Book Review
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A Jesuit in the Forbidden City: Matteo Ricci 1552-1610
by R. Po-chia Hsia
Reviewed by Thomas McCoog SJ, Archivist for the British Province of the Society of Jesus.
JCAP Upcoming events June – August 2011
| Jun 27 – 30 | Communications Meeting, Indonesia |
| Jul 11 – 15 | Social Ministries – Mekong Experiential Workshop, Cambodia |
| Jul 18 – 22 | JCAP Major Superiors Assembly and Arrupe Board of Trustees Meeting, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Aug 01 – 25 | East Asia Theological Encounter Program, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Aug 13 – 16 | Buddhism Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Aug 20 – 22 | Formators’ Circle Meeting, Thailand |
When the rector of the Jesuit scholasticate in Tokyo, Fr Juan Haidar, asked me whether I was interested in volunteering for relief efforts of Caritas Japan, I initially hesitated since my command of the Japanese language is not good. Yet I felt moved to respond despite this disability and despite the risks.
Fr Ismael Zuloaga (CHN) was conferred the Luceat Lux Lifetime Achievement Award in March for his vision and leadership in making Xavier School the leading Catholic school it is today. At the award ceremony held at Xavier School, Greenhills West, San Juan City, the Philippines on March 11, 2011, Fr Zuloaga, the school’s director from 1965 to 1985, was described as a true son of Ignatius, father to generations of Xaverians, and inspiration to the entire Xavier School community.
Beginning in April 2011, Loyola Vietnam Centre will inaugurate on an annual basis at least one medical rotation in Ho Chi Minh City for fourth year students of Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. A team of three students will serve in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital of Tropical Disease and two students will serve rotations in Trauma Care at the Trauma and Orthopaed
Few Christians are willing to admit that Islam has an important contribution to make to world peace, yet the enormous problems faced by the modern world necessitate cooperation and respect between the different faiths, says Australian Jesuit and Islamic scholar Fr Herman Roborgh.