This year, 2022, marks 65 years since the return of the Society of Jesus in Vietnam at the invitation of the local Church. The Jesuit mission in Vietnam had ceased with the worldwide suppression of the Society of Jesus in … Continued
Jesuit scholastics at Kolese Hermanum in Jakarta, along with scholastics from Arrupe International Residence in Manila, undertook a workshop on interreligious dialogue organised and led by Fr Greg Soetomo SJ, the Director of the Asia Pacific Theological Encounter Programme (APTEP). … Continued
The community colleges movement is set for rapid expansion in Myanmar following a successful workshop for teachers organised by the Myanmar Network of Community Colleges (MNCC). Community colleges respond to a great current need in Myanmar: they aim to give … Continued
For Jesuits and those who are working in interreligious contexts, it has been important to reflect on what Christian mission means when most of one’s waking hours are spent in the concrete work of dialogue with other religious traditions. This … Continued
As part of this year’s Asia Pacific Theological Encounter Programme (APTEP), a few of us scholastics from Arrupe International Residence in Manila travelled to Marawi in the southern part of the Philippines for a weeklong immersion in Muslim and Christian … Continued
On the occasion of the closing of the Ignatian Year, the Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Calisto Seco Colo SJ and Marito Monteiro SJ. The Archbishop of Dili, Most Rev Virgilio do Carmo da … Continued
31 July is a special day for Jesuits and their mission partners as it is the feast of the saint who founded the Society of Jesus. For the Indonesian Jesuits, the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola and the closing … Continued
A paper by The Beijing Center (TBC) has been published in the “IAJU Best Practices in Jesuit Higher Education Project,” an initiative coordinated by the Kircher Network and composed of contributions from the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) regional … Continued
The Indonesian Province has been graced with two new priests and three new deacons. On 27 July, the province celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Fr Paulus Hastra Kurdani SJ and Fr Yohanes Harry Kristanto SJ, and the ordination … Continued
The JCAP Ignatian Spirituality Network is organising an onsite Ignatian Spirituality workshop from 29 August to 3 September at the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila. This workshop is a follow up to the JCAP discernment in common virtual workshop … Continued