Xavier Learning Community (XLC) has a motto that everyone has memorised: “Growing in community, sharing with society”. The motto serves to inspire their students, the younger generation, to serve the needs of society. At the close of the semester, two … Continued
This pandemic has inevitably changed the way we celebrate. Physical gatherings are risky, potential super spreader events where people might catch the virus. The next best thing is to take the celebration online: Zoom parties are the norm these days. … Continued
Many of us have been inspired by Fr Stan Swamy SJ through his talks and writings as the former director of the Bangalore Indian Social Institute and an unflinching Adivasi human rights activist in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha, India. His … Continued
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are considered among the most vulnerable people, and the Covid-19 crisis has put them at enormous risk. In Myanmar’s Karen State, IDPs living along the Thai border are somewhat hidden from the world. The … Continued
I am overjoyed with what I call the Indigenous Hermeneutics and Mystique (IHM) lens in the pages of the post-synodal exhortation, Querida Amazonia (QA) or Beloved Amazon. The sheer joy of reading the pages led me to exclaim: “Aha, this … Continued
Xavier Learning Community (XLC) is a Jesuit education project helping ethnic minorities in northern Thailand. They don’t just supply education but also help their students develop moral values to become better citizens after they graduate. I am an XLC student. … Continued
In his inaugural address based on the theme New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology, Pope Francis exhorted the 268 participants in the Pan-Amazon Synod not to chase the Holy Spirit away for the Creative Spirit is the … Continued
The Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) marks its 20th year as an apostolic network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, and with the release of the Universal Apostolic Preferences, it is no question that JCIM is at a defining moment … Continued
Indigenous youth from different villages in Upper Pulangi, Bukidnon, Philippines gathered in Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center on September 19 and 20 for a youth summit on climate action. The event was held in solidarity with the youth-led Global Climate … Continued
In the last two decades, the Jesuits in Asia Pacific have been working with Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Oceania, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. The first meeting was held in 1999: … Continued