Indigenous Ministry
Jesuit Yearbook 2017 now available online
“The world is our house.” This phrase used by early Jesuit Jerome Nadal appropriately begins a section on Jesuit work with indigenous communities, the special...read more
Affirming engagements with Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines
An important area of concern for the Philippine Jesuits is the continuing poverty and marginalisation of indigenous peoples, the largest concentration of which can be...read more
A path to self-determination through education
A close encounter with the Tboli communities in Lake Sebu in the Philippines reveals their great love and pride for their cultural identity. This can...read more
A new way of being a Jesuit conference
One might have thought they would be exhausted after two long days of immersion, talks and group work, but the third and final day of...read more
Learning from Indigenous Peoples about the sacredness and sustainability of nature
The ecological crisis, the globalised call for environmental stewardship promulgated in Laudato si’ and the 2015 UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris have brought...read more
Developing a deeper faith with the help of Indigenous Peoples
A group of 17 consisting of 10 Jesuit scholastics, one priest, five Religious sisters and one lay woman came together recently to learn, re-learn and...read more
When migrant workers and indigenous youth got together
A group of young indigenous people from the mountains of Hsinchu in Taiwan recently took the initiative to share their customs and traditions with Indonesian,...read more
Urging Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12
A group of prominent legal, human rights and social services organisations has urged Australia’s Attorneys-Generals to increase the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to...read more
Respecting Indigenous Peoples and their beliefs
A new programme designed to foster understanding of Indigenous Peoples and their culture among Christian religious and laity was formally launched in April in the...read more