Annual retreats of Office Staff
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Fr Adolfo Nicolás is having his annual retreat from December 3–10. Fr Tom Stein made his annual retreat last November 15–23.
Assistancy Activities for December 2006
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- Dec 12–14: Fr Nicolás goes to Beijing to attend the first Board Meeting of The Beijing Center.
- Dec 22–Jan 23, 2007: Scholastics and Brothers-in-Formation Circle Meeting in Malaysia.
- Dec 23–Jan 04, 2007: Fr Nicolás will be in Japan for the Japan Province Congregation.
EAO Secretaries 2006 Meeting
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On October 28-29, the Secretaries of our Assistancy came together for a two-day meeting at JCEAO Office with Fr. Adolfo Nicolás. Frs Pham Minh-Uoc and Tom Steinbugler also joined them.
Seven scholastics benefited from EATEP
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The first edition of the EATEP was held last July 27 – August 30, 2006. There were seven Jesuit scholastics in the program who are all in theological studies with varying degrees of previous exposure to other religions: Danang Bramasti (IDO), Anthony Cao Thang (VIE), Peter Do Quang Dung (VIE), Hiroshi Katayanagi (JPN), Joseph Ngo Viet Tan (VIE), Bei Witono (IDO), and Taiju Yamanaka (JPN). The participants had positive comments about the program. The Vietnamese profited from the exposure to another (Thai) culture and to Theravada Buddhism (in contrast to Hinayan Buddhism in Vietnam).
AJCU-EAO Constitution revised
The Constitutions and By-Laws of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities-East Asia and Oceania (AJCU-EAO) were revised and ratified after the General Assembly in Seoul last August 22-23, 2006. The change was adopted to preserve the camaraderie and friendship that had developed over the years among many Presidents, and also to place the responsibility for the association with the heads of the higher-education institutions or endeavors.
Tertians on long retreat
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The Tertianship has been moving on smoothly since it began on September 10. The time has now come for the key-event of the whole program, the Long retreat, which is taking place during the month of November. As in the past years, the group will have the long retreat in our Novaliches Novitiate, at the same time as the novices and other seminarians. After the retreat, the Tertians will be probably full of zeal for mission and ready to move into some isolated towns and villages of Northern Luzon for the Christmas Ministries. A prayer please for a spirit-filled retreat!
The Chinese scholastics in Arrupe House
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Our two junior brothers Peter and John are adjusting well in their new community life at Arrupe. Besides their daily Junior program routine, they are also engaged in their language studies that will equip them for academic formation. Our old timers, the philosophers and theologians, constantly give them help and support.
Aside from the daily examen, our philosopher brothers Francis, Aloysius, PJ, Andrew and the two Pauls are busy as usual with their philosophy papers, exams, researches, etc, without losing much of their hair.
September – October 2006 Arrupe News
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The residents now have a deserved and long expected semester recess of 3 weeks from October 21 to November 9, 2006.
Fr Totet appointed General Vicar of Battambang
Fr Totet Banaynal writes from Cambodia, “I am back to my base here in Battambang as parish priest. Things are going OK. After the Tertianship and after four years of knowing and living with the people here, I feel like I am able to plan things out and be more proactive in the works. [Msgr.] Kike appointed me… as the General Vicar for the prefecture. As General Vicar, I will be looking after the finance and relation with donors, establishment and direction of the pastoral center for the ‘Diocese,’ relations with other religions (Buddhists and Muslims).
New assignments in Myanmar
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As of October 28, 2006, Fr Paul Pollock, Superior of Myanmar Mission, assigned Bro Valerio Rireh to the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Language Institute, Taunggyi. This will add to Bobo’s regency experiences and enable him to share in the newness of the ministries that are being created – both in Yangon and in Taunggyi. He will be assigned as a full time teacher of the Language Institute, and possibly have some extra work added on by Fr Wardi to help in various things for the novices.