Reconciliation with Creation
Responding to ecological challenges in Asia Pacific
Drought and flooding are the two most significant ecological challenges in Asia Pacific, according to participants in the first Reconciling with Creation Reflection Workshop. According...read more
Ateneo de Davao University underscores commitment to the environment
The southern Philippine island of Mindanao is home to an abundance of natural resources, chief among them are forests and aquatic resources that sustain and...read more
Celebrating the Season of Creation
In one sense it is strange that we should have a “season” of Creation. All seasons are of Creation; they are its very life, the...read more
A new way of being a Jesuit conference
One might have thought they would be exhausted after two long days of immersion, talks and group work, but the third and final day of...read more
Giving up plastic straws in response to Laudato si’
When the Jesuits in Cambodia gathered for the usual days of prayer, discussions and celebrations in honour of St Ignatius this year, one interesting outcome...read more
Jesuit colleges and universities commit to promoting institutional collaboration on sustainability in Asia Pacific
The Jesuit focus on sustainability in Asia Pacific is gaining momentum. Just two days after the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s first sustainability conference, the...read more
Sustainability in the youth
Small-scale farming and indigenous practices in the uplands of Asia are not very sustainable and a great majority of the youth wants out. Given the...read more
Learning from Indigenous Peoples about the sacredness and sustainability of nature
The ecological crisis, the globalised call for environmental stewardship promulgated in Laudato si’ and the 2015 UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris have brought...read more
A reflection on the forest walk
The experience of walking through the forest helped to set the scene of the JCAP Reconciling with Creation Reflection Workshop by immersing us in nature...read more