Eight deacons of the Indonesian Jesuit Province chose these words as the motto of their ordination to the priesthood on July 31, the feast of St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. The phrase represented their common experience … Continued
A crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered at the Nossa Senhora da Graça parish in Metinaro, a village in the outskirts of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, to witness the ordination of one of their own, Fr Roberto Madeira … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa’s five-day presence in Korea left us Korean Jesuits with several tasks to accomplish. Utmost is the Korean Province’s response to the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs). On July 15, Fr General met with Jesuits in Korea and … Continued
The bust of Fr Pedro Arrupe–the great missionary to Japan and the Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983–is in the garden of Nagatsuka, where he was appointed as Master of Novices in 1942. On August … Continued
The Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus–which includes Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan–was the second leg of Fr General Arturo Sosa’s recently concluded Asian trip. Over several days in Hong Kong, Fr General celebrated Mass, met with students, teachers … Continued
“You are my shadow.” Fr General Arturo Sosa said this to me on the third day of his visit to Korea in July. It is true. I followed him like his shadow to take photos of him. Wherever he went, … Continued
“Choosing life in a context filled with fear and anger and insecurity seems like a daunting task. But it is not impossible – not for followers of Christ.” This was Fr General Arturo Sosa’s message in his homily for the … Continued
For Jesuits, tertianship is a very special period of grace that happens only once in a lifetime. Through this time, Jesuits aspire to be fully incorporated into the Society of Jesus. Four Korean Jesuits were able to realise this aspiration … Continued
As part of Fr General Arturo Sosa’s trip to the Chinese Province, he visited Macau on July 18 to 19. Macau is an autonomous region on the south coast of China, across the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. With … Continued
The Ecology Program of the Jesuit Service Cambodia is collaborating with local communities and schools in protecting significant local natural resources and in sharing practicable research information on important environmental issues. One of the major themes of the Ecology Program … Continued