Since Xavier Learning Community (XLC) opened in 2017, three cohorts of students have graduated from the Jesuit higher education institution in Chiang Rai. Recently, XLC celebrated the graduation of 17 Xavier students. Two of their graduates, Puritchaya and Meechair, come … Continued
In the Philippines, October is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Month to recognise, uplift, and celebrate the dignity of indigenous peoples. The scholarship students of the Father Leoni Mission Foundation, who are from the different tribes of Bukidnon, organised events and … Continued
The Bukidnon Mission District of the Philippine Jesuits held a weeklong gathering that brought together their scholarship students under the Kapawa hu Paglaum (Light of Hope) programme. These young ethnic scholars refer to themselves as Kapawa (Light), and their assembly … Continued
Poverty and reconciliation with creation Many intensive forms of environmental exploitation and degradation not only exhaust resources…but also undo the social structures…shaped cultural identity and their sense of meaning of life and community. (Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 145) To commit … Continued
In the last week of April, over a hundred people from all over the world gathered online to participate in the International Ignatian Ecospiritual Conference hosted by the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus. This was part of the … Continued
*Xiaomei, holding a baby in her arms, shifts in her seat. The social worker looks at the certificates on the wall and asks: “Are these all yours?” Xiaomei comforts her infant daughter while stopping a quarrel between her two younger sisters … Continued
A mystifying mist enveloped the sacred homeland of the indigenous communities of the Cordillera in northern Philippines as we arrived on the holiest week of the year. Our sojourn began with a bus trip along a meandering road from Baguio … Continued
The Jesuit mission in Thailand supports indigenous education. Every year, many indigenous young people apply to study at Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai. With an education, they desire to go back to their community to serve. Every semester … Continued
The second virtual gathering of the social ministry networks ended on 8 October, with a range of ideas on how the Jesuit conference can move forward in addressing the twin issues of poverty and ecology in Asia Pacific. This happened … Continued
At the beginning of the year, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific with the Indigenous, Youth, and Reconciliation with Creation ministries of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific brainstormed on a collaborative project that would strengthen social and ecological systems … Continued