Our rights, our home
“We don’t want a dam! We don’t want a dam!” This was the cry of the Karen villagers living in Ei Tu Hta Refugee Camp in Karen State, Myanmar. Every year, on the International Day of Action for Rivers, they … Continued
“Let us hear the cry of the crucified of the world”
“Continue the way opened by Jesus, without ever forgetting prayer, more and more sensitive to the cry of the crucified of this world.” This was Fr General Arturo Sosa’s appeal to the more than 200 Jesuits and lay collaborators from … Continued
SJES: A journey of justice and reconciliation
This week, the Society of Jesus is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES), born in 1969 at the request of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ. The anniversary is a kairos, a historic moment for … Continued
St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate goes green
Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato si’, and Fr General Arturo Sosa’s letter to the Jesuits on the four Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs), formators and scholastics at St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Vietnam made a commitment and took concrete … Continued
An interreligious jamboree on ecology and humanity
Ecology and diversity are important issues in Indonesia. Thus, an interreligious jamboree held recently in West Java attracted more than a hundred people from various groups and religious backgrounds to declare their commitment to care for our common home and … Continued
Indigenous Filipino youth add their voice to the Global Climate Strike
Indigenous youth from different villages in Upper Pulangi, Bukidnon, Philippines gathered in Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center on September 19 and 20 for a youth summit on climate action. The event was held in solidarity with the youth-led Global Climate … Continued
Moments of energy and insight in Bendum
Focused on discernment, depth, action and mission, the third in a series of Laudato si’ Spirituality for Action workshops organised by the Jesuit Conference Asia Pacific-Reconciliation with Creation (JCAP-RwC) recognised the need to discern for action on several levels, not … Continued
“We raise our voice for the Amazon”
The Latin American Church through the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) has released a statement titled, “We raise our voice for the Amazon”, expressing their concern for the seriousness of the fires ravaging the Pan-Amazon region. They described the incident … Continued
Ecojesuit supports Global Climate Strike
Ecojesuit has expressed strong support for the Global Climate Strike this September. Organisers of the event are calling on people from around the world to disrupt business as usual by walking out of their homes, their classrooms, their offices, their … Continued
Planting seeds of ecological mindfulness
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