Formation
“To be priests of communion and mission”: Priesthood ordination in the Philippines
The Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Joseph Patrick Echevarria SJ and Cosme Carlo Lacang SJ...read more
A new Jesuit priest in Timor-Leste
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Domingos Manuel Moreira SJ at the Cathedral of Dili on 3...read more
Embracing the encounter: Final Vows in Indonesia
An encounter, no matter how brief or insignificant it may seem, has the power to change someone’s direction in life. It can even lead someone...read more
Vietnamese Jesuit ordained deacon in Cambodia
Vietnamese Scholastic Paul the Convert Do Thanh Nguyen SJ was ordained to the diaconate in Cambodia by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh,...read more
Affectivity and the School of Heart: A reflective note on Jesuit Tertianship
Years of academic studies can help a person grow intellectually but they also need corresponding growth at the heart level for his holistic development. For...read more
The heart as a foundation to dialogue
Dialogue must begin with the heart, encompassing more than just the interplay between faith and reason. It does not start with theological exchange, but ideally...read more
What Matteo Ricci can teach us about finding common ground for the seed of faith
On 17 December 2022, Pope Francis signed a decree recognising the “heroic virtues” of Matteo Ricci, marking the first stage of his beatification process. The...read more
The formation of ours and our mission partners
The meeting of the Formation Delegates of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) was planned with a clear mandate from the JCAP President: to...read more
The youth: The here and now
I was fortunate to have been a delegate at the first-ever International Conference on Youth Ministry (ICYM 2023), which was a collaboration between the Loyola...read more