A place of renewal
Fr Norbert, a religious from Papua New Guinea, recalls a time when he was stuck in a bad place in his life. He drank a little too much and wasn’t quite “there” for his parishioners. “I guess I was not … Continued
Final Vows and jubilee celebrations in Indonesia
The Indonesian Jesuit Province celebrated the Final Vows of six Jesuit priests and one brother, and the jubilee of 20 Jesuits marking their 60, 50 and 25 years in the Society, and 50 and 25 years in the priesthood. Brother … Continued
Brothers gather in Yogyakarta for prayerful discernment on the Universal Apostolic Preferences
Every two years, Jesuit brothers, including those in formation, gather from across the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) to discuss topics or themes that affect them. This year, the brothers met in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to reflect and pray over … Continued
Ordained as servants
Eight Jesuits made their promises as deacons before a Philippine bishop on October 26 in the Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila University. Bishop Sofronio Bancud of Cabanatuan ordained as deacons Paul Tu Ja from Myanmar, Peter Tran Hoan … Continued
Tertian instructors meet in Rome
All roads led to Rome for most of the Tertian instructors and some of their assistants with Fr General Arturo Sosa calling for a special meeting of instructors from the 16 different Tertianship programmes worldwide. What made this particular assembly … Continued
How life in a suburb of Manila helped my grief
Ate Mirna’s smile is instant, bright and always a sign of happiness. “Ate” in Tagalog means “older sister”, a respectful and affectionate nickname given to women. She immediately smiles when we enter her poor hut in the suburb of Liwanag … Continued
It takes a village
Three Myanmar Jesuits, Cyril Phocho Nay Myo Htet, Pius Than Naing Lin and Joseph Zau Gun were ordained to the priesthood together with six members of the Yangon Archdiocese on Saturday, September 21 at St Mary’s Cathedral in Yangon. After … Continued
Anthology of homilies by Fr Arnel Aquino SJ to benefit young Jesuits in Arrupe International Residence
Jesuit Communications (JesCom) Philippines has published an anthology of the homilies of Fr Arnel Aquino SJ entitled, Empty boats…full nets. All proceeds of the book will go toward the education and training of Jesuit scholastics in Arrupe International Residence, an … Continued
Community as a School of Love
Community life is inseparable from religious life. The document on Fraternal life in community: Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life describes community as “Schola Amoris,” a School … Continued
EAPI launches online journal
It was a fine day despite the weatherman’s gloomy forecast. God always has the last say. On that blessed note, we launched the East Asian Pastoral Institute’s (EAPI) online journal, Asia Pacific Mission Studies (APMS) last September 6. Some EAPI … Continued