How are you, my love?
“How are you, my love/ I hope you are well/ Do not worry about me/ I am getting by.” The poignant lyrics of “Kumusta ka aking mahal?” (How are you, my love?) were a fitting end to the concert organised … Continued
The Rohingya are God’s own people
“What we saw and experienced in the camps was beyond comprehension,” reported Fr Dunstan Vinny Joseph SJ, Socius of the Myanmar Jesuit Mission upon returning from a visit to the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. “The new arrivals, who have already … Continued
A call for action on Manus Island crisis
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia and Jesuit Social Services have joined other Catholic organisations in expressing grave concern for the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island and calling for the Australian Government to resettle in Australia the refugees and asylum seekers … Continued
New deacons urged to be solid, humble and living blocks of the Church
Nine Jesuits from three countries in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were ordained deacons on October 28, the feast of Saints Simon and Jude. The new deacons who come from Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines were ordained by … Continued
Migrant workers come back to their “mother’s home”
“Returning to Rerum Novarum Center is like coming home,” said Hanh. Hanh and many other migrant workers like her who had sought the comfort of the shelter consider Rerum Novarum Center, the Jesuit social work in Taipei, their “mother’s home” … Continued
Historic day for Railaco mission in Timor-Leste
October 7 was a historic day for the Catholic community in Railaco and the Jesuit community in Timor-Leste. The quasi-parish of Railaco was canonically erected as a parish by the Bishop of Dili Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva SDB. … Continued
Why not I?
The first time Fr Joseph You Guo Jiang SJ met a priest, he did not know he was a priest. He was an undergraduate studying in the Philippines when one day in the dining hall, a young Jesuit dressed in … Continued
New provincial for the Philippine Jesuits
Fr Primitivo “Jun” E Viray Jr SJ was formally installed as Provincial of the Philippine Jesuits on November 17 in a Eucharistic celebration at the Oratory of St Ignatius, Loyola House of Studies. He took over from Fr Antonio Moreno … Continued
Jesuit health centre in Timor-Leste officially opens
The Centro de Saúde Daniel Ornelas (CSDO) health centre was inaugurated recently as part of the healthcare project of the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. Besides providing medical services to the students and staff of Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiola (CSIL) … Continued
Sowing the seeds of education to serve ethnic minorities in Thailand
The threat of rain did not dampen the clear joy of the first students of Xavier Learning Community. It was the official opening and blessing of their school, the Bishop of Chiang Mai was presiding at the Mass and more … Continued