On the Feast of St Joseph, Patron of the Society of Jesus and St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc City, nine Jesuits were ordained to the diaconate by Most Rev Peter Nguyen Van Kham, Bishop of My Tho. The … Continued
The Japan Province rejoiced in the ordination of two Japanese deacons in the St Mary Chapel of St Ignatius Church, Tokyo, on Saturday, 11 March. Francis Assisi Kōtarō Mori SJ and John Baptist Tetsurō Watanabe SJ were ordained by the … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific runs a Tertianship programme based in Manila from September to March of the following year. Tertianship is the final period of formal religious formation for Jesuit priests and brothers before they profess their Final … Continued
On the 100th anniversary of Ignatius College in Yogyakarta on 16 February, the Indonesian Province celebrated the priestly ordination of five Jesuit deacons: Yohanes Deodatus, Fransiskus Asisi Wylly Suhendra, Agustinus Daryanto, Yulius Suroso, and Antonius Siwi Dharma Jati. They were … Continued
Fr Jordan Orbe SJ made his Final Vows on 15 February at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies in Quezon City, surrounded by his family, community, and friends both on-site and online. Philippine Provincial Fr … Continued
Simon Yong Kong Beng SJ professed his Final Vows on 15 February during a Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Johor Bahru, where he has been the parish priest since 2018. The ceremony was simple with Jesuits … Continued
I came to the Discerning Leadership Program as an empty cup. I did not have any knowledge about leadership. The emptiness came from the weakness I felt from my lack of knowledge. Each day, I brought an empty glass into … Continued
Three scholastics of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were among the 12 newly ordained deacons at the laying on of hands by Most Rev Don Carlos Cardinal Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid, on 4 February in the parish of … Continued
The Discerning Leadership Program (DLP) taught me about synodality, discernment, effective communication, and conflict resolution in leading and managing an organisation. The programme held at the Ateneo de Manila University from 5 to 11 January began with our personal context … Continued
A word that has been echoing around Pope Francis in recent times is “hospitality”. And in one illumination of the vibrant dimensions of this word, he spoke of the “willingness to listen to others, paying attention to their personal stories … Continued