We cannot separate our life from our relationship with other people, with one another. To be able to understand and see ourselves deeply requires great energy and strong will. During a three-day workshop, from 20 to 22 January, with the … Continued
The charismatic Pedro Arrupe still has an important impact on the life of the Society of Jesus. Full of imagination and enthusiasm, with freedom, vision, and courage, he aroused, like any good leader, both devoted followers and resolute enemies. For … Continued
The Indonesian Province is thrice blessed with the profession of Final Vows of Fr Yulius Eko Sulistyo SJ, Fr Albertus Buddy Haryadi SJ, and Fr Antonius Sumarwan SJ at the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen parish in … Continued
One of the most common and well-loved Catholic Christian images is the image of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Given the abiding sentimentality of Mary and her baby in the Catholic faith, this particular motif has engendered a … Continued
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, and Tết in Vietnam, begins on 1 February. It is usually celebrated for 16 days, from Lunar New Year’s Eve to the … Continued
In the Asian context of widespread poverty, diversity of religions, and multiplicity of cultures, dialogue is a new way of being Church, said Fr Heru Prakosa SJ, Counsellor for Dialogue with Islam at the Secretariat for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue … Continued
The discovery of spaces for consolation and companionship amidst constraints and crises formed the underlying wellspring of graces that glued the various moments of our gathering as Novice Directors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). The meeting, which … Continued
Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande of El Salvador was beatified on Saturday, 22 January, in San Salvador along with his lay companions, Manuel Solórzano, a sacristan in his 70s, and Nelson Rutilio Lemus, a boy in his teens. Franciscan Father Cosme … Continued
I have been in Timor-Leste for the past five months, and my first Christmas and New Year celebrations have, so far, been the “best” in my life. Among other occasions, I was blessed to be able to preside at the … Continued
The Jesuit community in northern Cambodia has been blessed with a new home, Xavier House. Fr Enrique Figaredo SJ, Apostolic Prefect of Battambang, Fr Yong-su Kim SJ, Provincial of the Korean Province, and Fr In-don Francisco Oh SJ, Delegate of … Continued