A few kilometres outside Dili stands Colegio de Santo Ignacio de Loiola (CSIL), the secondary school run by the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. I was privileged to be sent there for my intersession apostolate and exposure. I went to teach English, … Continued
Lo Yi, a delegate to Magis Portugal 2023 from Taiwan, shares her reflection on the Magis event preceding the 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon. Part of the Magis experience is for the pilgrims to undergo a life experiment to … Continued
The rainy season in Thailand begins in July and lasts until October. During this time, farmers start to plant rice in their fields. Planting rice is a fundamental tradition for Asian people. At Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai, … Continued
The annual meeting of leaders in the social and ecological justice sector was held in Rome between 25 and 30 June. The meeting was an opportunity for the six social delegates from each of the six conferences across the world … Continued
The Rerum Novarum Center in Taiwan held a Migrant Worker Caregiving Training Course, the second in a series, on 9 July under the guidance of the Taipei City Foreign and Disabled Labor Office. The training was guided by Yang Chen … Continued
Jesuit Mission Australia recently hosted a webinar, “Hope For Families Fleeing Ukraine,” highlighting the Jesuits’ efforts in providing crucial emergency and long-term assistance to Ukrainian refugees. Held on 1 June, the webinar welcomed special guest and project partner of Jesuit … Continued
Dialogue must begin with the heart, encompassing more than just the interplay between faith and reason. It does not start with theological exchange, but ideally with genuine human encounters, where individuals share how they live their faith at home, in … Continued
In April 2022, the Reconciliation with Creation network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific initiated a search for young people, who with their team or group, are making a significant contribution to their community through projects that respond to … Continued
The Arrupe Nanmin Center has been bestowed the Human Rights Award by the Kanagawa Bar Association for its significant contribution to human rights protection. The centre used to be the Japanese Martyrs Jūniso Residence, until three years ago when it … Continued
In 2002, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference established Catholic Earthcare Australia with a mandate to assist in the ecological conversion of the Australian church. Fr Denis Edwards†, a respected eco-theologian, gave his support, and some green shoots were seen across … Continued