“The Man Box: A study on being a young man in Australia” was recently released by Jesuit Social Services’ The Men’s Project. The study involved an online survey of 1,000 men aged 18 to 30 from across all demographics, as … Continued
Fr Nopparat Ruankool SJ, fondly called Fr Bee, is from Chiang Rai, Thailand. He was 20 years old when he entered the Society of Jesus on April 30, 2007. Kieran Craven, an Australian volunteer teacher at Xavier Learning Community (XLC), … Continued
The rise of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet, is changing the field of education. Advances in technologies are redefining teacher and student identities, their relationship, knowledge and values, and the “space” where the relationship takes … Continued
It was the perfect time to talk about Ignatian Pedagogy as “Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach” marks 25 years since its release. Since then, this Jesuit education document based on the Spiritual Exercises has been impacting the way we teach … Continued
At the Arrupe International Residence (AIR) in Manila, diversity is not aspirational–it is a reality. “We have a global family,” shared Fr Anton Kurmann SJ, a Swiss Jesuit who stayed at AIR from 2001 to 2004 while studying sociology at … Continued
Ramesh Richards SJ, Andy Nguyen SJ and Kieran Gill SJ were among 11 Jesuits ordained to the diaconate at St Ignatius’ Church in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on September 15 by Cardinal Sean O’Malley. The diaconate belongs to the sacrament of … Continued
Egidio Lay Carvalho has come a long way from who he was at 24. As a young rebel soldier, Carvalho had been accused of attacking the home of former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, which put him behind bars for two … Continued