Parishioners of the Jesuit Church of St Ignatius in Singapore turned up bright and early, and with great enthusiasm at a nature stateland area of Adam Road on the morning of 28 September to plant trees. The initiative, which was … Continued
After a two-year hiatus, the Farmers’ Market of the Gardening Group of the Green Movement of the parish of St Ignatius, Singapore returned to Sacred Heart Hall on 24 September as part of the parish programme for the Season of … 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
I attended the Discerning Leadership Accompaniment Network international gathering in Rome from 6 to 9 March. This was the first in-person gathering since the network was convened in 2019. Retreat directors and specialists in leadership coaching and group facilitation come … Continued
I have been in Timor-Leste for the past five months, and my first Christmas and New Year celebrations have, so far, been the “best” in my life. Among other occasions, I was blessed to be able to preside at the … Continued
Eight scholastics, one of them from the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, were ordained as deacons by Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira CSsR on 27 November in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Calisto Seco Colo from Timor-Leste was ordained alongside Ashton Isheanesu … Continued
After two and half years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jesuits and parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, which is also Cebu’s Archdiocesan Shrine of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cebu, Philippines) had their first parish outing in October. It … Continued
The Jesuit parish of St Ignatius and Caritas Singapore were excited to present the inaugural Climate Action Conference for Catholic parishes in Singapore and the wider community on 6 November via Zoom and YouTube. The conference aims to deepen the … Continued
I have been living in Sereisophon, a small town in Cambodia, for nearly two years now. Although I was sent here as a missionary, I honestly had never had any prior experience of leading people to church to accept the … Continued
Undoubtedly, Thailand is a secular society, where religion and spiritual matters rarely have meaning for the young generation. Currently, fewer young people engage in the Catholic Church, relative to the generation of our parents; a similar trend in the Western … Continued