Novice Directors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) took stock of the challenges and blessings in our novitiates during our annual circle meeting held online from 13 to 17 January. We were joined by JCAP President Fr Tony … Continued
Fr John Curran SJ died on 4 January in Murray-Weigel Hall in the Bronx, New York at the age of 91 after many years of Alzheimer’s disease. Fr Curran served as Secretary General/President of the East Asian Conference of Major … 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
The year 2020 was a uniquely trying time for all of us. Over a million lives were lost in the pandemic, which has affected the poor and vulnerable the most, and pushed more people into poverty. “Lockdowns”, “social distancing”, and … Continued
This celebration of Christmas is particularly different, and probably strange for some people. It feels more like a very long Advent rather than a Christmas celebration that we customarily do. But if Christmas means an authentic encounter with the birth … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Spanish Jesuit Fr Miguel Garaizábal Fontenla SJ as the new Superior of the Thai Jesuit Region. He succeeds Fr Agustinus Sugiyo Pitoyo SJ who has been Regional Superior since 2012. Born on 10 … Continued
“The attitude we need to develop is to move away from Jesuit triumphalism, thinking that with our resources, our ingenuity, and our capacities we can solve the problems of the world. We cannot.” With these words, Fr Manoling Francisco SJ … Continued
For the hundred or so people gathered on Zoom on 24 November, it was a big day for the climate movement. The River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) was launched online, uniting the energies, hopes, and dreams of … Continued
In line with the second Universal Apostolic Preference–walking with the excluded, the poor, the outcasts, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice–Sanata Dharma University (SDU), the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia … Continued
It is definitely a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment we live in today. The impact of the pandemic is scary, confusing, and unnerving, not least because nobody knows when it will end. Economies are being devastated, creating untold … Continued