Chinese author and scholar Dr Chen Xinyu visited The Beijing Center recently to share her work on tombstones of foreign missionaries that are helping to uncover the history of the Jesuits in China. Dr Chen has authored more than 30 … Continued
Dewanto House (Wisma Dewanto) is a Jesuit residence located in the midst of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Originally a picturesque two-storey Dutch house built in 1919, it is home to two priests, five Indonesian and two Myanmar scholastics in their philosophy … Continued
The profession of Final Vows is a very special moment in the life of a Jesuit. For Br Jeffrey Pioquinto SJ, making his Final Vows in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ateneo de Zamboanga University on 19 … Continued
A series of reflections from the novices from Sacred Heart Novitiate in the Philippines, past and present, is now available as an e-book. Written during the two years of their novitiate formation, With the Greatest Love – a Collection of … Continued
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Cambodia opened Arrupe Way on 23 January to celebrate 40 years since the foundation of JRS by Fr Pedro Arrupe and 30 years of JRS Cambodia. We also celebrated that the Nuclear Ban Treaty became International … Continued
After a year of assimilating and implementing the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs), the Indonesian Jesuit Province has rolled out a series of videos showing the preferences in action by Jesuits and collaborators. Each episode shows how the UAPs have motivated … Continued
Covid-19 revealed to us the importance of growing our own food. Social distancing, reducing trips to the market, and consuming healthy food are easily among the best ways we can protect ourselves from the threat of the virus. Gardening has … Continued
Fr Rajat Purti SJ pronounced his Final Vows at the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Battambang on 4 January. A Jesuit of the Ranchi Province in North India, Fr Rajat has been a missionary in Cambodia … Continued
The Puskat Film Festival went entirely virtual in 2020. Now in its sixth year, the festival, also known as the Ruedi Hofmann Media Awards, drew in hundreds of young filmmakers, teachers, students, nuns, and seminarians from across Indonesia for virtual … Continued
The Beijing Center (TBC) hosted a Virtual Internship Showcase to recap the student-interns’ experiences during their Fall 2020 semester. TBC began offering virtual internship experiences to students interested in China and its growing business market as one way of adapting … Continued