The Ignatian Year celebrating the 500th anniversary of St Ignatius’ cannonball injury at the Battle of Pamplona and his subsequent conversion starts on 20 May. In order to mark the beginning of this important year for the Ignatian family prayerfully, … Continued
10 May was a special day for the Indonesian Jesuit Province as two of their men, Martinus Dam Febrianto SJ and Philipus Bagus Widyawan (Wawan) SJ, were ordained as deacons in a small but intimate ceremony at the church of … Continued
Tributes from friends of Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death on 20 May 2021 On 25 February 1961, I was among the Jesuit scholastics in the Japanese language school in Yokosuka, Japan, … Continued
The Mirador Jesuit Villa Retreat House was founded in 1907 in Baguio City, Philippines. Damaged severely in World War II and rebuilt in the 1950s, today it continues to be a centre for spirituality for many Filipino Catholics. Over the … Continued
Fr Greg Soetomo SJ, Socius to the President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, has written and published a two-volume book in Indonesian language titled, “Menemukan Hidup Baru dalam Kristus” (Discovering a New Life in Christ), in celebration of … Continued
From 2019 to 2020, more than half of Indonesia’s population accessed the internet.[1] The average time an Indonesian spends on the internet is 7 hours and 59 minutes with 3 hours and 26 minutes especially on social media.[2] Unsurprisingly, majority … Continued
Fr Roy Cenon Ragas SJ of the Philippine Province professed his Final Vows to the Society of Jesus on 25 March in the Chapel of the First Companions at the Arvisu House Jesuit Candidacy in Quezon City. The Mass was … Continued
“Each moment is a gift from God to be lived to the full.” Laudato Si’ 226. It all began with a spark at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. “Let’s have a garden!” exclaimed Fr Rene Javellana SJ. … Continued
In contemporary society, the safeguarding of minors at the secular level involves community-based awareness raising, education, prevention, and intervention systems. For the Catholic Church, such interventions, particularly the education effort, must not only be at par with or better than … Continued
Indonesia hosted a leaders’ summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta on 24 April to discuss the crisis in Myanmar. The Jesuits in Jakarta, indeed the global Society of Jesus, have been praying for the people … Continued