The gathering of the Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) in Chiang Mai, Thailand from November 30 to December 5 enabled us who are working in the indigenous peoples (IP) apostolate in Asia Pacific to have a more in-depth experience … Continued
As a young Vietnamese Jesuit in the process of formation, I came to Thailand for my regency after completing a three-year philosophy programme in Vietnam. In the first year, I learned Thai at Union Language School in Bangkok. Learning a … Continued
Photos by Rev Harry Setianto Sunaryo SJ Kalookan, a highly urbanised and cramped section of Manila’s urban sprawl, has a bloody reputation. In August 2017, a 17-year-old boy from Kalookan was killed, fatally shot in the head as he was … Continued
A statement from Fr Thomas H Smolich SJ, Jesuit Refugee Service International Director The righteous will answer the king, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? … Continued
Did you know that Asia Pacific is home to around 40 percent of the world’s stateless people? A big part of that population comes from the nearly a million Rohingyas who have been displaced from Myanmar since the latest round … Continued
“Why don’t I talk about Jesus through the media?” I asked myself two years ago. Since then, I have been learning more about mass communication. When I joined Jesuit Communications Vietnam (JESCOMVN), I met many other young people who had … Continued
The familiar noise of good chaos filled Xavier Jesuit School in Cambodia as the new academic year commenced. More than 500 students, including the new Year 7 students and the kindergarteners, came on the first day of school on October … Continued
“Replace the ‘I’ of ‘illness’ with ‘we’ and it becomes ‘wellness’. A good leader confronts the illness of society and brings it to wellness.” These are the words of Charles Cardinal Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, who formally opened the … Continued
The Jesuit higher education institutions in Japan and Thailand have signed an agreement to work closer together to boost academic, scientific and educational opportunities of both institutions. Thailand Jesuit Superior Fr Agustinus Sugiyo Pitoyo SJ was in Tokyo on October … Continued
Two days after Jessylyn Abulencia received the key to her new, disaster-resilient house, she is back to her old place near the creek—not to stay, but this time to disassemble the temporary shelter that was her family’s home for the … Continued